[Flexradio] Scratchy Audio

2010-12-03 Thread Ken Danser
Hello, I tried to search the data base on the subject of Scratchy Audio but I am not having any luck. I have a Flex 3000 using XP with an on board firewire. There is no more slots available to add an extra Firewire card. I am using the 2.0.16 PowerSDR. This is all used in my truck with a 10

Re: [Flexradio] Tuning Accuracy for FMTs

2010-12-03 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 4:51 PM, John Stuart j.w.stu...@comcast.net wrote: I plan to us my new Flex-1500 for the next ARRL FMT, but I have learned that VFO 'dial' on PSDR is not the exact frequency being tuned, i.e. the 1 Hz resolution may be off by about + or - 0.355 Hz. I heard that this is

Re: [Flexradio] Scratchy Audio

2010-12-03 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 5:52 AM, Ken Danser k...@verizon.net wrote: The receive audio is gargled or scratchy at times and the simple toggle of the on/off recovers it for a short time. Welcome to the wonderful world of DPC spikes. You will find that this is a computer problem, not a radio

Re: [Flexradio] LOGIC AND FLEX 5000 (AND VSP)

2010-12-03 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 10:16 PM, K0DAN k0...@comcast.net wrote: If anyone is successfully using LOGic software with the Flex 5000, would you please contact me off list? I've installed VSP and created virtual serial ports but they are not talking to the Flex the way they're supposed to. I

Re: [Flexradio] Tuning Accuracy for FMTs

2010-12-03 Thread Graham Haddock
As long as SR (Spur Reduction) is turned off, the DDS in all three FlexRadios is tuned using all 32 bits of frequency resolution. The math and tuning when SR is turned on is totally different. --- Graham On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 9:25 AM, Brian Lloyd brian-wb6...@lloyd.com wrote: On Thu, Dec

Re: [Flexradio] Tuning Accuracy for FMTs

2010-12-03 Thread John Stuart
Graham; Very interesting about the SR function. I didn't even know I had one, and still not sure what it does or why, so I will turn it ON to see what difference it makes. Brian: Thanks for your very informative review of the issue. Maybe we should suggest FlexRadio staff have an internal

Re: [Flexradio] Tuning Accuracy for FMTs

2010-12-03 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 9:08 AM, John Stuart j.w.stu...@comcast.net wrote: Graham; Very interesting about the SR function. I didn’t even know I had one, and still not sure what it does or why, so I will turn it ON to see what difference it makes. Normally spur reduction is on by default.

[Flexradio] ARRL 160m test this weekend...

2010-12-03 Thread dan edwards
( if you can copy cw, anyway ) a great opportunity to enjoy our marvelous receivers.  there will be a large number of ridiculously strong signals, with many weaker ones in between...  ( shameless plug follows )  look for me, guest op at N8OO, ( I hope )..  73, w5xz, dan

Re: [Flexradio] Scratchy Audio

2010-12-03 Thread FlexRadio Support, Dudley Hurry
Ken, You say it works ok with the 5000?Interesting.. You might want to make sure in your Control Panel = Add/remove programs that you have the kb955408 HotFix loaded into your XP computer. Also, take a look at your DPCs, Delayed Process Calls,with the DPC Latency Checker, to

[Flexradio] transmitting while receiving (5000A and 1500)

2010-12-03 Thread k4xtt
Please forgive my lapseand stupid question. I'm do not want to harm the front end of either of 2 radios, and we do this all the time on Field Day, but I still have not figured out the best way to avoid damage to the front end of any radio, receiving on 20 meters from one radio, and

Re: [Flexradio] Scratchy Audio

2010-12-03 Thread Ken Danser
Hello and thank you. I have not yet checked the hotfix, and the on board firewire could be an issue with sharing data? I will check this as well. I appreciate all the help because I would be lost without the 5000/3000 either in the shack or the truck!!! Thank you, Ken K3YI

Re: [Flexradio] transmitting while receiving (5000A and 1500)

2010-12-03 Thread Jerry Flanders
Not prudent until you measure actual RF voltage levels coming back down the feedlines. Shoot for something less than 100 mV or so. You probably won't damage anything at that level. To get it down to that level, you can use coaxial stubs, bandpass filters, and antenna separation. I am able to

[Flexradio] Fwd: TSA ; JAPAN STYLE!!

2010-12-03 Thread wa3qpx
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Re: [Flexradio] Tuning Accuracy for FMTs

2010-12-03 Thread John Stuart
Well, it looks like some of my assumptions were wrong. I ran a little test on the VFO tuning resolution of the Flex-1500, and the DDS must be 'firing on all 32 bits'! Test Conditions: Flex-1500 in CWU mode with CW Pitch = 400Hz, External GPSDO 10MHz reference, and as antenna input test