David McClain d...@refined-audiometrics.com wrote:
The Dell laptop has only one USB hub inside, and *everything* (disk,
video, USB, mouse, keyboard, scratchpad, etc.) competes for service.
(That's why I referred to it as a stupid little system). I guess for 90+%
of folks, the computer is good
And for Neal's attention, if I were to look at Dell laptops machines, is
there any that stands out (or are they all toast)? I run WinXP on Latitude
D630 and it is just about man enoug to run my Flex3000 and N1MM, but fire
anything else up and audio breaks up with or without VAC.
Do we have a
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Still setting up a 1500 here and the issue of the moment is noise
threshold.
I am in the country and the radio I removed to replace with the 1500 had a
noise level of S1 or so. With the 1500, I am up around S5 as baseline noise
level. Nothing else has changed.
The receiver is hotter, but not
Mike,
Are you sure that your other radio is in calibration?
The Flexes are very accurate in respect to their signal level
indication, so if you are getting S5 (with the antenna connected, I
hope), it means that you are getting -97 dBm noise in the selected
bandwidth. If you connect either
Well, give it a chance, Mike. It may just be a question of different S-meter
calibration. The real determining factor is whether or not it can hear weak
signals in the noise as well as your previous receiver. You can test this by
setting up some sort of A/B switching. The 1500 has its faults, but
The S-meter on all Flex radios is calibrated like a RF spectrum analyzer to
S9 = -73 dBm = 50 uV, so what you are seeing ins actual power in the RX pass
band.
Since you are seeing integrated power, the size of the RX filter is a
determining factor. If you are using a 3K filter, change it to 500
Thanks to all for the comments. Will pursue this further as I continue to
learn more about the radio. It's a long, long way from the Hallicrafter
SX-101 that was the first receiver here back in '76, so I'm ramping up on
it.
mike
k5wmg
On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 9:38 AM, Tim Ellison
Is there a way to get band data from the 5000 to change bands on the KPA 500
automatically?
Zack
N8FNR
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Zack, pg. 18 of the KPA500 manual shows the binary codes for the 4-bit
number that conveys band info. You just need to get the data out the back of
the 5000, convert it as necessary, and feed it to the amp.
Tony KT0NY
On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 10:12 AM, vtnn...@comcast.net wrote:
Is there a
Zack
I don't believe there is a way to drive the BCD interface of the KPA500
directly from the 5000.
I would bet that Utilizing PowerSDR and DDUtil software and the KPA500 XCVR
serial port you can accomplish auto band changing.
Dave
-Original Message-
From:
Hi David and all,
Just found a nasty little feature in Win/Vista and Win/7, named
audiodg.exe. This is a required audio driver that attempts to
isolate processes audio routing graphs for security purposes. Problem
is, the cure is almost as bad as the disease they are trying to prevent.
Flex 5K manual recommends using an outboard circuit to key an amp since the
keying lines use a Darlington transistor switch rated at 400 ma @50 volts.
If you don't want to built your own K4AVU makes them at a fair price. (
half the price of the Ameritron 704) Be sure to tell him it's for a
I was disappointed that the Flex series of radios
did not follow the SDR-1000 in having a direct
output for band data signals. My SDR-1000 is
directly connected to a Quadra and can bandswitch
it independently of DDutil, etc. My 5000a
requires a parallel port and DDutil to do the same.
It
On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 6:52 AM, Michael Goins wmgo...@gmail.com wrote:
Still setting up a 1500 here and the issue of the moment is noise
threshold.
I am in the country and the radio I removed to replace with the 1500 had a
noise level of S1 or so. With the 1500, I am up around S5 as
- Original Message -
From: Dave Beumer WØDHB d...@w0dhb.net
To: vtnn...@comcast.net, Flex Radio flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 1:33:36 PM
Subject: RE: [Flexradio] Band data from a Flex-5000 to the Elecraft KPA500 amp?
Zack
I wrote to the DDUTIL folks
On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Jerry Flanders jefland...@comcast.netwrote:
I was disappointed that the Flex series of radios did not follow the
SDR-1000 in having a direct output for band data signals. My SDR-1000 is
directly connected to a Quadra and can bandswitch it independently of
All of the setup pages are gone. http://flexradiowiki.com/
There are some very clever comments on the pages like Hey, good to find
someone who areges with me. GMTA. and Youve got it in one. Couldnt have
put it beettr. there though. Guess that they were not smart enough to use
A name comes to mind
On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 2:25 PM, vtnn...@comcast.net wrote:
All of the setup pages are gone. http://flexradiowiki.com/
There are some very clever comments on the pages like Hey, good to
find someone who areges with me. GMTA. and You’ve got it in one.
The KPA500 measures its RF input and switches within milliseconds to to
the correct band, so if the Flex model you wish to use with it doesn't
output band data you'll only lose part of the first dit (if sending CW)
or the first syllable (if SSB) or the first... and only when you change
bands.
I put the homepage back, but someone else will have to find and fix the other
edits that were done by the bots... (I traced a few of
the IP's back to known spambots - mostly eastern Europe)
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RIROC - Hosting - Development - Technology
Ok, I decided to fix a few more while I eat my lunch I used two different
ip's to connect - just in case anyone looking at the
logs wonders where the edits came from.
I have also registered on the wiki, so I won't be anon next time. Don't mind
helping when I am free from work load. :-)
Zack,
Digging farther, I now think I spoke too soon. I believed that the band-data
output from the 5000 came in a well-documented and easy-to-access form.
Maybe it does, but if so I can't find the info. Perhaps some public-spirited
guy with the right gear and a weekend to spare will figure out
I have been battling this for the past two weeks. I will look at
restoring it when I get back from vacation..
Neal
On Wednesday, June 22, 2011, vtnn...@comcast.net wrote:
All of the setup pages are gone. http://flexradiowiki.com/
There are some very clever comments on the pages like
On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 12:47 PM, Tony Estep estept...@gmail.com wrote:
Zack,
Digging farther, I now think I spoke too soon. I believed that the
band-data
output from the 5000 came in a well-documented and easy-to-access form.
Maybe it does, but if so I can't find the info.
You can find
On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 11:45 AM, Lyle Johnson k...@wavecable.com wrote:
The KPA500 measures its RF input and switches within milliseconds to to the
correct band, so if the Flex model you wish to use with it doesn't output
band data you'll only lose part of the first dit (if sending CW) or the
Lyle: can you confirm that the KPA500 will accept band data and the
PTT command on either its PC port (DB-9) or the Xcvr port (DB-9)? That
will really answer the question. Thanks!
If the KPA500 RADIO menu is set to SERIAL, then it will accept
frequency information in Kenwood format over the
Than ks to all who replied. I am saving up to get a KPA500 in the near future.
Not getting a K3 though! Love my 5000.
Zack
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As I’m always interested in amplifiers I decided to take a quick look at the
manual for the KPA500 amp.
I have not done an in depth review of the manual but this is what I have found
so far.
1. Page 8 of Owners Manual
“ The KPA500 automatically measures the frequency of the RF drive and
A very nice little amp but Elecraft is going to have to get over being
impressed by Elecraft and reduce the price before it is going to take the
market by storm. Except for the K3 fanbois, of course.
On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 5:15 PM, Don kd...@sonic.net wrote:
As I’m always interested in
Can someone point out a source for the default settings under Mode Specific
Controls - Phone for v1.18.5 PSDR-Flex5000a-WinXP...?
I'd like the levels and which, if any, buttons are active using the default
settings.
A few misplaced mouse clicks have made changes I don't know about.
On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 1:09 PM, Lyle Johnson k...@wavecable.com wrote:
Lyle: can you confirm that the KPA500 will accept band data and the PTT
command on either its PC port (DB-9) or the Xcvr port (DB-9)? That will
really answer the question. Thanks!
If the KPA500 RADIO menu is set to
A very nice little amp but Elecraft is going to have to get over being
impressed by Elecraft and reduce the price before it is going to take the
market by storm. Except for the K3 fanbois, of course.
It strikes me as odd that it wants 30W-40W of drive power for 500W out. And
*never* more
Have a brand new flex control for sale ,asking 110.00 shipped. Includes all
,as shipped by flex-radio. Will take pay pal, as gift ,or you pay the 3%
service charge.
thanks
dale wt4t
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On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 3:20 PM, Peter G. Viscarola pete...@osr.com wrote:
A very nice little amp but Elecraft is going to have to get over being
impressed by Elecraft and reduce the price before it is going to take the
market by storm. Except for the K3 fanbois, of course.
It strikes
Why not use the SGC 500 if you only need 500 watts?
Mike va3mw
On Jun 22, 2011, at 2:24 PM, Brian Lloyd brian-wb6...@lloyd.com wrote:
On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Jerry Flanders
jefland...@comcast.netwrote:
I was disappointed that the Flex series of radios did not follow the
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