Re: [Flexradio] Band switches
Hi Everyone, Reset the radio back to Factory Defaults in Setup General and everything has been restored. Great when you find the solution to your own problem, hi hi. 73, Brian, ZL1IE On 27/03/2011 18:26, Brian Heywood wrote: Hi Everyone, I do not know what I have done. The band switches on the right of screen do not work. I get a message stating No entry for XX where XX is the band switch I just touched on the screen. Radio still works but I have to use the digital encoder at top of screen. Some file is missing. I have removed all Flexradio files and reinstalled PowerSDR 2.0.20RC2 73, Brian, ZL1IE ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
[Flexradio] power speaker with tap1 2nd rx
when I use the 2 rx on my 5000 on V- RC2 /VRC1 when my antenna is on RX TAP1 I CAN USE THE SAME ANTENNA FOR RX 2 so when I do AGC-T ON RX 1 TO 0 I CAN HEAR ON THE POWER SPEKER Only one speaker will work then I put back the AGC-T ON, RX1 BACK TO LET SAY 64 THE 2ND SPEAKER COME BACK I CAN HEAR 1 RX AND 2 RX TWO POWER SPKEAR working But on head phone there is no change when using this when AGC-T OF RX1 I MOVE TO 0 I CAN HEAR ON HEAD NO PROBLEM NOT only one working this happen only on the power speaker Is this normal ??? E.P ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
[Flexradio] Transmit Equalization Settings
Is anyone using a Heil PR40 or other microphone with a flat response for contesting/dxing? What transmit profile and equalization setting have you found to work best for you? Thanks in advance for sharing any experience you have. 73, Dan - W4TQ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
[Flexradio] how turn off recording?
I'm stuck in a time warp I 'think' I inadvertently turned on 'record' last night during the contest. Now I'm playing it back and I can't figure out how to stop it. I'm listening to 5P3WW (and others) cqing in the contest on 20 meters. And, how do I delete this obviously hours long file? -- --- I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change.- Dan Quayle --- Bill H. in Chicagoland webcams at http://w9ol-towercam.webhop.org weather at http://hhweather.webhop.org live weathercam chat hhweather.chatango.com ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Transmit Audio Problems (It Echoes)
Do you have the monitor button turned on? If so you mic is picking up your monitor audio and it's going back into the mic, and then back out your speaker, and a round and round it goes. G0DDX wrote: Hi, I'm new to the Flex scene and have my Flex 1500 for all of two weeks. The RX side is really nice, and am very pleased. n to the However on trying FM voice, I sound like I have a reverb in line and it's in full swing! I really won't go on the air sounding like I am in a canyon with every word being repeated 3-5 times. I have a Microwave Modules 144/28 Transverter, and that is working very well indeed, and I can hear the Dutch and Belgian beacons better than on my IC706. I even get 6W out of it on tx. Anyone got any ideas what I can change to get some sort of normal voice signals from the Flex 1500? I am using a PC type headset (all of £6.50 ISH) which is pretty good on rx, and very clear on tx, except for the reverb, which I don’t think is down to the mike. PC is a i7 920 2.6Ghz with 4gb ram, and is reasonably fast. ie should be good enough for the job. The Flex is running 2.0.20 RC2. Anyone got any suggestions? Thanks in advance Geoff G0DDX -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Gwyn Williams Sent: 26 March 2011 10:53 To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] 2.0.20 RC2 - Release transmit Audio Problems Hi All, Just thought I'd add my bit because I do not believe this problem to be individual computer related, but rather more software involved. I run a Dell XPS-420 with Vista and - Core 2 Duo Processor 3.16GHz, 6MB RAM, 1333MHz, plus 4GB dual channel DDR2 800MHz memory. My software is fully up-to-date. Up until the above release my audio was fine, in fact I have had to revert to RC1. Kind Rgds, Gwyn Williams - G4FKH ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] N1MM VAC Audio
Hi Steve, I do not have the answer. I asked the same question a few months back and got no replies. I have asked two hams who are much more knowledgeable in computer matters to look into it, but no answer yet. Flex guys were very helpful, but this can't be fixed in PWSDR. Hard wiring the audio line is inane as why would you convert the audio back and forth to get there and it requires a separate audio control/switch box. If you feed the radio via the balanced input you have to manually keep switching the audio input, totally a no go for contesting. In my case I'm stumped if it is a N1MM problem or OS audio issue. In other words, I'm not sure if the problem can be solved in N1MM or if the audio application running the (Intel onboard) sound card needs improving to select VAC lines. I suspect that N1MM could fix the problem. I also wonder if using a different audio card with its own control software might be the easiest way out, if you can find one that sees the virtual cables. Yes, this seems like a problem that should not even exist. Ed N9MW On 3/26/2011 10:39 PM, Steve Sterling wrote: With the CQ WPX contest in full swing, my voice was starting to go and I decided it was time to hook up N1MM's voicekeyer to VAC. I'm a frequent VAC user with digital modes plus I frequently remote into my Flex when I am traveling, so I thought I had the whole VAC thing figured out. No problem getting PTT working, its the audio chain at issue. Once the obvious didn't work (in N1MM select the virtual cable attached to pSDR input), I read up on the Wiki written by Al, K0VM. Al suggests that N1MM Logger doesn't enumerate the devices well, and I would need to try all the devices available on the pulldown list to find which one is really my virtual cable input. In doing so, every device that isn't either a VAC virtual cable or the default (computer speakers) causes N1MM to crash and the Flex to lock up in transmit. I've tried every device-- no joy. I can run a physical audio cable from the soundcard line out into the line input on the back of the Flex, and select the default audio device in N1MM. That works, but a physical cable really defeats the whole digital audio chain. Has anyone ever got N1MM voicekeyer to work through VAC? ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Transmit Equalization Settings
EQ settings are like fingerprints; they are unique for each person. You just need to learn how to EQ an audio signal which is 25% art and 75% science. It is real easy to do when done right, but everyone violates the EQ golden rules; cut frequencies to make things sound better, boost frequencies to make things sound different and an EQ cannot add spectral content that is not present in the source material (meaning it will not give you a broadcaster's voice if you don't have one). Check out this KB article on EQing to understand the different frequency response ranges and how they affect voice EQing. http://kc.flexradio.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50114.aspx I have PR-40. It is a nice mic, but a bit overpriced IMHO. Listening on a second receiver with a RX filter that is wider than the TX filter I was using (100-3100 Hz), it took me about an hour or two setting the 10-band EQ until I was content that I sound like myself (or as I perceive what my voice sounds like ;-) ). It is easy to violate the golden rules and boost more than cutting, but in the end I ended up boosting only frequencies above 2K and did so very conservatively but cut aggressively on some of the lower frequencies to improve intelligibility, clarity and to remove some of the boominess that the PR-40 can produce . For contesting, you want to cut more aggressively below 250 Hz and boost a *little* more of the 2-3K range to put more talk power in the 500-2K range. I do not limit the mic's frequency response by using tighter TX filters for DX or contesting; the EQ can do that for me without degrading the frequency response of a good wide range mic. EQing is the first thing you need to do setting up the TX audio chain with all other audio processing features turned off. The second thing is to make sure you have your mic gain (a combination of the MIXER gain and the MIC gain controls) set so that you ABSOLUTE PEAK at -1 dB on the ALC TX meter. NEVER hit 0 dB, as if you do, you are engaging the ALC and in a DSP / digital audio chain, this is essentially getting very close to clipping the DSP. If you push your audio gain into ALC, which is how a lot of people set up their traditional non-SDR radios, you are actually degrading the audio quality of your transmitted signal while getting no more appreciable talk power out of the radio. There is no discernable difference in talk power between peaking at -1 or -2 dB and driving the radio into ALC by peaking at 0 dB. That last watt makes no difference. I also find that you need to use the leveler to make sure that your voice content that is quieter is boosted up so that there is less difference between quiet and loud content. Depending on your voice characteristics and whether or not you close talk the mic, you may have to reduce the default leveler gain. I also have changed the leveler hang value to a lower setting as I do not need the leveler enabled for that long based on my voice characteristics. If you change the gain settings, make sure you are not over driving your input as checked with the TX ALC meter (see above). Once you have those things set right, then enabling the compander or DX should not change the voice characteristics of your transmitted signal as long as you do not use them overly aggressively. I use a DX of no more than 2 and a compander of no more than 3. If I want the cleanest signal, I turn the compander/DX off. Last but not least, use the downward expander. It is wonderful audio processing feature that no other ham radio has. Just set it up correctly using this procedure. http://kc.flexradio.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50436.aspx The key to all this is to invest the time in learning how the audio chain features work and the only way to do this is to connect a dummy load to your transmitter and listen to yourself over the air with a second receiver that has a RX filter wider than the TX filter you are using and change the parameter to see how it affects *your* voice. If you don't have a second RX, then make a SKED with a ham that has a FlexRadio SDR and have them record and play back your own audio so you can hear yourself over the air. You have a lot of audio controls at your disposable which is a double edge sword; the best thing about PowerSDR is you have greater opportunity to make your audio sound really great and the worst thing about PowerSDR is you have greater opportunity to make your audio sound really crappy opposed to radios that have limited controls where the best you can sound is mediocre. -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Dan Jean Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2011 6:58 AM To: Flex Reflector Subject: [Flexradio] Transmit Equalization Settings Is anyone using a Heil PR40 or other microphone with a flat response for contesting/dxing? What transmit profile and equalization setting have you found to
[Flexradio] never mind, found it
disregard, op error old brain cell malfunction On 3/27/11 6:49 AM, Bill wrote: I'm stuck in a time warp I 'think' I inadvertently turned on 'record' last night during the contest. Now I'm playing it back and I can't figure out how to stop it. I'm listening to 5P3WW (and others) cqing in the contest on 20 meters. And, how do I delete this obviously hours long file? -- --- A hangover is the wrath of grapes. --- Bill H. in Chicagoland webcams at http://w9ol-towercam.webhop.org weather at http://hhweather.webhop.org live weathercam chat hhweather.chatango.com ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Transmit Equalization Settings
Tim, Thanks you for taking the time to provide such a comprehensive response to my question. I'm going to carefully follow your advise. 73, Dan . On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 8:16 AM, Tim Ellison telli...@itsco.com wrote: EQ settings are like fingerprints; they are unique for each person. You just need to learn how to EQ an audio signal which is 25% art and 75% science. It is real easy to do when done right, but everyone violates the EQ golden rules; cut frequencies to make things sound better, boost frequencies to make things sound different and an EQ cannot add spectral content that is not present in the source material (meaning it will not give you a broadcaster's voice if you don't have one). Check out this KB article on EQing to understand the different frequency response ranges and how they affect voice EQing. http://kc.flexradio.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50114.aspx I have PR-40. It is a nice mic, but a bit overpriced IMHO. Listening on a second receiver with a RX filter that is wider than the TX filter I was using (100-3100 Hz), it took me about an hour or two setting the 10-band EQ until I was content that I sound like myself (or as I perceive what my voice sounds like ;-) ). It is easy to violate the golden rules and boost more than cutting, but in the end I ended up boosting only frequencies above 2K and did so very conservatively but cut aggressively on some of the lower frequencies to improve intelligibility, clarity and to remove some of the boominess that the PR-40 can produce . For contesting, you want to cut more aggressively below 250 Hz and boost a *little* more of the 2-3K range to put more talk power in the 500-2K range. I do not limit the mic's frequency response by using tighter TX filters for DX or contesting; the EQ can do that for me without degrading the frequency response of a good wide range mic. EQing is the first thing you need to do setting up the TX audio chain with all other audio processing features turned off. The second thing is to make sure you have your mic gain (a combination of the MIXER gain and the MIC gain controls) set so that you ABSOLUTE PEAK at -1 dB on the ALC TX meter. NEVER hit 0 dB, as if you do, you are engaging the ALC and in a DSP / digital audio chain, this is essentially getting very close to clipping the DSP. If you push your audio gain into ALC, which is how a lot of people set up their traditional non-SDR radios, you are actually degrading the audio quality of your transmitted signal while getting no more appreciable talk power out of the radio. There is no discernable difference in talk power between peaking at -1 or -2 dB and driving the radio into ALC by peaking at 0 dB. That last watt makes no difference. I also find that you need to use the leveler to make sure that your voice content that is quieter is boosted up so that there is less difference between quiet and loud content. Depending on your voice characteristics and whether or not you close talk the mic, you may have to reduce the default leveler gain. I also have changed the leveler hang value to a lower setting as I do not need the leveler enabled for that long based on my voice characteristics. If you change the gain settings, make sure you are not over driving your input as checked with the TX ALC meter (see above). Once you have those things set right, then enabling the compander or DX should not change the voice characteristics of your transmitted signal as long as you do not use them overly aggressively. I use a DX of no more than 2 and a compander of no more than 3. If I want the cleanest signal, I turn the compander/DX off. Last but not least, use the downward expander. It is wonderful audio processing feature that no other ham radio has. Just set it up correctly using this procedure. http://kc.flexradio.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50436.aspx The key to all this is to invest the time in learning how the audio chain features work and the only way to do this is to connect a dummy load to your transmitter and listen to yourself over the air with a second receiver that has a RX filter wider than the TX filter you are using and change the parameter to see how it affects *your* voice. If you don't have a second RX, then make a SKED with a ham that has a FlexRadio SDR and have them record and play back your own audio so you can hear yourself over the air. You have a lot of audio controls at your disposable which is a double edge sword; the best thing about PowerSDR is you have greater opportunity to make your audio sound really great and the worst thing about PowerSDR is you have greater opportunity to make your audio sound really crappy opposed to radios that have limited controls where the best you can sound is mediocre. -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz
[Flexradio] Whoops, error message
I get the atytached message Whoops looks like somethings wrong when I try to start PowerSDR with Fdigi, I know I configured it right because when I set it up yesterday it worked Burt ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] N1MM VAC Audio PowerSDR PTT bug.
I am running Windows 7 x64. I'm using VAC 4.09, Windows 7 test mode, with N1MM to transmit audio this weekend in CQ WPX SSB. I have to set the default sound device in the Windows control panel to Line 1 Virtual Audio Cable. I then set N1MM to the default sound device. Apparently N1MM will not let you specify individual sound input or output channels. I am not trying to record receiver audio with N1MM, so don't know if it is working. I only transmit audio with DXLab WinWarbler during non-contest operation and can select individual sound input/output channel with WinWarbler. I am using TS2000 rig emulation for rig control with PTT using command string. The only issue I am having is that both PowerSDR 2.0.19 RC1 and RC2 is that sometimes the TX does not release when N1MM sends PTT release command and I have to momentarily hit the Flex front panel PTT input, (foot switch here), to release TX with these versions. This also happens with DXLab Commander. This TX hang problem did not occur with previous versions of PowerSDR. With Commander, I switched to virtual com port PTT bit control and that seemed to help, but not enough time using to know for sure. I notice that RC1 seems to have more RF punch than RC2 even after adjustment of Mic. Back to contest for me. 73, Bill NJ1H On 3/27/2011 8:05 AM, Ed Toal wrote: Hi Steve, I do not have the answer. I asked the same question a few months back and got no replies. I have asked two hams who are much more knowledgeable in computer matters to look into it, but no answer yet. Flex guys were very helpful, but this can't be fixed in PWSDR. Hard wiring the audio line is inane as why would you convert the audio back and forth to get there and it requires a separate audio control/switch box. If you feed the radio via the balanced input you have to manually keep switching the audio input, totally a no go for contesting. In my case I'm stumped if it is a N1MM problem or OS audio issue. In other words, I'm not sure if the problem can be solved in N1MM or if the audio application running the (Intel onboard) sound card needs improving to select VAC lines. I suspect that N1MM could fix the problem. I also wonder if using a different audio card with its own control software might be the easiest way out, if you can find one that sees the virtual cables. Yes, this seems like a problem that should not even exist. Ed N9MW On 3/26/2011 10:39 PM, Steve Sterling wrote: With the CQ WPX contest in full swing, my voice was starting to go and I decided it was time to hook up N1MM's voicekeyer to VAC. I'm a frequent VAC user with digital modes plus I frequently remote into my Flex when I am traveling, so I thought I had the whole VAC thing figured out. No problem getting PTT working, its the audio chain at issue. Once the obvious didn't work (in N1MM select the virtual cable attached to pSDR input), I read up on the Wiki written by Al, K0VM. Al suggests that N1MM Logger doesn't enumerate the devices well, and I would need to try all the devices available on the pulldown list to find which one is really my virtual cable input. In doing so, every device that isn't either a VAC virtual cable or the default (computer speakers) causes N1MM to crash and the Flex to lock up in transmit. I've tried every device-- no joy. I can run a physical audio cable from the soundcard line out into the line input on the back of the Flex, and select the default audio device in N1MM. That works, but a physical cable really defeats the whole digital audio chain. Has anyone ever got N1MM voicekeyer to work through VAC? ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] N1MM VAC Audio PowerSDR PTT bug.
Ed and Bill, I wrote the Flex KB article on configuring the voice keyer in N1MM to work with the Flex. Now I can't get it to work either unless I set the Win 7 default device to VAC. It was working on my old software OS install but I recently completely reinstalled all my software and it is not longer working as outlined in the KB article. Here's the real issue. Because N1MM does not allow separate sound devices for input and output (like WinWarbler, DM780, FLDigi, WSPR, etc.) it causes all of these issues. We should really ask N1MM or K1TTT who wrote the ocx for N1MM to rewrite this piece of code. This is not a Flex or VAC issue. It resides within N1MM. I am not having the PTT keying issues that you are seeing. 73, Mack de W4AX ex WB4MAK On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 10:43 AM, Bill Bordy, NJ1H n...@comcast.net wrote: I am running Windows 7 x64. I'm using VAC 4.09, Windows 7 test mode, with N1MM to transmit audio this weekend in CQ WPX SSB. I have to set the default sound device in the Windows control panel to Line 1 Virtual Audio Cable. I then set N1MM to the default sound device. Apparently N1MM will not let you specify individual sound input or output channels. I am not trying to record receiver audio with N1MM, so don't know if it is working. I only transmit audio with DXLab WinWarbler during non-contest operation and can select individual sound input/output channel with WinWarbler. I am using TS2000 rig emulation for rig control with PTT using command string. The only issue I am having is that both PowerSDR 2.0.19 RC1 and RC2 is that sometimes the TX does not release when N1MM sends PTT release command and I have to momentarily hit the Flex front panel PTT input, (foot switch here), to release TX with these versions. This also happens with DXLab Commander. This TX hang problem did not occur with previous versions of PowerSDR. With Commander, I switched to virtual com port PTT bit control and that seemed to help, but not enough time using to know for sure. I notice that RC1 seems to have more RF punch than RC2 even after adjustment of Mic. Back to contest for me. 73, Bill NJ1H On 3/27/2011 8:05 AM, Ed Toal wrote: Hi Steve, I do not have the answer. I asked the same question a few months back and got no replies. I have asked two hams who are much more knowledgeable in computer matters to look into it, but no answer yet. Flex guys were very helpful, but this can't be fixed in PWSDR. Hard wiring the audio line is inane as why would you convert the audio back and forth to get there and it requires a separate audio control/switch box. If you feed the radio via the balanced input you have to manually keep switching the audio input, totally a no go for contesting. In my case I'm stumped if it is a N1MM problem or OS audio issue. In other words, I'm not sure if the problem can be solved in N1MM or if the audio application running the (Intel onboard) sound card needs improving to select VAC lines. I suspect that N1MM could fix the problem. I also wonder if using a different audio card with its own control software might be the easiest way out, if you can find one that sees the virtual cables. Yes, this seems like a problem that should not even exist. Ed N9MW On 3/26/2011 10:39 PM, Steve Sterling wrote: With the CQ WPX contest in full swing, my voice was starting to go and I decided it was time to hook up N1MM's voicekeyer to VAC. I'm a frequent VAC user with digital modes plus I frequently remote into my Flex when I am traveling, so I thought I had the whole VAC thing figured out. No problem getting PTT working, its the audio chain at issue. Once the obvious didn't work (in N1MM select the virtual cable attached to pSDR input), I read up on the Wiki written by Al, K0VM. Al suggests that N1MM Logger doesn't enumerate the devices well, and I would need to try all the devices available on the pulldown list to find which one is really my virtual cable input. In doing so, every device that isn't either a VAC virtual cable or the default (computer speakers) causes N1MM to crash and the Flex to lock up in transmit. I've tried every device-- no joy. I can run a physical audio cable from the soundcard line out into the line input on the back of the Flex, and select the default audio device in N1MM. That works, but a physical cable really defeats the whole digital audio chain. Has anyone ever got N1MM voicekeyer to work through VAC? ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz
Re: [Flexradio] N1MM VAC Audio PowerSDR PTT bug.
Ed and Bill, I wrote the Flex KB article on configuring the voice keyer in N1MM to work with the Flex. Now I can't get it to work either unless I set the Win 7 default device to VAC. It was working on my old software OS install but I recently completely reinstalled all my software and it is not longer working as outlined in the KB article. Here's the real issue. Because N1MM does not allow separate sound devices for input and output (like WinWarbler, DM780, FLDigi, WSPR, etc.) it causes all of these issues. We should really ask N1MM or K1TTT who wrote the ocx for N1MM to rewrite this piece of code. This is not a Flex or VAC issue. It resides within N1MM. I am not having the PTT keying issues that you are seeing. 73, Mack de W4AX ex WB4MAK On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 10:43 AM, Bill Bordy, NJ1H n...@comcast.netwrote: I am running Windows 7 x64. I'm using VAC 4.09, Windows 7 test mode, with N1MM to transmit audio this weekend in CQ WPX SSB. I have to set the default sound device in the Windows control panel to Line 1 Virtual Audio Cable. I then set N1MM to the default sound device. Apparently N1MM will not let you specify individual sound input or output channels. I am not trying to record receiver audio with N1MM, so don't know if it is working. I only transmit audio with DXLab WinWarbler during non-contest operation and can select individual sound input/output channel with WinWarbler. I am using TS2000 rig emulation for rig control with PTT using command string. The only issue I am having is that both PowerSDR 2.0.19 RC1 and RC2 is that sometimes the TX does not release when N1MM sends PTT release command and I have to momentarily hit the Flex front panel PTT input, (foot switch here), to release TX with these versions. This also happens with DXLab Commander. This TX hang problem did not occur with previous versions of PowerSDR. With Commander, I switched to virtual com port PTT bit control and that seemed to help, but not enough time using to know for sure. I notice that RC1 seems to have more RF punch than RC2 even after adjustment of Mic. Back to contest for me. 73, Bill NJ1H On 3/27/2011 8:05 AM, Ed Toal wrote: Hi Steve, I do not have the answer. I asked the same question a few months back and got no replies. I have asked two hams who are much more knowledgeable in computer matters to look into it, but no answer yet. Flex guys were very helpful, but this can't be fixed in PWSDR. Hard wiring the audio line is inane as why would you convert the audio back and forth to get there and it requires a separate audio control/switch box. If you feed the radio via the balanced input you have to manually keep switching the audio input, totally a no go for contesting. In my case I'm stumped if it is a N1MM problem or OS audio issue. In other words, I'm not sure if the problem can be solved in N1MM or if the audio application running the (Intel onboard) sound card needs improving to select VAC lines. I suspect that N1MM could fix the problem. I also wonder if using a different audio card with its own control software might be the easiest way out, if you can find one that sees the virtual cables. Yes, this seems like a problem that should not even exist. Ed N9MW On 3/26/2011 10:39 PM, Steve Sterling wrote: With the CQ WPX contest in full swing, my voice was starting to go and I decided it was time to hook up N1MM's voicekeyer to VAC. I'm a frequent VAC user with digital modes plus I frequently remote into my Flex when I am traveling, so I thought I had the whole VAC thing figured out. No problem getting PTT working, its the audio chain at issue. Once the obvious didn't work (in N1MM select the virtual cable attached to pSDR input), I read up on the Wiki written by Al, K0VM. Al suggests that N1MM Logger doesn't enumerate the devices well, and I would need to try all the devices available on the pulldown list to find which one is really my virtual cable input. In doing so, every device that isn't either a VAC virtual cable or the default (computer speakers) causes N1MM to crash and the Flex to lock up in transmit. I've tried every device-- no joy. I can run a physical audio cable from the soundcard line out into the line input on the back of the Flex, and select the default audio device in N1MM. That works, but a physical cable really defeats the whole digital audio chain. Has anyone ever got N1MM voicekeyer to work through VAC? ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz
Re: [Flexradio] RC2 lelease transmitt audio problems
This is the first time I have been disappointed in power sdr in six years Sent from my Cellular South HTC Hero with Android Dale - Reply message - From: Ed Stallman n...@airmail.net Date: Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:14 pm Subject: [Flexradio] RC2 lelease transmitt audio problems To: DALE HANKINS dhank...@comcast.net, FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz I'm having the same problem here Dale Ed N5DG At 07:14 AM 3/24/2011, DALE HANKINS wrote: .16 ran great no problems except the alc over shoot. Latest release has transmit audio issues and some receive audio issues. On transmit can not get the smoth audio as I have on all previous releases. Receive also has a sharp sound. Never had this issue before. I am running the Flex 5000, amd Quad core, Win 7 32 bit. Only use computer for flex. Computer usage is 10 to 12 %. Latencey is 43ms. Uninstalled Release 2 and installed .16 all wnt back to normal. Have frien with flex 3000 experienced same issues. Sounds almost like rfi. Dale KB5VE ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5983 (20110324) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] RC2 lelease transmitt audio problems
Then I have no issues with the latest release. Both transmit receive audio Great with no ALC overshoot. The overshoot had been my largest nit now no overshoot. Life is good. Love the RC2. Builtup Quad 4, 4 gig ram..still using XP3 73 de KE4WY Jim Sent from my compound. On Mar 27, 2011, at 11:13 AM, dhank...@comcast.net dhank...@comcast.net wrote: This is the first time I have been disappointed in power sdr in six years Sent from my Cellular South HTC Hero with Android Dale - Reply message - From: Ed Stallman n...@airmail.net Date: Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:14 pm Subject: [Flexradio] RC2 lelease transmitt audio problems To: DALE HANKINS dhank...@comcast.net, FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz I'm having the same problem here Dale Ed N5DG At 07:14 AM 3/24/2011, DALE HANKINS wrote: .16 ran great no problems except the alc over shoot. Latest release has transmit audio issues and some receive audio issues. On transmit can not get the smoth audio as I have on all previous releases. Receive also has a sharp sound. Never had this issue before. I am running the Flex 5000, amd Quad core, Win 7 32 bit. Only use computer for flex. Computer usage is 10 to 12 %. Latencey is 43ms. Uninstalled Release 2 and installed .16 all wnt back to normal. Have frien with flex 3000 experienced same issues. Sounds almost like rfi. Dale KB5VE ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5983 (20110324) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] RC2 release transmit audio problems
Make sure you start with a clean default database. There have been many changes and tweaks to the TX audio chain DSP that you really need set it up from scratch and not import or transfer data from a previous database, as those old settings may be the reason for the suboptimal TX phone performance you are experiencing. -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of dhank...@comcast.net Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2011 11:13 AM To: Ed Stallman; FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] RC2 lelease transmitt audio problems This is the first time I have been disappointed in power sdr in six years Sent from my Cellular South HTC Hero with Android Dale - Reply message - From: Ed Stallman n...@airmail.net Date: Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:14 pm Subject: [Flexradio] RC2 lelease transmitt audio problems To: DALE HANKINS dhank...@comcast.net, FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz I'm having the same problem here Dale Ed N5DG At 07:14 AM 3/24/2011, DALE HANKINS wrote: .16 ran great no problems except the alc over shoot. Latest release has transmit audio issues and some receive audio issues. On transmit can not get the smoth audio as I have on all previous releases. Receive also has a sharp sound. Never had this issue before. I am running the Flex 5000, amd Quad core, Win 7 32 bit. Only use computer for flex. Computer usage is 10 to 12 %. Latencey is 43ms. Uninstalled Release 2 and installed .16 all wnt back to normal. Have frien with flex 3000 experienced same issues. Sounds almost like rfi. Dale KB5VE ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5983 (20110324) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] RC2 lelease transmitt audio problems
Added info, when I upgraded to the 2.020 RC2 SDR I transferred nothing. Remembering my old settings I just added them to the new version and all has been well. 73 de KE4WY Jim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Jim Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2011 11:21 AM To: dhank...@comcast.net Cc: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] RC2 lelease transmitt audio problems Then I have no issues with the latest release. Both transmit receive audio Great with no ALC overshoot. The overshoot had been my largest nit now no overshoot. Life is good. Love the RC2. Builtup Quad 4, 4 gig ram..still using XP3 73 de KE4WY Jim Sent from my compound. On Mar 27, 2011, at 11:13 AM, dhank...@comcast.net dhank...@comcast.net wrote: This is the first time I have been disappointed in power sdr in six years Sent from my Cellular South HTC Hero with Android Dale - Reply message - From: Ed Stallman n...@airmail.net Date: Thu, Mar 24, 2011 4:14 pm Subject: [Flexradio] RC2 lelease transmitt audio problems To: DALE HANKINS dhank...@comcast.net, FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz I'm having the same problem here Dale Ed N5DG At 07:14 AM 3/24/2011, DALE HANKINS wrote: .16 ran great no problems except the alc over shoot. Latest release has transmit audio issues and some receive audio issues. On transmit can not get the smoth audio as I have on all previous releases. Receive also has a sharp sound. Never had this issue before. I am running the Flex 5000, amd Quad core, Win 7 32 bit. Only use computer for flex. Computer usage is 10 to 12 %. Latencey is 43ms. Uninstalled Release 2 and installed .16 all wnt back to normal. Have frien with flex 3000 experienced same issues. Sounds almost like rfi. Dale KB5VE ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5983 (20110324) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5989 (20110327) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5989 (20110327) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5989 (20110327) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] N1MM VAC Audio
Hi Ed-- I am 100% sure it is N1MM, not pSDR. You have virtual audio cables as the buffer, and I have all kinds of other apps that work just fine, including Ray's (K9DUR) Voicekeyer. I installed Ray's Voicekeyer in 3 minutes flat, pointed it at the wav files I already created for N1MM. No issues. Steve WA7DUH On 3/27/2011 5:05 AM, Ed Toal wrote: Hi Steve, I do not have the answer. I asked the same question a few months back and got no replies. I have asked two hams who are much more knowledgeable in computer matters to look into it, but no answer yet. Flex guys were very helpful, but this can't be fixed in PWSDR. Hard wiring the audio line is inane as why would you convert the audio back and forth to get there and it requires a separate audio control/switch box. If you feed the radio via the balanced input you have to manually keep switching the audio input, totally a no go for contesting. In my case I'm stumped if it is a N1MM problem or OS audio issue. In other words, I'm not sure if the problem can be solved in N1MM or if the audio application running the (Intel onboard) sound card needs improving to select VAC lines. I suspect that N1MM could fix the problem. I also wonder if using a different audio card with its own control software might be the easiest way out, if you can find one that sees the virtual cables. Yes, this seems like a problem that should not even exist. Ed N9MW On 3/26/2011 10:39 PM, Steve Sterling wrote: With the CQ WPX contest in full swing, my voice was starting to go and I decided it was time to hook up N1MM's voicekeyer to VAC. I'm a frequent VAC user with digital modes plus I frequently remote into my Flex when I am traveling, so I thought I had the whole VAC thing figured out. No problem getting PTT working, its the audio chain at issue. Once the obvious didn't work (in N1MM select the virtual cable attached to pSDR input), I read up on the Wiki written by Al, K0VM. Al suggests that N1MM Logger doesn't enumerate the devices well, and I would need to try all the devices available on the pulldown list to find which one is really my virtual cable input. In doing so, every device that isn't either a VAC virtual cable or the default (computer speakers) causes N1MM to crash and the Flex to lock up in transmit. I've tried every device-- no joy. I can run a physical audio cable from the soundcard line out into the line input on the back of the Flex, and select the default audio device in N1MM. That works, but a physical cable really defeats the whole digital audio chain. Has anyone ever got N1MM voicekeyer to work through VAC? ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
[Flexradio] bug on power speaker rc2 rc1
When I use the two rx1 rx2 then agc-t on the rx 1 I adjust to 0 I hear only rx1 on one speaker only instead on the 2nd one as well When I adjust rx1 agc-t back from 0 to 64 the 2nd speaker is on so 2 speaker working is this the way the new version working? On the head phone no issue . Tis happen on Vrc1 Vrc2 E.P ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] S-meter Calibration Question
Tony, I conduct a lot of low band receiving antenna tests here for noise floor and signal strength comparison, as well as other antenna comparisons. The calibrated dBm scale with PowerSDR along with the peak feature and my 5000 is an extremely valuable tool in recording accurate results. I would strongly encourage anyone wishing to conduct antenna comparisons to utilize this feature. There are, of course, many variables in performing antenna comparisons but this feature without question removes the ones related to measurement equipment! 73 Joel W5ZN -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Tony Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2011 9:59 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] S-meter Calibration Question On 3/26/2011 12:56 PM, Gerald Youngblood wrote: Hi Tony, This throws some people off but the S meter will be accurate whether the preamp is on or off. The peak signal level on the panadapter will stay at the same level as well. This means that both the panadapter and S meter will give you a very accurate measurement of the RF power at the antenna connector. The panadapter is effectively a real time precision spectrum analyzer calibrated in dBm. 73, Gerald Thanks for the additional info on the Flex S-meter Gerald. Yes, I'm glad the pre-amp doesn't add to the level on the panadapter. As for the calibrated S-meter, it's wonderful to give reports or check the f/b of ones antenna knowing that the measurement is accurate. Can't begin to tell you how useful the panadapter / waterfall is for chasing DX. I worked the VU4 very quickly by pointing and clicking on the last stations calling. It's like shooting fish in a barrel ; ) Tony -K2MO Gerald Youngblood, K5SDR President and CEO FlexRadio Systems(TM) 13091 Pond Springs Road, #250 Austin, TX 78729 Phone: 512-535-4713 Ext. 202 Email: ger...@flexradio.com Web: www.flexradio.comhttp://www.flex-radio.com/ Tune In Excitement (TM) PowerSDR(TM) is a trademark of FlexRadio Systems On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 1:00 AM, Tonyd...@optonline.net wrote: On 3/26/2011 12:55 AM, Clay W7CE wrote: Yes. And my lab tests show that it is very accurate (better than +/- 1 dB). 73, Clay W7CE That's great news Clay. Finally, an S-meter that's calibrated and accurate. Certainly useful. Thank you Flexradio Tony -K2MO On 3/25/2011 9:45 PM, Tony wrote: All, Is the Flex 5000A S-meter calibrated to Collin standard, i.e., S-9 = -73dbm and 6db per s-unit? Thanks, Tony -K2MO ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5988 (20110326) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
[Flexradio] Mic switcher
Hi Gang: What I am looking for is a microphone switch so I can switch one microphone between 5 rigs? If there is not anything I can build a switch and do the job myself, just thought I would ask? By switching the same mic. I can just set up each rig for the same mic and go for it? Ed WA3BZT ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Mic switcher
On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 12:24 PM, Ed White wa3...@verizon.net wrote: Hi Gang: What I am looking for is a microphone switch so I can switch one microphone between 5 rigs? If there is not anything I can build a switch and do the job myself, just thought I would ask? By switching the same mic. I can just set up each rig for the same mic and go for it? I think this is what you are looking for. http://www.ncsradio.com/m_switch.html -- Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN/J79BPL 3191 Western Dr. Cameron Park, CA 95682 br...@lloyd.com +1.767.617.1365 (Dominica) +1.931.492.6776 (USA) (+1.931.4.WB6RQN) ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
[Flexradio] Minimum Laptop requirements for Flex-1500
Greeting to all, I am trying to find some information regarding the minimum requirements for proper operation of the Flex 1500. I have a Sony Viao laptop running with an Intel Pentium M processor 740 (1.73GHz, 2Mb L2 cache 533MBz FSB) I have upgraded the system with 1.5GB of memory(DDR2 SDRAM) I'm running Windows XP home edition. I'm asking because I'm planning the purchase of the 1500 at the Dayton Hamvention this year and I'm hoping that the Sony will run the program correctly without having to do a laptop upgrade too. Thanks in advance es VY73' Steve W8CRH ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Mic switcher
I use this device. One of the most useful pieces of equipment I own. Switches both received audio and 4 mic/audio input devices between 4 radios. Dave WN5V -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Brian Lloyd Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2011 2:46 PM To: Ed White Cc: Boatanchors List; SDR-5000 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Mic switcher On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 12:24 PM, Ed White wa3...@verizon.net wrote: Hi Gang: What I am looking for is a microphone switch so I can switch one microphone between 5 rigs? If there is not anything I can build a switch and do the job myself, just thought I would ask? By switching the same mic. I can just set up each rig for the same mic and go for it? I think this is what you are looking for. http://www.ncsradio.com/m_switch.html -- Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN/J79BPL 3191 Western Dr. Cameron Park, CA 95682 br...@lloyd.com +1.767.617.1365 (Dominica) +1.931.492.6776 (USA) (+1.931.4.WB6RQN) ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Minimum Laptop requirements for Flex-1500
That laptop should work fine. You may have to disable Bluetooth and the wireless NIC as they are major contributors of internal latency (DPCs), but that is easy to do. -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Steve Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2011 5:23 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Minimum Laptop requirements for Flex-1500 Greeting to all, I am trying to find some information regarding the minimum requirements for proper operation of the Flex 1500. I have a Sony Viao laptop running with an Intel Pentium M processor 740 (1.73GHz, 2Mb L2 cache 533MBz FSB) I have upgraded the system with 1.5GB of memory(DDR2 SDRAM) I'm running Windows XP home edition. I'm asking because I'm planning the purchase of the 1500 at the Dayton Hamvention this year and I'm hoping that the Sony will run the program correctly without having to do a laptop upgrade too. Thanks in advance es VY73' Steve W8CRH ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] N1MM VAC Audio
Here is how I have solved the problem with OTHER programs which misbehaved. I made one of the VAC cables have one be the default SYSTEM sound card for playback and another for recording. (Control Panel, Sound setup, make the cables as described). This will remove your external speakers from the system sound hookup so this is usually a temporary thing only. Restart N1MM and see if it will connect to the default system sound card by default now. The other ends of the cables, as appropriate, attach to PSDR. NO GUARANTEE but I have yet to find a program that this did not fix. YMMV!! Bob N4HY On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 11:11 AM, Steve Sterling f...@sgsterling.comwrote: Hi Ed-- I am 100% sure it is N1MM, not pSDR. You have virtual audio cables as the buffer, and I have all kinds of other apps that work just fine, including Ray's (K9DUR) Voicekeyer. I installed Ray's Voicekeyer in 3 minutes flat, pointed it at the wav files I already created for N1MM. No issues. Steve WA7DUH On 3/27/2011 5:05 AM, Ed Toal wrote: Hi Steve, I do not have the answer. I asked the same question a few months back and got no replies. I have asked two hams who are much more knowledgeable in computer matters to look into it, but no answer yet. Flex guys were very helpful, but this can't be fixed in PWSDR. Hard wiring the audio line is inane as why would you convert the audio back and forth to get there and it requires a separate audio control/switch box. If you feed the radio via the balanced input you have to manually keep switching the audio input, totally a no go for contesting. In my case I'm stumped if it is a N1MM problem or OS audio issue. In other words, I'm not sure if the problem can be solved in N1MM or if the audio application running the (Intel onboard) sound card needs improving to select VAC lines. I suspect that N1MM could fix the problem. I also wonder if using a different audio card with its own control software might be the easiest way out, if you can find one that sees the virtual cables. Yes, this seems like a problem that should not even exist. Ed N9MW On 3/26/2011 10:39 PM, Steve Sterling wrote: With the CQ WPX contest in full swing, my voice was starting to go and I decided it was time to hook up N1MM's voicekeyer to VAC. I'm a frequent VAC user with digital modes plus I frequently remote into my Flex when I am traveling, so I thought I had the whole VAC thing figured out. No problem getting PTT working, its the audio chain at issue. Once the obvious didn't work (in N1MM select the virtual cable attached to pSDR input), I read up on the Wiki written by Al, K0VM. Al suggests that N1MM Logger doesn't enumerate the devices well, and I would need to try all the devices available on the pulldown list to find which one is really my virtual cable input. In doing so, every device that isn't either a VAC virtual cable or the default (computer speakers) causes N1MM to crash and the Flex to lock up in transmit. I've tried every device-- no joy. I can run a physical audio cable from the soundcard line out into the line input on the back of the Flex, and select the default audio device in N1MM. That works, but a physical cable really defeats the whole digital audio chain. Has anyone ever got N1MM voicekeyer to work through VAC? ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Mic switcher
Brian, Yep, that will do it. I had one when I 1st got my SDR-1000 was still running the FT-847 in the house. 73, Ray, K9DUR http://k9dur.info -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Brian Lloyd Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2011 3:46 PM To: Ed White Cc: Boatanchors List; SDR-5000 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Mic switcher On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 12:24 PM, Ed White wa3...@verizon.net wrote: Hi Gang: What I am looking for is a microphone switch so I can switch one microphone between 5 rigs? If there is not anything I can build a switch and do the job myself, just thought I would ask? By switching the same mic. I can just set up each rig for the same mic and go for it? I think this is what you are looking for. http://www.ncsradio.com/m_switch.html -- Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN/J79BPL 3191 Western Dr. Cameron Park, CA 95682 br...@lloyd.com +1.767.617.1365 (Dominica) +1.931.492.6776 (USA) (+1.931.4.WB6RQN) ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Mic switcher
I'm in the start up phase of the same project. A quick look around the ham mags and catalogs yielded no such mic switch. So i am currently gathering the need parts to build my own, perhaps I will document the project and post it to me web site for all to see. Dave W9WRL.com Ed White wrote: Hi Gang: What I am looking for is a microphone switch so I can switch one microphone between 5 rigs? If there is not anything I can build a switch and do the job myself, just thought I would ask? By switching the same mic. I can just set up each rig for the same mic and go for it? Ed WA3BZT ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] N1MM VAC Audio
CAUTION: Make sure you have Windows Sounds disabled with this configuration or you can QRM your ham friends with the music from Redmond. -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Bob McGwier Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2011 7:10 PM To: Steve Sterling Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] N1MM VAC Audio Here is how I have solved the problem with OTHER programs which misbehaved. I made one of the VAC cables have one be the default SYSTEM sound card for playback and another for recording. (Control Panel, Sound setup, make the cables as described). This will remove your external speakers from the system sound hookup so this is usually a temporary thing only. Restart N1MM and see if it will connect to the default system sound card by default now. The other ends of the cables, as appropriate, attach to PSDR. NO GUARANTEE but I have yet to find a program that this did not fix. YMMV!! Bob N4HY On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 11:11 AM, Steve Sterling f...@sgsterling.comwrote: Hi Ed-- I am 100% sure it is N1MM, not pSDR. You have virtual audio cables as the buffer, and I have all kinds of other apps that work just fine, including Ray's (K9DUR) Voicekeyer. I installed Ray's Voicekeyer in 3 minutes flat, pointed it at the wav files I already created for N1MM. No issues. Steve WA7DUH On 3/27/2011 5:05 AM, Ed Toal wrote: Hi Steve, I do not have the answer. I asked the same question a few months back and got no replies. I have asked two hams who are much more knowledgeable in computer matters to look into it, but no answer yet. Flex guys were very helpful, but this can't be fixed in PWSDR. Hard wiring the audio line is inane as why would you convert the audio back and forth to get there and it requires a separate audio control/switch box. If you feed the radio via the balanced input you have to manually keep switching the audio input, totally a no go for contesting. In my case I'm stumped if it is a N1MM problem or OS audio issue. In other words, I'm not sure if the problem can be solved in N1MM or if the audio application running the (Intel onboard) sound card needs improving to select VAC lines. I suspect that N1MM could fix the problem. I also wonder if using a different audio card with its own control software might be the easiest way out, if you can find one that sees the virtual cables. Yes, this seems like a problem that should not even exist. Ed N9MW On 3/26/2011 10:39 PM, Steve Sterling wrote: With the CQ WPX contest in full swing, my voice was starting to go and I decided it was time to hook up N1MM's voicekeyer to VAC. I'm a frequent VAC user with digital modes plus I frequently remote into my Flex when I am traveling, so I thought I had the whole VAC thing figured out. No problem getting PTT working, its the audio chain at issue. Once the obvious didn't work (in N1MM select the virtual cable attached to pSDR input), I read up on the Wiki written by Al, K0VM. Al suggests that N1MM Logger doesn't enumerate the devices well, and I would need to try all the devices available on the pulldown list to find which one is really my virtual cable input. In doing so, every device that isn't either a VAC virtual cable or the default (computer speakers) causes N1MM to crash and the Flex to lock up in transmit. I've tried every device-- no joy. I can run a physical audio cable from the soundcard line out into the line input on the back of the Flex, and select the default audio device in N1MM. That works, but a physical cable really defeats the whole digital audio chain. Has anyone ever got N1MM voicekeyer to work through VAC? ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/
Re: [Flexradio] Mic switcher
I use the NCS to switch between the Flex and an S-Line and a Drake 4 Line - one mic, works fine, no problems. Nice piece of gear. Once I retire, maybe I'll have time to build something :) Stuck working away from home until then, no workbench. 73 Wayne K4ELO ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Mic switcher
On 3/27/11 4:19 PM, Dave Mayfield W9WRL wrote: Wow, $400.00 bet the one I'm building works as well and cost a bunch less. No doubt. But for someone wanting something already done, it looks to be the only game in town. Also, it appears that NCS has discontinued that model. Seems they were losing money and apparently they want to focus on the commercial market where they can actually make money. -- 73 de Brian, WB6RQN/J79BPL ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
[Flexradio] Remote CW?
Has anyone successfully used local paddles to operate a remote Flex on CW via the net? A keyboard kinda takes the fun out. 73 - Luke ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
[Flexradio] SWR Not working on TX but OK On Tune.
Not sure why.probably something I have not set correctly. Some suggestions appreciated. On TUNE it reads SWR just fine. On TX it simply reads 0.0 Eddie Eddie VK4AN 3D2A Manager Pacific-DXers Tell me, and I will listen. Show me, and I will understand. Involve me, and I will learn. old American Indian Saying ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
[Flexradio] Tun issues
Hi Flex Trying to get the problem stated correctly. Flex-MFJ automatic tuner-either 43 foot vertical or dipole. Problem: at times when SWR is 3.0 the Flex shuts down with SWR message. Use Icom to tune, then switch to Flex and then the Flex 5000 tunes just fine. If Flex would just let it tune for 3 seconds before shutting down it would work. Maybe either the SWR limit or the shutdown response time? What do you think ? What am I doing wrong? Bob K6DDS iPhone iPhone ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Tun issues
Sounds like power isn't set to drop down when tuning. Mine will run into a 10:1 or worse SWR at 10 watts. There is a setting somewhere up in the menu (but I don't remember where) or; (I think this will work) a) get it running into a dummy load or well tuned antenna, b) put it into tune, c) run the power slider down to 5-10 watts (whatever the tuner needs to operate), d) turn off the tune. I think it memorizes the power settings when it actually in tune mode as it does with PTT keying. Steve WA7DUH On 3/27/2011 9:22 PM, Robert Kearbey wrote: Hi Flex Trying to get the problem stated correctly. Flex-MFJ automatic tuner-either 43 foot vertical or dipole. Problem: at times when SWR is3.0 the Flex shuts down with SWR message. Use Icom to tune, then switch to Flex and then the Flex 5000 tunes just fine. If Flex would just let it tune for 3 seconds before shutting down it would work. Maybe either the SWR limit or the shutdown response time? What do you think ? What am I doing wrong? Bob K6DDS iPhone iPhone ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] SWR Not working on TX but OK On Tune.
Yes... but if you use ddutil or bobsmeter the swr operates real time on tx. So PSDR needs to have this on the fix list. Cheers Dave - Reply message - From: Eddie DeYoung vk...@optusnet.com.au Date: Mon, Mar 28, 2011 3:20 pm Subject: [Flexradio] SWR Not working on TX but OK On Tune. To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Not sure why.probably something I have not set correctly. Some suggestions appreciated. On TUNE it reads SWR just fine. On TX it simply reads 0.0 Eddie Eddie VK4AN 3D2A ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
