Re: [Flexradio] Firmware bug on FLEX-5000 and FLEX-3000 running PowerSDR v2.0.19 RC1

2011-03-01 Thread Dan Jean
Same question here. I love the new release (due to improved CW performance firewire problem resolution), and I don't think I will go back. I am having the no output power problem requiring PSDR restart a few times a day. 73, Dan - W4TQ So my question is , will it take much time to fix the

Re: [Flexradio] Firmware bug on FLEX-5000 and FLEX-3000 running PowerSDR v2.0.19 RC1

2011-03-01 Thread Jim
I have not had any issues with shut down or no power just cw works better so we will stay with 2.0.19 RC1 until the next version comes out. Go figure. KE4WY Jim Sent from the land of OZ On Mar 1, 2011, at 9:02 AM, Dan Jean dml...@gmail.com wrote: Same question here. I love the new

Re: [Flexradio] Firmware bug on FLEX-5000 and FLEX-3000 running PowerSDR v2.0.19 RC1

2011-03-01 Thread Gerald Youngblood
Ed, This is the final and only issue we are working on to cut a new release. As to time frame, that is unpredictable for intermittent problems but I am sure we can find it fairly soon. The fact that it did not occur in 1.18.6 or prior to 2.0.17 gives us the ability to compare the code. They

Re: [Flexradio] Some used Flex-5000s on the market

2011-03-01 Thread Jerry Flanders
At 11:07 PM 2/28/2011, Neal Campbell wrote: Just observed a couple of used 5000a rigs for sale if anyone is interested: http://swap.qth.com/view_ad.php?counter=891914 http://www.eham.net/classifieds/detail/338842 Don't see them very often so just wanted to highlight them! 73 Neal Campbell

Re: [Flexradio] Firmware bug cw amp on the psu

2011-03-01 Thread paim
On cw it look like there is a small delay when the amp meter on the psu is any one test this one When I tx on cw and look on the amp meter of my daiwa psu there is a very small delay when it go back I may be wrong but this the way it look any one can test this as well please E.P        

Re: [Flexradio] Firmware bug cw amp on the psu

2011-03-01 Thread paim
  On cw it look like there is a small delay when the amp meter on the psu is any one test this one When I tx on cw and look on the amp meter of my daiwa psu there is a very small delay when it go back I may be wrong but this the way it look ///when this is going for cw to stand byany one can

Re: [Flexradio] Some used Flex-5000s on the market

2011-03-01 Thread Ray - K9DUR
Jerry, It is coveted because he was one of the loudest complainers about the spur -- which was well below FCC requirements by-the-way. Flex does not routinely list the ECO's in the KB or elsewhere. For the most part they are considered internal engineering information. 73, Ray, K9DUR

Re: [Flexradio] Some used Flex-5000s on the market

2011-03-01 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
I believe that the source of that ad is Stan, the famous (in his own mind) flamer of Flex radios on eHam. There are many who will cheer when Stan the Man sells his Flex radio that he hates so much, so that he will stop dominating the SDR forum on eHam with his own wretched opinions of Flex.

Re: [Flexradio] Some used Flex-5000s on the market

2011-03-01 Thread Ed Stallman
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[Flexradio] Remote operation of Flex, remote control and emergency shut down

2011-03-01 Thread Mark Lunday
I thought I saw this on the forums, but cannot find it What are folks doing for Flex emergency shutdown of the rig when I am not at the station site. I want to be able to turn off my rig if some other incident occurs (key down after certain amount of time) Thanks Mark Lunday WD4ELG Mark

[Flexradio] FLEX-5000 160m CW spur ECO

2011-03-01 Thread Gerald Youngblood
Dear FLEX-5000 customers, There has been some discussion today about an ECO that addresses a potential spur issue on 160m CW on the FLEX-5000. We have developed a hardware modification to the 160m transmit filter section in response to a half dozen customer reports of a spur 2.4 kHz above the CW

Re: [Flexradio] Some used Flex-5000s on the market

2011-03-01 Thread Ray - K9DUR
Ed, I normally operate 160m, but have been off the air for a while because of antenna problems. I understand about the problem. I didn't say it didn't exist; I just said it was within FCC specs, which are 43dB below the main signal. So, if you are running 1500W, a spur less than 75mW

Re: [Flexradio] Remote operation of Flex, remote control and emergency shut down

2011-03-01 Thread Mack McCormick
Mark, DDUtil has a software timer that will unkey the radio. I also use an IP controlled AC power strip that if everything else doesn't work then you can send a command over the internet to kill everything. 73, Mack de W4AX On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Mark Lunday wd4...@triad.rr.com

Re: [Flexradio] Some used Flex-5000s on the market

2011-03-01 Thread Jim Jerzycke
He'll probably buy a K3 and gripe about it, too. Jim On 03/01/2011 04:07 PM, Jim Jannuzzo wrote: I believe that the source of that ad is Stan, the famous (in his own mind) flamer of Flex radios on eHam. There are many who will cheer when Stan the Man sells his Flex radio that he hates so

Re: [Flexradio] Some used Flex-5000s on the market

2011-03-01 Thread Jerry Flanders
The Flex Knowledge Base menu for 5000a ECOs is at http://kc.flexradio.com/KnowledgebaseCategory22.aspx To maintain a KB that includes a menu for FLEX-5000a ECOs and NOT actually list ECOs there implies that there are none, at least to me. I think Flex should either remove the ECO menu in

Re: [Flexradio] FLEX-5000 160m CW spur ECO

2011-03-01 Thread Alan NV8A
On 03/01/11 12:06 pm, Gerald Youngblood wrote: Dear FLEX-5000 customers, There has been some discussion today about an ECO that addresses a potential spur issue on 160m CW on the FLEX-5000. We have developed a hardware modification to the 160m transmit filter section in response to a half

[Flexradio] SatPC32 + 5K with VU upgrade and RX2

2011-03-01 Thread Alan NV8A
Anyone using this combination? SatPC32 is set for operation of a Kenwood rig, and PowerSDR is in TS-2000 mode. If RX2 is ON and tuned to 70cm when a satellite comes over the horizon and SatPC32 tries to switch RX1 to 70cm, I get error messages about being unable to use UHF on both receivers

Re: [Flexradio] FLEX-5000 160m CW spur ECO

2011-03-01 Thread Laurie
I would gladly send it back for the mod, except the freight both ways would kill me Hmm! Laurie VK7ZE -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Gerald Youngblood Sent: Wednesday, 2

Re: [Flexradio] [FlexEdge] FLEX-5000 160m CW spur ECO

2011-03-01 Thread FlexRadio Support, Dudley Hurry
Alan, Go to the HW Config tab and check the version of the HTRX board.Revision Q or later has the ECO already applied.. 73, Dudley WA5QPZ FlexRadio Systems (512) 250-8595, Option 2 Email: dud...@flexradio.com dud...@flex-radio.com Web: www.flexradio.com http://www.flex-radio.com a

Re: [Flexradio] Some used Flex-5000s on the market

2011-03-01 Thread Gerald Youngblood
Jerry, Frankly, I did not know that there was an ECO tab in the Knowledge Base until you just gave me the link. Thanks for bringing it to our attention. That was probably something that was put there as a placeholder a few years ago when the KB was first set up. I will ask that it be removed.

[Flexradio] Voice keyer

2011-03-01 Thread Dieter Schuster
It can become very boring to call CQ in SSB-Contests. Is there any way to have an internal voicerecorder for this? Iam talking about a voicekeyer not the record and play feature! Any old fashion TRX does have this feature, which mostly can be activated by a small button on the frontside. Is

[Flexradio] Time to get both monitors going, too much on one screen to run my Flex Radio

2011-03-01 Thread Mark Lunday
Too much for one screen: PSDR with several sub-windows, CW Skimmer, DX4Win and several sub-windows, Bandmaster and DX Atlas, DXLab with sub windows Commander and Spot Collector and PropView, VE7CC, Internet Explorer x 4, DX Monitor, DDUTIL, WaveNode, Ham Cap, Outlook, MixW, OH MY! What are

Re: [Flexradio] Voice keyer

2011-03-01 Thread Tim Ellison
Always search the knowledge base first... http://kc.flexradio.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50275.aspx -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Dieter Schuster Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 3:23 PM To:

Re: [Flexradio] Time to get both monitors going, too much on one screen to run my Flex Radio

2011-03-01 Thread Tim Ellison
Two ViewSonic VA2431wm LCD panels driven by NVIDIA GTS 250 using DVI connections . -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Mark Lunday Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 3:25 PM To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz

Re: [Flexradio] SatPC32 + 5K with VU upgrade and RX2

2011-03-01 Thread Tim Ellison
I don't use RX2. I just use TX1 and RX1 in split mode. -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Alan NV8A Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 2:05 PM To: FlexRadio Reflector Subject: [Flexradio] SatPC32 + 5K with

Re: [Flexradio] FLEX-5000 160m CW spur ECO

2011-03-01 Thread Tim Ellison
You have to disassemble the entire radio to remove the PA and it will require re-calibration after the mod. -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Richard W. Solomon Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 2:31 PM

Re: [Flexradio] Time to get both monitors going, too much on one screen to run my Flex Radio

2011-03-01 Thread Neal Campbell
2 Hanns G 28 monitors (beautiful) 73 Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software www.abrohamnealsoftware.com (540) 645 5394 NEW PHONE NUMBER Amateur Radio: K3NC Blog: http://www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/blog/ DXBase bug reports: email to ca...@dxbase.fogbugz.com Abroham Neal forums:

Re: [Flexradio] Time to get both monitors going, too much on one screen to run my Flex Radio

2011-03-01 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 12:24 PM, Mark Lunday wd4...@triad.rr.com wrote: What are folks using for their PSDR displays with dual monitors? I have a Dell Inspiron 530/2.2 GHz/4 GB RAM running Windows 7 32-bit, and I was hoping to get a video card with dual display for under $100. No need for

Re: [Flexradio] Time to get both monitors going, too much on one screen to run my Flex Radio

2011-03-01 Thread Mark Lunday
Sorry for the confusion, I already have the monitors I should have said What are folks using FOR VIDEO CARDS for their PSDR displays for dual monitors? I need a good video card that supports dual monitors and runs on Windows 7 Mark Lunday, WD4ELG Greensboro, NC FM06be wd4...@arrl.net

Re: [Flexradio] Time to get both monitors going, too much on one screen to run my Flex Radio

2011-03-01 Thread Tim Ellison
If you are running a AMD motherboard, then the ATI GPU run a bit better (lower DPCs). Other than that any decent NVIDIA or ATI GPU will do well. -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Mark Lunday Sent:

Re: [Flexradio] Voice keyer

2011-03-01 Thread Ray - K9DUR
Dieter, What OS are you running? I wrote a VoiceKeyer program a couple of years ago that interfaces to PowerSDR using VAC. It is free to download and use (from my website -- URL below). The only problem is that I cannot support it under Windows 7. It works fine with XP or Vista, but I have

Re: [Flexradio] Time to get both monitors going, too much on one screen to run my Flex Radio

2011-03-01 Thread Neal Campbell
There is almost no video card that doesn't have dual outputs now. I bet any card that uses PCIe and costs over 20 bucks will have one. I would not dip below ATI HD 4xxx level graphics and with prices being what they are, don't settle for less than a 512MB or better graphic memory. Be aware that

Re: [Flexradio] Voice keyer

2011-03-01 Thread Tim Ellison
Maybe if everyone who uses Ray's most excellent PowerSDR Data Transfer program and VoiceKeyer donated something for using his shareware, he could upgrade to Win7 and we could enjoy those programs on that operating system too. You can donate in the top left box

Re: [Flexradio] Time to get both monitors going, too much on one screen to run my Flex Radio

2011-03-01 Thread Jerry Flanders
I am using this one: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4111742csid=_25 It comes with adapters to accomodate two VGA plugs. Around $50 currently AR. The driver allows me to rotate the display so I can use the monitors rotated 90 degrees (side of monitor

Re: [Flexradio] Voice keyer

2011-03-01 Thread Mack McCormick
Dieter, Why not use the voice keyer in N1MM? That's what I use. It also works with N3FJP and perhaps others. I wrote a KB article on setting up N1MM. Search the KB. 73, Mack de W4AX On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 3:23 PM, Dieter Schuster dl...@web.de wrote: It can become very boring to call CQ in

Re: [Flexradio] Voice keyer

2011-03-01 Thread Ray - K9DUR
Tim, Thank you for the plug. One small correction, however -- my software is not shareware, it is donationware. What you download is fully functional updateable forever. I do not restrict features or withhold support in order to force payment. Any donations received are strictly voluntary.

Re: [Flexradio] FLEX-5000 160m CW spur ECO - Correction

2011-03-01 Thread Gerald Youngblood
Dear FLEX-5000 customers, I made an error in my earlier post below. I was mistaken in saying that you can use the TRX revision level to tell if this modification has been installed. The first new production TRX boards that include the revision were date coded 1048-, which means the 48th

Re: [Flexradio] SatPC32 + 5K with VU upgrade and RX2

2011-03-01 Thread Dave Beumer WØDHB
Alan Like Tim said use SPLT instead of RX2, TS-2000 CAT emulation. SatPC32 sets VFOA to receive freq and VFOB to xmit freq -- it does not set VFO B to TX, that has to be done manually. Also, always check your drive setting .. There is a bug (to be fixed in 2.1) that keeps reducing the drive

Re: [Flexradio] Voice keyer

2011-03-01 Thread Michael Ruttenberg
Get virtualpc and an image for Win7 from the Microsoft website. It's free. Mike G7TWC On 1 Mar 2011, at 20:57, Tim Ellison telli...@itsco.com wrote: Maybe if everyone who uses Ray's most excellent PowerSDR Data Transfer program and VoiceKeyer donated something for using his shareware, he

Re: [Flexradio] Voice keyer

2011-03-01 Thread Neal Campbell
Only if you are using Win7 pro or ultimate. 73 Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software www.abrohamnealsoftware.com (540) 645 5394 NEW PHONE NUMBER Amateur Radio: K3NC Blog: http://www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/blog/ DXBase bug reports: email to ca...@dxbase.fogbugz.com Abroham Neal forums:

[Flexradio] Dayton

2011-03-01 Thread k4elo
I didn't see anything on the Flex website - is there a banquet at Dayton this year? If so, anybody know when? 73 Wayne K4ELO temporarily in Dayton ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz

[Flexradio] BVARC Saturday

2011-03-01 Thread Williams, Barry
I am probably the last to figure it out, but the 2nd largest hamfest in Texas will be at Rosenberg, TX this Saturday. Flex personnel will be there and Greg will give a talk about SDR. BVARC is putting on the show. 73, Barry KD5VC ___ FlexRadio

[Flexradio] Unsubscribe from the mailing list.

2011-03-01 Thread Barry Matson
Would you please advise me on how to stop receiving the e-mails. I no longer have any flex equipment. Barry Matson VK1BM ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz

Re: [Flexradio] Unsubscribe from the mailing list.

2011-03-01 Thread Tim Ellison
Anyone can unsubscribe themselves at any time. When you subscribed to the reflector, and on a monthly basis (first day of the month, like today), you receive a list reminder that has your user ID and password along with the URL (link) needed to access your account. Just log into your account

Re: [Flexradio] Remote operation of Flex, remote control and emergency shut down

2011-03-01 Thread Jim Fuller - N7VR
Hi Mark, I use the following to make sure I have full power control of the remote station or computer. http://www.digital-loggers.com/lpc.html Jim Fuller N7VR -- http://www.n7vr.org International TCP/IP Gateways Robot Operator -- http://www.ampr-gateways.org MTAPRS NET Server Operator --

Re: [Flexradio] Remote operation of Flex, remote control and emergency shut down

2011-03-01 Thread Mike WA8BXN
What if you lose Internet connectivity at the radio site? A touchtone decoder on a phone line with an answering machine might be an answer to that question. 73 - Mike WA8BXN ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz