Re: [Flexradio] Fwd: [Elecraft] Sherwood Engineering and DSP

2007-06-08 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 6/8/07, Robert McGwier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: LONG LIVE OPEN SOURCE. Try getting that out of your Yaesu, ICOM, Kenwood, Orion, or Elecraft. Amen to that. I just wish someone had the source converted to Delphi Pascal ;) Maybe in another life I'll get time to do that... 73 Brian / wa5am

Re: [Flexradio] Accessories for SDR-1000

2007-06-04 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 6/4/07, Tom Homsley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So far I've read that I need to buy the following for my new SDR-1000. It would be good to put a list in one place. I'm sure there is list on the Flex website somewhere, as I've seen it before. 1. Astron SS-30 power supply Most all SS

Re: [Flexradio] Remote operaton

2007-06-04 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 6/4/07, Tom Homsley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I live in a CCR 'hood but I have in-laws with a farm 1 mile away so I may try remote. Is anyone remote operating successfully on a regular basis for day-to-day operation? Tom, I'm sure there are others here than can tell you more than I can,

Re: [Flexradio] sdr-1000 repair

2007-06-01 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
Thanks Gerald, that makes me feel better. When I had to send mine in, I got good service and response from everyone. Ed is a super tech, and a real nice guy too. 73 Brian / wa5am On 6/1/07, Gerald Youngblood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Doug, I would like apologize for any inconvenience on

Re: [Flexradio] sdr-1000 repair

2007-05-31 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 5/31/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just pruchased a sdr-1000 around the first of this year. I had to send it back for repair recently, it has been in flex radio for over two weeks now and has not ben touched, I clled today and ws told it would be next week before it

[Flexradio] Fwd: 5000 on 7236

2007-05-26 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
Meant to copy the list on these too. Here are some recordings I made of John using my SDR-1000... Brian / wa5am (ex w5ami) -- Forwarded message -- From: A.R.S. - W5AMI [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: May 26, 2007 11:16 AM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] 5000 on 7236 To: John P Basilotto W5GI

Re: [Flexradio] Fwd: 5000 on 7236

2007-05-26 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 5/26/07, k5nwa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow that is what it sound like to not have noise? John was S7 in NW Arkansas with S5 for background noise. I am surrounded on three sides with 500KV lines, that is no fun at all. He sounded really good here. Cecil, I'm literally out in the boon

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-X (Noise blankers and noise reduction features).

2007-05-07 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 5/7/07, Steve Kirk (KW5TX) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jaun, I think one should report any and all experiences with the SDR1000/PowerSDR in this reflector. (as well as report bugs in the bug tracker) Ive seen folks talk about everything from license upgrades to computer hardware and OS's to

Re: [Flexradio] Q23. Regarding the FLEX-5000, can we assume ...

2007-04-12 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
Why demand anything unless you have ordered one? And if you HAVE bought one already, before you know what you're getting, that's not very prudent! John has promised more to come, and I'm sure he (or someone) will deliver the expected info soon. Just sit on your hands for a bit! Geesh!! w5ami

Re: [Flexradio] Q23. Regarding the FLEX-5000, can we assume ...

2007-04-12 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 4/12/07, W2AGN [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The kind of nasty response the poor guy got is typical of many responses here, especialyy to questions on the SDR-5000. Does not make one at all inclines to plunk down their mega-bucks. -- Huh??? My geesh comment was not directed and any one person,

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-1K

2007-04-07 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
I will zip up the install files and post an address to download soon. w5ami On 4/7/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Original Message The 1000 has become a super radio with the advent of the SDR-X software. I am having a few problems with my PC that I normally use

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-1K

2007-04-07 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
You can download SVN1124 at http://www.w5ami.net/svn1124.zip This is a full install. w5ami On 4/7/07, A.R.S. - W5AMI [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I will zip up the install files and post an address to download soon. w5ami On 4/7/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

Re: [Flexradio] please answer this question again? Will the SDR-1000still be avail?

2007-04-06 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
Hi Tim, and John, Tim, I think John did refer to the KB article (if you go back and look), as he quoted it in his email. Maybe more info is needed as he suggested. I'm a little concerned about it myself since I've been working on a few hams myself that want to buy an SDR-1000, however they are

[Flexradio] Delphi Programmers?

2007-04-01 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
Are there any Borland Delphi (Pascal) programmers out there that have tried writing a GUI or anything to control the SDR-1000? If so, I would really be interested in hearing from you. Please email me off list. Thanks, Brian / w5ami -- Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees,

Re: [Flexradio] spam: AM modulation not working on SVN 1100 or previous V1.9s

2007-03-29 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
I am getting something totally different... I am getting a carrier, as I use an external scope to monitor my envelope, however even with the mic gain turned all the way down to 0 I get what appears a huge burst of audio when I speak in the mic. In 1097 and previous versions, I usually set my mic

Re: [Flexradio] spam: AM modulation not working on SVN 1100 or previous V1.9s

2007-03-29 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
into a new folder, new mdb, etc. w5ami On 3/29/07, A.R.S. - W5AMI [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am getting something totally different... I am getting a carrier, as I use an external scope to monitor my envelope, however even with the mic gain turned all the way down to 0 I get what appears

Re: [Flexradio] spam: AM modulation not working on SVN 1100 orprevious V1.9s

2007-03-29 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
PROTECTED] wrote: All is well here on AM. - Original Message - From: A.R.S. - W5AMI To: Bob Tracy Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz ; Gerald Capodieci Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 4:26 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] spam: AM modulation not working on SVN 1100 orprevious V1.9s Well I started

Re: [Flexradio] Help!

2007-03-24 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
If you're using the parallel cable, be sure nothing is in the printer queue assigned to the port you are using for the SDR. I used to have a printer hooked to the same parallel port I now use for the SDR, and accidentally sent a print job to that old printer that is not in use now, and it freaked

Re: [Flexradio] SDR drive power

2007-03-16 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
Smitty, Just curious if you are using the same mic to make your tests from one rig to another. Average talk power has a lot to do with the freq. response of the mic. If a mic has a lot of energy between 200 and 800 cps it will produce lots of talk power since the there is a lot of energy from

Re: [Flexradio] please enter your eHam SDR-1000 review

2007-03-09 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 3/9/07, Don N6MCE [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Unfortunately, there are many negative judgemental critical folks who are humor impaired, who shout about faults they find in others, when it is their own blindness that obscures the good. Huh? Who was shouting faults about others on this

Re: [Flexradio] please enter your eHam SDR-1000 review

2007-03-09 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 3/9/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: AMEN TO THAT BRIAN!!!(Guys lets stay focused on the reason for this forum, our SDR1K and helping each other) Pastor Clyde Niles W8EGB Right on Clyde! That's what we need to do, and stick with it. Thanks, Brian / w5ami

[Flexradio] WinDRM

2007-03-04 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
Has anyone tried WinDRM with the Flex? I assume I would need VAC and maybe something else. Can anyone fill me in on how to setup the Flex to run with this? Tnx, Brian / w5ami -- Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them. - Bill Vaughan

Re: [Flexradio] WinDRM

2007-03-04 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
question, yes WinDRM works quite well with the SDR-1000. Mel, K0PFX - Original Message - From: A.R.S. - W5AMI [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flexradio FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 7:57 PM Subject: [Flexradio] WinDRM Has anyone tried WinDRM with the Flex? I assume I

Re: [Flexradio] Preamp issue?

2007-03-01 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 3/1/07, Tim Ellison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Also, don't trust the S meter on the FT-847. If you have calibrated using a signal of known strength, the SDR-1000 is much more accurate. If you have an accurate 1uV signal generator, you can test the absolute sensitivty of the rx and compare

Re: [Flexradio] BCI Filter still available?

2007-02-13 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 2/13/07, Norman Robbins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: svn://206.216.146.154/svn/repos_sdr_windows/PowerSDR/branches/k2ox/PowerSDR/tags/PowerSDR1.9.0X/bin/Release Edwin... the above link should get you to the svn you are looking for. That URL has not worked for me in some time. Last SVN I got

Re: [Flexradio] RX/TX Meter Locks Up

2007-02-13 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 2/13/07, Al [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have never had a meter hang up... I have an e-machines w/ AMD Sempron 3300+ 2 Ghz CPU, 960 MB ram, D44, USB control cable, 100 W PA, no ATU. I'm trying to think what could be the difference in so many users having the lockup and so many not. Other

Re: [Flexradio] RX/TX Meter Locks Up REDIRECTION

2007-02-13 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 2/13/07, John P Basilotto W5GI [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gentleman, We would appreciate it if everyone could move this thread over to the bug tracker where we can capture information on setup and operating conditions. Thank you very much. John, With all due respect; I thought Eric ASKED

Re: [Flexradio] RX/TX Meter Locks Up

2007-02-10 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 2/10/07, Tim Ellison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What type of CPU? Single or multi-core? I'm running a dual core AMD and parallel. Mine freezes too. No real pattern I've been able to come up with yet. Brian / w5ami ___ FlexRadio mailing list

Re: [Flexradio] Linux version of PowerSDR

2007-02-07 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 2/7/07, Eric Wachsmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes! One of the core goals of the new software architecture is to be able to run the radio from the platform of the users choice (at least windows and linux ... probably Mac too). At this point it is not clear whether this will be realized

Re: [Flexradio] 6 Meter Beacon Hunting

2007-02-06 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 2/6/07, Dave Nancy Ridge [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I found a cool use for using the Peak button on the Panadapter. Select the Panadapter, push the peak button and wait. Come back in 10 minuites, an hour, or over night and take a look. I find beacons as documented by frequency on a beacon

Re: [Flexradio] Outboard audio equipment

2007-02-01 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
I have lots of outboard audio gear. Compressor, limiter, mic pre, eq's, etc. I use that primarily with my old KW AM transmitter, but have found that just using the mic preamp and a Heil PR-40 into the Flex sounds GREAT on AM or SSB. I'm not even using the built in EQ and got some very good

Re: [Flexradio] Outboard audio equipment

2007-02-01 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
-Original Message- From: A.R.S. - W5AMI [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 7:45 PM To: Jeff Anderson Cc: Edwin Marzan; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Outboard audio equipment I have lots of outboard audio gear. Compressor, limiter

Re: [Flexradio] Spur on AM

2007-01-28 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 1/25/07, Frank Mayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yesterday I ordered a pair of the Ebtech Hum eliminators. To gibve them a try also. I ran some tests with my subwoofer system (believe it or not!) and the RS units seem to start to roll off the low end around 40hz and are down about 3db at

Re: [Flexradio] how to suggest enhancements

2007-01-25 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 1/24/07, Ken N9VV [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you want to submit a request for a software enhancement one of the most direct methods is to go to the MAIN Flex-Radio webpage -- SUPPORT -- ENHANCEMENTS and tell us all about your idea. Discussions here on the email list are also a wonderful

Re: [Flexradio] Spur on AM

2007-01-22 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
This is a known problem. You can place a 1:1 isolation transformer (stereo) at OUTS 3 and 4 and reduce the spur down about 50 db. Get one of good quality, Jenson, etc. Others say the one Radio Shack sells is okay too. 73 Brian / w5ami On 1/22/07, Frank Mayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm

Re: [Flexradio] spam: Spur on AM

2007-01-22 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 1/22/07, Jerry Flanders [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If it is actually a ground loop, I think my first approach would be to try to find that loop and eliminate it, rather than spending $40 and a trip to a RS store. Jerry W4UK Jerry, This has been an issue for some time with Flexer's using

Re: [Flexradio] spam: Spur on AM

2007-01-22 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 1/22/07, Frank Mayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just got back from Radio Shack and hooked up the transformer. Made a big difference. But I also noticed another strong spur down 22khz. The 11khz one is almost gone now but the 22khz one may be a problem. Any reports of a 22khz spur

Re: [Flexradio] spam: Spur on AM

2007-01-22 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 1/22/07, Jim Lux [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (It would be useful if you reported what the cal parameters are before and after.. for future users to understand the magnitude of the effect). Yes! That would be helpful. Thanks! w5ami ___ FlexRadio

Re: [Flexradio] meter freezes Check CPU usage

2007-01-16 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 1/16/07, Gerald Capodieci [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Very funny everybody but, seriously, the meter and other display items will freeze when CPU usage reaches 100%. Check other running programs otherwise. Use Control Panel to uninstall PowerSDR reinstall from scratch. Do not import the old

Re: [Flexradio] meter freezes

2007-01-15 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 1/15/07, Steve Kirk (KW5TX) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: my meter still freezes periodically. Im running a pentium dual core Windows media center OS 2GB ddr2 of ram 256MB ddr2 vid ram I am having the same problem, and have for some time. No idea what's causing it, as it seems to just

Re: [Flexradio] Air Filter Inserts for Fan

2007-01-11 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 1/11/07, Norman Robbins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I use bounce sheets for my filters... smells good and gives you that anti-static as a bonus :-). Do they make them in different scents? I'd like a variety such as: 1) The aroma of chicken being fried. 2) BBQ Beans. 3) Scent of a good

[Flexradio] Recording of W9AD on his Flex

2007-01-08 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
I have a growing collection of audio clips that I eventually intend to place in an audio archives website for ham radio. In particular AM stations such as Dave. As everyone can hear, Dave has wonderful audio using his Flex SDR on AM. I'm proud to see more and more Flexers getting their SDR on

Re: [Flexradio] Transmit to Receive Glitch

2007-01-07 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 1/7/07, Mike Monnier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have been experiencing a glitch recently. I'm hoping some of you have cured it and will help. Using version 1.6.3 or 1.8.0 when transitioning from transmit to receive the receiver is gone. I have to put Power SDR in standby and turn it back

[Flexradio] Fan Filters

2007-01-06 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
Just FYI I bought a package of vent filters for central air vents. These can be had at most home supply outlets like Home Depot or Lowes. They are long enough and wide enough to cut several filters for the SDR from one sheet. The one's I got are white so that I could tell when they become

Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR Crash SVN819

2007-01-04 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 1/4/07, Ken N9VV [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: working like gangbusters for me - shows SVN 821 on top of my PowerSDR window. Not me... I have been getting this same issue when I switch from VFO A to B. I am still using 802. BIG X in the display. Using HP Pavilion dual core AMD Pentium 4Ghz.

Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR Crash SVN819

2007-01-04 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 1/4/07, Tim Ellison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try update your video / graphic card's drivers. Tim, the driver is the current version for NVIDIA GeForce 6150 ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz

Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR Crash SVN819

2007-01-04 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
Dunno Jerry. Here is the computer I got. It is brand new. http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=341266 On 1/4/07, Jerry Flanders [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 10:39 PM 1/4/2007, A.R.S. - W5AMI wrote: snip Using HP Pavilion dual core AMD Pentium 4Ghz. An Intel

Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR Crash SVN819

2007-01-04 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
in the display! Since it seems to be fixed now, I won't question why ;) 73 Brian / w5ami PS: My processor is an AMD, not an AMD Pentium as I stated before ;) First AMD I've ever had. On 1/4/07, A.R.S. - W5AMI [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 1/4/07, Ken N9VV [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: working like

Re: [Flexradio] 1.9.0 svn806X Available (160M BCI Rejection Wave Recorder/Player Updates)

2007-01-03 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
John, This works great! I also very much appreciate the fact that you have added several options to the Wave recording, in particular the ability to specify where to store the wave files. Something I requested a long time ago. Thanks Again! Brian / w5ami -- Suburbia is where the developer

[Flexradio] Fwd: Wave Recorder

2006-12-28 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 12/28/06, Gerald Capodieci [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In Wave Recorder, select Options, set both selections to Post Processed Audio. Jerry, Thanks for the suggestions, however on this one, would that not depend on what you want to use the WAV for? One is for the IF audio so that someone, or

Re: [Flexradio] Wave Recorder

2006-12-27 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 12/27/06, Frank Mayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am using Power SDR 1.8.0 and I noticed today when I use the wave recorder something happens after I play the file back in the wave window. The frequency of the station the radio is tuned to shifts up in frequency. I have to rock the

Re: [Flexradio] Error on new install

2006-12-26 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
After installing both the new PCI parallel card and Delta-44 card, and the M-Audio driver, the program loads as expected. Thanks for the help and suggestions from all. Brian / w5ami On 12/25/06, A.R.S. - W5AMI [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am trying to install PowerSDR on a new box and getting

[Flexradio] Error on new install

2006-12-25 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
I am trying to install PowerSDR on a new box and getting the following error during initial load of the program: Specified argument was out of range of valid values. Parameter name: '1' is not a valid value for index. Then it lists several procedures The error occurs as soon as PowerSDR is

Re: [Flexradio] Error on new install

2006-12-25 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
Maybe because there is no parallel port yet?? ! Hope that's all it is. I plan to get a PCI parallel port this week when the stores open up. ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz

Re: [Flexradio] Need Help with popping in rx audio

2006-12-24 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
there is some sort of timed ping or something the card is performing when this happens. On 12/23/06, A.R.S. - W5AMI [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I hope someone can steer me in the right direction. I've been using the Flex for some time, and have never had problems such as this until just recently. I

Re: [Flexradio] Need Help with popping in rx audio

2006-12-24 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 12/24/06, Bill Tracey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If it is the wireless adapter, it is probably the device driver handling the radio on the wireless card that is causing you grief - would suspect some of his interrupt handling is a bit too long for PowerSDR's needs. snip Thanks Bill. Your

Re: [Flexradio] Need Help with popping in rx audio

2006-12-24 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
and routers in foil yet. No wireless on my segment. It's interesting when I bring someone's PC to my home to work on it. Lotsa wireless networks around that the PC wants to connect to. I don't think that my neighbors would like it. Mike - AA8K A.R.S. - W5AMI wrote: On 12/24/06, Bill Tracey

Re: [Flexradio] Need Help with popping in rx audio

2006-12-24 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 12/24/06, ZPO [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In the past I've bought shielded patch cables from BG Micro. I did a quick google and found CAT-5e STP available from several places. TigerDirect comes up pretty high in the list and they have the bulk cable, as well as, the shielded RJ45s. I did a

[Flexradio] Need Help with popping in rx audio

2006-12-23 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
I hope someone can steer me in the right direction. I've been using the Flex for some time, and have never had problems such as this until just recently. I feel certain it's something in Windoze that causing the problem, however I've tried everything I know to do short of reformatting and

Re: [Flexradio] Need Help with popping in rx audio

2006-12-23 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
Spybot Search and Destroy: http://www.spybot.info/en/download/index.html Mike - AA8K A.R.S. - W5AMI wrote: I hope someone can steer me in the right direction. -- Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them. - Bill Vaughan

Re: [Flexradio] Need Help with popping in rx audio

2006-12-23 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 12/23/06, Mike Naruta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: H. Sounds like something new in your Windoze. Have you tried running Windows Task Manager (Ctrl-Alt-Delete) and clicking on the Processes tab. You can click twice on the CPU tab and it will sort the processes to show you from the most

Re: [Flexradio] SSB Voice inversion

2006-12-20 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 12/20/06, Eric Wachsmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After listening to the wave file, I would tend to believe that what you described (swapping subbands around) is exactly what they are doing. I definitely couldn't find any way to make any sense out of it with any of the PowerSDR

[Flexradio] SDR with Linux

2006-12-20 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
I would really like to start using my SDR1K with my Linux box, however I currently have SUSE. I know some of this has been discussed before, however a lot of it didn't make sense to me at the time as I was very new to SDR. Can someone tell me exactly what I need to get some sort of software

Re: [Flexradio] SSB Voice inversion

2006-12-20 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 12/20/06, Chuck Mayfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I remember an article I saw somewhere back in the 70s that described a technique for building a local scrambler. The trick was to mix the audio signal with another radio signal that both stations could receive. The only way to make the

[Flexradio] SSB Voice inversion

2006-12-19 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
With the recent band expansions, I've noticed a lot of SSB ops using voice inversion in the new areas of the phone subband on 80 meters, most around 3.725. I found it easy to decode the inversion on the Flex by moving the entire passband to the opposite side of the selected sideband on the

Re: [Flexradio] SSB Voice inversion

2006-12-19 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] radio.biz] On Behalf Of A.R.S. - W5AMI Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 9:06 AM To: Flex Radio Subject: [Flexradio] SSB Voice inversion With the recent band expansions, I've noticed a lot of SSB ops using voice inversion in the new areas of the phone

Re: [Flexradio] SSB Voice inversion

2006-12-19 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 12/19/06, Eric Wachsmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maybe I'm ignorant here, but shifting the filter to the other side of the red line would basically switch from Upper Side Band (USB) to Lower Side Band (LSB) detection. You can certainly transmit in LSB or USB by selecting the appropriate

Re: [Flexradio] SSB Voice inversion

2006-12-19 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 12/19/06, Jim Lux [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is this different than LSB vs USB? I would interpret voice inversion as putting the residual carrier on the high frequency side, as opposed to at zero. For SSB, though, it's a suppresed carrier mode, essentially with the baseband audio

Re: [Flexradio] SSB Voice inversion

2006-12-19 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
in the center of the passband. The mode change is simply reinserting the carrier in the correct place for decoding the audio. I hope that helps! --Larry W8ER - Original Message - From: Jim Lux [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: A.R.S. - W5AMI [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Flex Radio FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent

[Flexradio] Fwd: [AMRadio] Odd signals in lower 80 meters

2006-12-19 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
Here is a message I just got from another reflector. Since the only people that have reported hearing these recently on 80 meters, including myself, are relatively close to the southern border, it could be coming from Mexico, and quite possibly unlicensed, drug smugglers, etc., as the signals are

Re: [Flexradio] SSB Voice Inversion

2006-12-19 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
For those interested, there is a station or stations on 3.728 right now, 0023UTC transmitting with this encoding or whatever it is. I am unable to tune it now. Be patient, as they don't talk that often. I would be very interested to know if anyone can read intelligence in this audio.

Re: [Flexradio] SSB Voice Inversion

2006-12-19 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
the QRM :-) de ken n9vv A.R.S. - W5AMI wrote: For those interested, there is a station or stations on 3.728 right now, 0023UTC transmitting with this encoding or whatever it is. I am unable to tune it now. Be patient, as they don't talk that often. I would be very interested to know

Re: [Flexradio] Small Cat SCAN program for SDR

2006-11-12 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
Ignacio, Thanks for your comments. I am working on making the program more versatile, however it is slow going due to other irons in the fire I am faced with. I pulled the program temporarily from my website until I work out a few minor glitches. I am currently working on com port selection

[Flexradio] SDR X2 and dead rx

2006-11-12 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
It seems like I've seen some discussion on this before, but I could not find it in the archives. Once in a while when I power up my SDR, the X2 will activate the key line to my AMP or external TX, etc. I have no idea why it would do this. I use an Ameritron amp relay buffer, and it lights up

Re: [Flexradio] SDR X2 and dead rx

2006-11-12 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
: Sunday, November 12, 2006 6:07 PM To: A.R.S. - W5AMI Cc: Flex Radio Subject: Re: [Flexradio] SDR X2 and dead rx A.R.S. - W5AMI wrote: It seems like I've seen some discussion on this before, but I could not find it in the archives. Once in a while when I power up my SDR, the X2 will activate

Re: [Flexradio] SAM Lock

2006-11-06 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 11/3/06, KA5MIR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry to keep bringing this up, but... In the current console, SAM mode doesn't work well. There is no hang time after a lock and with no signal or weak signals, you can hear the receive frequency fluttering constantly. There is also no user

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-1000 on AM

2006-11-02 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
Hey guys, I was totally impressed by all the Flexing AM'ers on the net last night. I hear more and more each month on that net, and every one of them sounds just great! I was able to check into all four nets starting with the eastern TZ and finally the Pacific. The SDR-1000 impressed a lot of

Re: [Flexradio] Amp Keying Ckt

2006-10-30 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
Has this same problem over the weekend. I use an Ameritron relay buffer that has an LED on the front to indicate it is keyed. Luckily the amp was not turned on, as I didn't notice it for a short time. It even indicated a key status when the SDR was in rx. I shut down power SDR and restarted

[Flexradio] Small Cat SCAN program for SDR

2006-10-30 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
Since there has been so much discussion for a way to scan with the SDR, here is my feeble attempt with only about 4 hours of work and testing at a simple scan program that will interface with PowerSDR as a CAT program. I made the screen small and always on TOP so that you will not lose focus,

Re: [Flexradio] Small Cat SCAN program for SDR

2006-10-30 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
2) I have only tested timing issues on MY computer. I have only seldom seen some issues where VAC or PowerSDR goes into some never-land state where I can't read anything from the com port. I said VAC, but meant VCOM (sorry Phil ;) ___ FlexRadio

Re: [Flexradio] Small Cat SCAN program for SDR

2006-10-30 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
BTW, it's very important that the frequencies be entered in mHz right now. For instance, to scan 3885 to 3895 on the 80 meter band, be sure to enter 3.885 and 3.995, otherwise problems will occur on this beta. No commas, just decimals. Also, I would be very interested to know why, at random, I

Re: [Flexradio] Scanning ranges / memories?

2006-10-28 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
One thought on this to anyone thinking about scanning ranges of frequencies, in particular, the higher bands such as 20 meters +: Spurs will stop the scan every time one is encountered. This will tend to get worse the higher in freq. you go. If you only want to scan certain preset frequencies,

[Flexradio] CAT experimenting

2006-10-23 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
I've been experimenting with CAT control of the SDR1K using Delphi and something is not quite right. I can send say FA; to the SDR to get the freq of VFO 1, and reading the COM port will at times return the proper value as expected, however at times it returns nothing, then when it finally does,

Re: [Flexradio] CAT experimenting

2006-10-23 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
a great deal. Simon Brown, HB9DRV - Original Message - From: A.R.S. - W5AMI [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've been experimenting with CAT control of the SDR1K using Delphi and something is not quite right. I can send say FA; to the SDR to get the freq of VFO 1, and reading the COM port

Re: [Flexradio] CAT experimenting

2006-10-23 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 10/23/06, Simon Brown (HB9DRV) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You must wait with a timeout to receive data *or* write async code, myself I just wait with a 1 second timeout for a reply. Keep reading until you get a ; or get sick of writing code and take up golf. Hee Hee! Yes, I realized that not

Re: [Flexradio] CAT experimenting

2006-10-23 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
Well, soon as I thought it was getting better, it started acting just as before, even with increased delays. I can change the code to read COM1 where my LP-100 wattmeter is at 38,400 baud and read it instantly and without any timers in the code. This is so intermittent, I don't know if it's the

Re: [Flexradio] CAT experimenting

2006-10-23 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 10/23/06, Simon Brown (HB9DRV) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 50ms is *not* enough, use 1 second. Think about it - you are the foreground process getting all those nice priority boots from the hamsters running inside your PC, the poor old SDR console code is chugging along doing many things.

Re: [Flexradio] CAT experimenting

2006-10-23 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 10/23/06, Simon Brown (HB9DRV) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, One second before I declare the radio on the other end to be AWOL. Let me know the programming language (I use C++) and I'll provide some pseudo code. Oh okay Simon, I see what you mean now. I thought you meant that you ALWAYS

Re: [Flexradio] DRM on svn 701? Just A Note

2006-10-21 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 10/21/06, Gerald Capodieci [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just a note on running from an 'Install' vs running from an unzipped file. If you use the 'Install' program for v 1.6.2 or even v 1.6.3, they place a number of files into the Winnt folder as well as add lines to the Registry. Expanding

[Flexradio] SVN 701 Zipped

2006-10-13 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
SVN 701 in Zipped format can be downloaded now at the following: http://w5ami.net/701.zip -- There is nothing more uncommon than common sense. -- Frank Lloyd Wright ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz

Re: [Flexradio] SAM not right

2006-10-11 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 10/11/06, Jeff Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just gave it a try - the SAM pll locks up very quickly when the carrier is off frequency, which is nice. YES! That does work very nicely. I didn't realize the problem until things got really crowded.

Re: [Flexradio] Request Help with Problem

2006-10-11 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
Joel, this may not be what you are getting, however, last night I noticed if I set the RF Gain (AGC) too high, I would hear this fast pop about every 4 seconds or so. After messing with buffers and such, I discovered I could reduce the max AGC and this would go away. Is it possible this is what

Re: [Flexradio] Option to remove dB display?

2006-10-06 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
My God! Did anyone ask to take this feature away? Dispose of it? NO! Go back and read the original post. Wayne said the key word OPTION. That's one thing about software. New things can be added without taking away other things that some people like. And another thing. How can the dBu meter

Re: [Flexradio] Option to remove dB display?

2006-10-05 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
I would like to have the option to turn it OFF too, along with being able to maybe have it display dBm, S units, uV, etc., like WinRadio has already. Brian w5ami On 10/5/06, KA5MIR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think he's just asking for the OPTION to remove it from HIS console. He's not

Re: [Flexradio] RTTY/PSK31 Only 25 Watts?

2006-10-01 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
RTTY is considered a continuous duty mode, and any 100 watt class rig should only operate it with much reduced power, in the order of 1/4th. PSK31 should never need much power anyway. Too much, and you'll run into problems with IMD and have folks griping at you. I've worked many countries on 25

Re: [Flexradio] [OT] RTTY/PSK31 Only 25 Watts?

2006-10-01 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
Interesting discussion. I have to agree that CW is probably the most reliable mode of communication - STILL. Hell, we can rap on a wall with an SOS, but not so with PSK or other modes. And I've not tried modulating the hull of a ship with my voice to let someone outside know there are people in

Re: [Flexradio] Scanning?

2006-09-30 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 9/30/06, David Ackrill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In my opinion, it should be up to the operator to keep to their licence conditions and not the supplier of the radio to try to be my brothers keeper. That is one statement which I _strongly_ agree with Dave. I deal enough every day with

Re: [Flexradio] Yes do explain!

2006-09-30 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
Ross, Maybe some of us don't want to use any CAT stuff. This is SDR right? Software defined radio. It WAS a feature that was there only to be removed. Most every modern rig I can think of has this feature, why did Flex remove it? Money for part 15 certification? I'd think that before they

Re: [Flexradio] Contesting and Focus

2006-09-28 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
If you only have PowerSDR and your logger loaded at the same time, you can quickly switch between them using Alt-TAB on the keyboard. Brian w5ami On 9/28/06, Phil Theis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have seen some post regarding contesters and the flex radio. What do you do about focus of the

Re: [Flexradio] SDR1K use w/external tx - Eric?

2006-09-28 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
Thanks for the suggestion Wally. I'm still concerned about overloading the front end of the rx if it doesn't go into a full standby. Even with the antenna changeover, a legal limit RF field can be quite strong for a nearby rx. Eric, have you any comments on this? Thanks, Brian w5ami On

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