Re: [Flexradio] Flex5000

2015-03-05 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Gads- I remember those earlier Flex days with chills. Every day a new branch of the user-coded PSDR code was released, de-bugged in this forum, and then re-bugged with another release. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. When Gerald got real and hired Steve and the gang, the

Re: [Flexradio] Transmit audio garbling when using 2nd receiver

2014-10-19 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Turning on ESC and the second RX really gobbles CPU power. It was the only time I had to upgrade my PC to compensate. Are you running out of CPU resources? Jim KJ2P > Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 06:14:26 -0400 > From: ke...@3950.net > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: [Flexradio] Transmit au

Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR

2014-09-17 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
I highly endorse Ray's Voicekeyer. I've got it hooked up using Steve's DDutil, which also controls other software and hardware. Side benefits of Voice Keyer are: I don't wake up the house repeating "KJ2P" or "You're 59 in New York" into pileups and contests. I compress the heck out of some of

Re: [Flexradio] FlexRadio Digest, Vol 111, Issue 7

2014-07-14 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
C'mon, Travis- a hundred bucks ain't even a 50 foot length of good coax. An awful lot of non-techie, non-IT guys use Flexes all the time. If you need 'personal assistance' to use some of the advanced interfacing with third party software, you either have to be real nice, or pay for it.

[Flexradio] NY Times/ ISEE/ SDR = Flex?

2014-06-15 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
NYTimes ran an article today about a private group trying to resurrect the 30 year old ISEE satellite. One of the obstacles is the inability of modern transmitters to broadcast a signal that ISEE could hear. The article said that with the introduction of modern so-called software defined radi

Re: [Flexradio] Flex radios are the worst polluters ??

2014-04-22 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
The original article claimed that the problem arose at UHF frequencies, and suggested that transverters shouldn't be used with the Flex. As expected, many hams did not read the entire article, and now claim that Flex's are a polluter. Tell me, have you ever seen evidence of this? Has anyone

Re: [Flexradio] can't find skins folder

2014-02-18 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Skins are in C:\ProgramData\FlexRadio Systems\PowerSDR\skins. Paid forward from the past assistance given to me on this topic. Jim KJ2P > From: jpa...@me.com > Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 16:35:45 -0800 > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: [Flexradio] can't find skins folder > > trying to fin

Re: [Flexradio] New subscriber__ computer question

2014-01-31 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Dave, Macs are often superb platforms for PowerSDR. Two threshold requirements for a PC to run PowerSDR: It has to be able to run a Firewire connection, and it has to have low to moderate "DPC latency". To check on the latency of your PC, download DPC LAT.exe from www.thesycon.de If your lat

Re: [Flexradio] Cannot get my Flex PC to recognize my new Flex Control - I think

2014-01-08 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Brad, If you're going to use DDutil, you may want to 'Un enable' AutoDetect in PSDR, and use DDU's Knob functions instead. I was in your shoes, and forced the Knob's port assignment in Windows Device Manager. {First find an empty hardware Com port in Device Manager Then Control Panel / Devic

Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR-DataTransfer Problem

2013-12-28 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
qualifed to read it and would buy it, maybe buy two so I could > read it twice. > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Dec 19, 2013, at 12:08 PM, Jim Jannuzzo wrote: > > > > > > Ahh but there is: It's called DDutil plus the Flex Knob. I use DDutil to > >

Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR-DataTransfer Problem

2013-12-19 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Ahh but there is: It's called DDutil plus the Flex Knob. I use DDutil to set the three buttons in the Knob set to execxute macros that change my display from -115 to -135. The three macros are:M31 ZZDQ-115;ZZDN-120; M32 ZZDQ-125;ZZDN-130; M33 ZZDQ-115;ZZDN-120; ZZDQ is the CAT comm

[Flexradio] PSDR 2.7- RX2 Antenna Switching

2013-12-17 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
The choice of "ANT 1" for RX2 seems to have been eliminated in this version. This is bad for my install: I have ANT 2 going to an amp and then a SteppIR vertical, and ANT1 going directly to a dipole. Previously, I could use PSDR's antenna switching to direct the dipole either to RX2 for d

Re: [Flexradio] Flex3000 with N1MM: When I open a browser window, either PSDR crashes or I get a crackly audio

2013-10-26 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Mike, Like Ken said, you can't run PSDR or any other streaming audio program when your PC is stalling with 38ooo us DPC's. Download and run latencymon.exe . It will tell you (in too much detail) which program or service is stalling. When you find the worst few offenders, google them and yo

Re: [Flexradio] FlexRadio Digest, Vol 102, Issue 15

2013-10-17 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
I wonder what happens if he tests a current production version of the 5000? He trashed the transmitter based on 2008 test data, and things have changed a lot since then. Jim KJ2P > From: draxfel...@gmail.com > Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 15:30:10 -0400 > To: mi...@m0aws.co.uk > CC: flexradio@fl

[Flexradio] 6500 Future Internet Capabilities?

2013-08-28 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
I've been reading snippets that lead me to believe that the plan is to have some kind of "combiner" capability with several 6700's over the internet, although not in the near future. I'm thinking this may be something like the current ESC, spread out over thousands of miles. My question goes t

Re: [Flexradio] A vanished Flex5K

2013-08-11 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
It is possible that you have "zombie ports" remaining, after the installs and uninstalls. Zombie ports are hidden, they don't work, and they block the installation of new virtual ports. Find them and delete them: Start Run Type cmd.exe in the textbox and click OK Type set devmgr_show_nonpres

Re: [Flexradio] VAC 4.13 and Windows 8 -- device cannot be opened

2013-08-02 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Drax, The video card has its own sound card built into it. The NVidia HD audio driver is used to drive the HDMI audio. When it was installed, it set itself up as the default audio device. I hate self-centered programs. Jim KJ2P > From: draxfel...@gmail.com > Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 07:20:03 -

Re: [Flexradio] [FlexEdge] Asrock X79 Extreme11 any one ?

2013-07-28 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
paim, A website called anandtech.com includes a test of dpc latency when it tests motherboards. Here is a recent review of many z77 and Z87 motherboards: http://www.anandtech.com/show/6989/intel-z87-motherboard-review-with-haswell-gigabyte-msi-asrock-and-asus-at-200/19 . As you know, choi

Re: [Flexradio] rx2 protection

2013-07-09 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Dale, The simple solution in PSDR is to enable "Disconnect RX2 RF input on TX". This is in Setup, General, RX2 . This uses the relays in the F5K to physically disconnect antennas from the RX2 board. Flex says this gives you additional RX2 overload protection, but that the protection is no

[Flexradio] Dead F5K

2013-06-28 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Before I start a Flex service ticket, I'll ask if anyone has seen this breakdown: F5K was running fine in the afternoon. Shut down PSDR, leaving F5K powered up. Restarted PSDR in the evening, and it's dead: Shows S8 noise everywhere, with no received signals, on any of two antennas or dummy

Re: [Flexradio] Abroham Neal Lightning. Strike

2013-06-27 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
So- how did that grounding system work for your shack? Jim KJ2P > Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 12:33:27 -0400 > From: nealk...@gmail.com > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Abroham Neal Lightning. Strike > > Comcast says they will not fix until next Tuesday so five business days

[Flexradio] FW: Flex 5000A and RFI

2013-06-19 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
From: jsqu...@msn.com To: rj...@comcast.net Subject: RE: [Flexradio] Flex 5000A and RFI Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:42:19 + Bob, I sit about four feet from the outside unit of a Mitsubishi split ductless system, and about 20 feet from two of the indoor units. They were purchased and inst

Re: [Flexradio] 5000 Accessories

2013-05-19 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
The cabinet is reported to be the unavailable part. Anyone who can wear out their cabinet should consider owning more than one radio. Jim KJ2P > From: w...@embarqmail.com > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 16:38:56 -0400 > Subject: [Flexradio] 5000 Accessories > > OK - >

Re: [Flexradio] [Flex radio] Newbie Follow-up

2013-05-18 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Discontinuing the 5000 makes a lot of sense. The 6500 has an ATU, Four slice receivers, and the best available hardware and software for $4,300. The 5000 with an ATU and second RX was about $3,500, IIRC. With a price point that close on two top-end radios, it's better to get the customer bas

Re: [Flexradio] Fw: 2.6.4 issue

2013-05-02 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
VSP emulators do not shut down when the control panel is shut down. Windows enumerates the virtual ports during startup, so the VSPs are usable whenever called for. To show this, shut down (or never open) the VSP control panel program. Go to Windows Control Panel, Devices and Printers. Yo

Re: [Flexradio] Re V2.6.4

2013-04-16 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Good analogy, Ray, in reverse- GM now puts the supercharged engine from the $120,000 Corvette ZR1 in a $70,000 Cadillac. I'm hoping that some of that 6700 magic makes it into the 5000. How about a plug-in Arduino chip? Jim KJ2P> From: k9...@rnacs.com > To: tm.st...@verizon.net; flexradio@flex-

Re: [Flexradio] FlexControl installation problems

2013-01-19 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Chris,I fixed a similar problem by 'forcing' the Flexcontrol to a specific COM port. It always tried to install itself on a COM port that was occupied by four-port PCIe card. To force the Knob to use a specific port, go to Control Panel, Devices and Printers, and look for the FlexConktrol or

Re: [Flexradio] Feld Hell

2013-01-14 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Steve,You may be on the right track with the sample rates. PSDR sends data back and forth to DM780 through VAC lines. If any of the three are set to a bps that is not an even multiple of the other two, you get dropped bits, truncated bytes, and bad words. You can actually get weird results an

Re: [Flexradio] How to setup the radio for Digital Voice

2012-12-22 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
I'll put a vote in for Ray's Voice Keyer software, if you're trying to send canned voice snippets. I use PSDR to record a snippet, Audacity to fix it up, and then Voice Keyer to send it. It sure beats repeating a call sign into a pileup. I've found that I can use Audacity to super-compress a

Re: [Flexradio] VU5K Question

2012-12-19 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Robert, It might be more effective (and cheaper) than ferrites to kill the common mode currents at the antenna with a balun. The only thing in a Flex system that may be more RFI-sensitive than other radios is the firewire cable. Are you using a good Granite firewire cable? Jim KJ2P> To: ve3..

Re: [Flexradio] Using both VAC1 and 2 on Flex3K?

2012-11-02 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
But the upside is that if you do have a second RX, this becomes fairly easy. I run DM780 for PSK (et al) on RX1 and CW Skimmer for wide band CW decode on RX2 at the same time. I'm also having a second brain transplanted to be able to keep track of both of them.Jim KJ2P > Date: Fri, 2 Nov 20

Re: [Flexradio] Flex 5000 in a remote base

2012-10-21 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
h the 160M > almost vertical on my remote base. It is an inverted L with the L at 80ft > ish. :) > > Mike va3mw > > > On Sat, Oct 20, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Jim Jannuzzo wrote: > > > Mike, > > There is a mod you can do to OUT OF WARRANTY F5K power switches that

Re: [Flexradio] Need Help Reducing Splatter

2012-10-20 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Jim,You need to balance all the components in your audio chain, so that one is not u nderpowered and another is making up for it by being over-powered. You're describing a classic audio overdrive problem in PSDR that is easily fixable with this software. In essence, you start with a mic gain a

Re: [Flexradio] Waterfall memory for each band

2012-10-19 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Ray,It's easy to do if you use DDutil. Set up 'band change macros' with the CAT commands that set upper and lower display frequencies. For example, ZZDQ-115; sets the lower Panadapter display frequency to -115dB. Jim KJ2P > From: percival@gmail.com > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Date:

Re: [Flexradio] FlexControl Installation

2012-10-16 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
en and unused ports. Something tells me something is hosed in the registry after all these failed attempts to get this installed. 73Chris, KA1GEUFrom: Jim Jannuzzo [mailto:jsqu...@msn.com] Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 2:51 PM To: ctsee...@cox.net; pfeuff...@gmail.com Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.

Re: [Flexradio] FlexControl Installation

2012-10-15 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
In all this, I bet you have a zombie port blocking the FlexControl's use of that port. Zombie ports often happen when you install VSPManager (et al) without first deleting all serial port pairs. They also happen if you try to install the FlexControl without first unstalling VSP Manager (and f

Re: [Flexradio] Help with analyzing noise from waterfall and panadapter

2012-09-18 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Jerry,If you use DDutil, you can set a Band Change Macro to execute a CAT command whenever you change to a different band (like ZZDQ-125;ZZDN-115;) to set the display's lower limits. After awhile, you'll find that you add other comands to several Band Change Macros like DDFW;ZZDQ-135;ZZDN-135;Z

Re: [Flexradio] CW Skimmer - PowerSDR v2.4.4

2012-09-18 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Interesting discrepancy between your results and mine. I have CW Skimmer decoding wideband CW on my RX2, while simultaneously decoding other digi modes on my RX1 using DM780. Several posters have reported problems hooking up CWS with 2.4, and I don't understand where the problem lies. I use

[Flexradio] Should We Change the Legacy Firewire Device Driver?

2012-09-05 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
The new Flex Radio driver from TC Allied Technologies shows up as an audio driver in Windows. The hardware driver for my Firewire card still shows up as the Microsoft Legacy driver. Should we now change the hardware driver to the current Firewire card driver? If so, should it be from ei

Re: [Flexradio] Flex 1500/Amplifier

2012-09-01 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
While I agree with these sentiments whole-heartedly, the President of SPE and designer of the Expert series of amps does not. He insisted to the Expert Yahoo group that ALC should always be used with his solid state amps. This was surprising to me, in that the Expert amps have more protection

Re: [Flexradio] Lots of lightly used Flex Radios for sale.

2012-08-22 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
"Gee our old LaSalle ran great! Those were the days..." Archie and Edith Bunker, circa 1970 > Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:19:37 -0700 > From: w...@att.net > To: k1...@yahoo.com; fishflor...@gmail.com > CC: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Lots of lightly used Flex Radios for

Re: [Flexradio] help with flex 5000

2012-08-15 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Nick,If it 'only' happens when you start the Flex, that points to the Firewire card. Is this a new condition, or was the Flex running OK on this computer before? If the Flex and computer were running fine before, and this just started: Did you just make a change, like disconnecting all the c

Re: [Flexradio] Fw: LOW POWER OUTPUT ON 2M

2012-08-12 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
David,You're behind the curve on this one. The President of Flex has recently stated in writing that there are no plans to discontinue the 5000, 3000, or 1500. Why should he repeat himself?Jim KJ2P > From: david.pain...@ntlworld.com > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2012 18:5

Re: [Flexradio] running

2012-07-17 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
With a tip of the hat to Steve Nance, this is a visual basic script (*.vbs) program that opens my stuff with one click, after checking if each of the programs is already running. Is this what you were thinking of? It's pretty easy to modify to do what you want. Note that the Process.Name is

Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR display problems on TV

2012-07-01 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Uncheck the Set Up option "Enable Higgledy-Piddigy". Then check the resolution and "font/icon size" in Windows. An easy way to do this is to goofy-click (that is, right click a normal mouse) a blank area of the desktop, click Personalize, and click Display on the bottom left. Set the font si

Re: [Flexradio] Switching ancillary gear with PSDR

2012-06-17 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
I am not a hirech guru. But that hasn't stoppped me from ponitificating before. You want to connect DDutil to PowerSDR. DDu has the capability to switch hardware things by band or by macro. You connect it to PSDR with a virtual serial cable. There are a couple of good VSP programs, such as

Re: [Flexradio] Alternatives to Skype for remote audio?

2012-06-12 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Bret,Here is a vote for sharing the write-up. Does Teamviewer only communciate through its servers like Skype, or does it allow direct voice communication from client to client?Jim > From: bmi...@ecso.com > To: r...@w3zj.com > Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 19:48:18 -0600 > CC: flexradio@flex-radio.bi

Re: [Flexradio] Looking for help on interface between 5K and SteppIR control

2012-06-08 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Larry,I bought a cable from SteppIR. After looking at its connections, I cut the ends off, soldered on two new ends, and was satisfied. This indicates my prior level of satisfaction with my purchase of the SteppIR cable. I second the use of DDutil. Besides just following the band and frequen

[Flexradio] EMF/ RFI from Electric Radiant Undertile heaters

2012-06-07 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Picture, if you will: New bathroom under construction with tile floor over slab, about 20 feet from shack. Wife with Cold Feet. Wife marvels at heated floors all over Europe during our last visits. Having set the scene, does anyone have experience with electric heating mats designed for

Re: [Flexradio] FW: Audio question...

2012-06-07 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
There are a half-dozen profiles included, but I found that it was easier and quicker to set my own three or four. I have a few that auto select either a headset boom mic, or PR781, and then further tailor them to when I feel like Walter Cronkite or want the greatest punch through a pileup.

Re: [Flexradio] Audio question...

2012-06-07 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Yes, the defaults work if your mic and your voice aren't overpowering one of the stages. The way to find out is to go through the audio stages in the order that Brian detailed, and be sure that none of them pushes ALC even a little over 0. ALC in PowerSDR results in hard clipping. It takes

Re: [Flexradio] FlexControl install issues

2012-06-06 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Patrick,I found that DDutil supports the Flex Knob even better than PowerSDR does. It gives more control options, expecially some I wanted. In addition, since I have a little VB script to start everything in order and delay starts by a few seconds, DDutil brings up the Knob after PSDR is up a

Re: [Flexradio] VU5K End of Production Notice Questions

2012-06-05 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
I understand that everyone wants to be helpful, but it would be disappointing to think that Flex doesn't use Google. It also may be seen to further encourage Flex to limit the amount of info they release. . Jim, KJ2P > From: m...@valentine1.com > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Date: Tue, 5 Ju

Re: [Flexradio] Flex-6500 antenna port (s)

2012-06-03 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Jack,This very question has been troubling me. SInce the radio will receive all frequencies, and display 8 slices of them, how do you engineer an antenna with gain across all frequencies, and/or gain in eight directions? (Since the 6700 has two antenna paths for its eight slices, you'd really

Re: [Flexradio] FLEX-1500 no more working

2012-06-03 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Mathias,The standard method to troubleshoot. when all else fails: Reset the database to factory defaults. If that fixes the problem, then an option was inadvertantly set incorrectly, or a PC crash hurt the file. If the radio works again, then you can import the tables with Ray K9DUR SDRDataTra

Re: [Flexradio] Question while waiting

2012-05-31 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Lester,You will definitely want DDutil between the Flex and your THP amp. In addition to auto band control, you will probably want DDutil's Autodrive functionality. The 5K does not use voltage control ALC, which is not necessarily a bad thing. DDutil can set the 5K power level by band, so tha

Re: [Flexradio] The 3000 dilemma - Fixed!

2012-05-31 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Bill,What has been lost in all the suggestions thrown out is that the issues of "grounding" and "PC performance" are distinct as they affect PSDR freezing, You probably don't have a grounding problem, you probably are having latency issues. Windows processes everything in a queue. As it is d

Re: [Flexradio] The 3000 dilemma

2012-05-30 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Yes, I will. You're flying to another country on vacation. You don't want a radio you don't know yet. Take the Icom. When you have a few days or weeks to learn the new Flex 3000 and PowerSDR, troubleshoot the admittedly borderline PC, and package everything for easy transport, the Flex/PC pa

Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR

2012-05-23 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
It must be the "meds": Tim made a forward looking statement on release dates! Is it soup yet?Jim KJ2P > Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 11:10:20 -0400 > From: t...@flex-radio.com > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR > > Paul, > > Thanks for your comments. > > The FLE

Re: [Flexradio] Will there be a yearly charge for future PSDR releases for non-6000 owners?

2012-05-19 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Steve, I want you to charge for software! However, I'd rather you charge a single government or commercial customer $10,000 rather than charging 50 amateurs $200 each. I was puzzled at first by the decision to develop a whole new software suite for a limited-distribution high end amate

Re: [Flexradio] Working prototype at Dayton?

2012-05-18 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
The "Signature Series" pre-release deposit includes the signature of the designer on the radio. May I assume that's Dr. Bob? Jim KJ2P > Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 09:53:25 -0400 > From: t.m.ellison...@gmail.com > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Working prototype at Dayton?

Re: [Flexradio] [FlexRadio] Flex 6000 series

2012-05-18 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Ray,That surprises me. I thought Gerald has alluded to fees for updates after a certain point in the future? That was quite some time ago, of course. I've always expected to fund future updates of PSDR after the initial features were fully developed. Since we can now push the FM button and

Re: [Flexradio] Here it goes

2012-05-17 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Robert,The fast way to fix this is to have Neal tune your PC over the internet. If you are like some of us, and won't ask directions even when we are positive we're lost, then try running latencymon.exe from resplendence.com . It provides too much information, but some of that info overload t

Re: [Flexradio] Fw: Digital Mode

2012-05-17 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
ater that I have QSOs with either no frequency or the wrong frequency. > > Gary > WG1I > > On 5/16/2012 11:36 AM, Jim Jannuzzo wrote: > > Don and Gary,Me too. I use MiniD / VSPmgr between DDutil and HRD Logger / > > DM780. If I bobble the startup sequence (like f

Re: [Flexradio] Fw: Digital Mode

2012-05-16 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Don and Gary,Me too. I use MiniD / VSPmgr between DDutil and HRD Logger / DM780. If I bobble the startup sequence (like forgetting the Flex 5K Power On before starting PSDR), I sometimes have to shut down MD/Logger/DM780 and restart them. However, with the help of Steve Nance I have a .VBS

Re: [Flexradio] Frequency adjustment

2012-05-04 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
; from the setup screen. > > 73, Ray, K9DUR > http://k9dur.info > > ==== > > From: Jim Jannuzzo [mailto:jsqu...@msn.com] > Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 1:38 PM > To: K9DUR; flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: RE: [Flexradio] F

Re: [Flexradio] Frequency adjustment

2012-05-04 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
OK, now you've done it. Give the people a little information and they come back for more.I did this, and get the error message "Peak is outside valid range". Am I that far out of calibration? The Panadapter's peak display reads 10.000.009 when the frequency is set to 10.000.000 . There is

Re: [Flexradio] Are these Microsoft Net framework updates ok to do?

2012-04-25 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Yes, I had a problem when I installed the recent .NET updates, that were not labeled "security". PSDR would not start. I removed the updates, and PSDR then started. I left all of the other updates, that were labeled "Security" in, and they did not cause a problem. This is the first or second

Re: [Flexradio] Off Flex Topic- Voice Recognition for Logging and/or Control

2012-04-19 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
> you give us a quickie course on setting PowerSDR to receive inputs > from Dragon? > > At 02:36 PM 4/19/2012, Jim Jannuzzo wrote: > > > > > >With my right hand on a mouse, and left hand on a Flex control or > >hand PTT, I needed another hand to type c

Re: [Flexradio] Off Flex Topic- Voice Recognition forLogging and/orControl

2012-04-19 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
r Logging > and/orControl > Date: Thu, Apr 19, 2012 11:57 am > > > Jim, KJ2P > > I seem to remember someone doing this with cw. I can't remember if it was > on here or where. Have you done a search of the archives? > > Don, kd6hq > > -Original Message--

Re: [Flexradio] Delay MS is for ?????5000a buffer +acom 1000

2012-04-19 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
E.P g0uut /dl9fcc From: Jim Jannuzzo To: paimg0...@btinternet.com; f...@sgsterling.com; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Thursday, 19 April 2012, 19:26 Subject: RE: [Flexradio] Delay MS is for ?5000a buffer +acom 1000 If you're on SSB or digital, a long delay of 100 ms doesn't hu

[Flexradio] Off Flex Topic- Voice Recognition for Logging and/or Control

2012-04-19 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
With my right hand on a mouse, and left hand on a Flex control or hand PTT, I needed another hand to type call signs into my logger. I've been playing around with Dragon voice recognition software. It's been easy to get to the point of entering call signs by voice, clicking QRZ to look up

Re: [Flexradio] Delay MS is for ?????5000a buffer +acom 1000

2012-04-19 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
If you're on SSB or digital, a long delay of 100 ms doesn't hurt at all. If you're a CW op, then the TX delay adds to the existing latencies. For CW, you should try to keep it as short as possible. The Acom is such a good amp, I bet it protects itself from hot-switching. > Date: Thu, 19 Apr

Re: [Flexradio] RF in earphones when transmitting

2012-04-13 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
I had a similar RF problem with a Heil headset mic. The RF came back at me through both the speakers and the headphones. Since this was the only RFI I've ever seen in my shack, I used a good ol' Mix 31 split ferrite and wound the mic cord through it several times, as was already recommended

Re: [Flexradio] FW: Flex 3000 Question from a Newbie

2012-04-09 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
I think the amp should protect itself from damaging overdrive, rather than relying on feedback from the outside exciter. Feedback will always be delayed to some amount and relying on ALC must result in compressing or clipping the peaks. Damaging overdrive should not be a routine occurrence an

Re: [Flexradio] Solid state Amps and Flex

2012-04-08 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Harvey, This is very different from my experience. I have a very high gain solid state amp (about 17dB). I use the front panel PTT with a hand control. The amp is tuned so that a 20 watt tone on most bands will result in about 990 watts out. If the Flex had even a tiny little drive spike as

Re: [Flexradio] cw DSP tx buffers

2012-04-08 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Kirb,We didn't know it, but the TX buffer in CW has been ignored since the major re-write of CW code in 2.0. (this is per Tim a few weeks ago). All those times we fussed with the CW TX buffer and thought we were improving things, it appears we were fooling ourselves.Jim KJ2P > Date: Sun, 8 Ap

Re: [Flexradio] Dedicating cores?

2012-03-22 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Perhaps the real question is why you would need to gain more advantage when you already have a six core machine? You already have enough processing power to run PSDR, two digital decoding programs, two loggers, DDutil, and several hardware controllers, all spread across five feet of multiple m

Re: [Flexradio] Missing CPU % Utilization Display Can Ruin your World

2012-03-21 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
-150 > Austin, TX 78728 > Phone: 512-535-4713 Ext. 223 > Email: t...@flexradio.com <mailto:t...@flexradio.com> > Web: www.flexradio.com <http://www.flexradio.com> > > logo > > > On 3/21/2012 7:07 AM, Steve Nance wrote: > > Jim, > > Which DLL was causing the

[Flexradio] Missing CPU % Utilization Display Can Ruin your World

2012-03-20 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
I reported this on the DDutil Yahoo group, but should mention it here. I was having a devil of a time with my Flex Control. Simultaneously, PSDR started freezin while shutting down, even if it was the last to be shutdown. I also noticed that the little CPU % display in PSDR was gone. A

Re: [Flexradio] random time loud "white" noise?

2012-03-20 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Jim,I found in previous versions that the first time a new mode on a different band is chosen, the AGC-T must be 'jiggled' to set it right. Even though it may say 60, it sounds like it is going to the default 90, which produces the loud white noise. > Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:49:21 -0700 >

Re: [Flexradio] random time loud "white" noise?

2012-03-20 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Further to Mike's suggestion, after you've chosen the "high performance" power plan in Control Panel | Power Options, go into Change plan settings, and then Change advanced power settings. Make sure the USB setting for "USB selective suspend setting" is set to Disabled. If this doesn't do any

Re: [Flexradio] DC on Headphones

2012-03-16 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Rob,If it helps, my Bose noise canceling headphones have made it through more than two years of plugging/ unplugging. (I remove the plug and insert it into PC sound for those "other aplications".)While I won these at an industry convention, I'd hate to have to replace them. Jim KJ2P > Date: Fr

Re: [Flexradio] 4.11

2012-03-15 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Yes. Extract before trying to install. You'll find both setup.exe and setup64.exe. Use setup64.exe if you're using Windows 7, 64 bit.I was surprised to find that the CPU utilization plummeted from teens/20's to single digits/teens. Jim KJ2P > Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:33:38 -0700 > From: flam

Re: [Flexradio] 2.3.5 TX Profile Mic Boost Setting

2012-03-15 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Let me correct that: I cut the front mic input (not the rear Balanced Line In) by about half. > From: jsqu...@msn.com > To: joe.n...@gmail.com; flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:46:44 + > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] 2.3.5 TX Profile Mic Boost Setting > > > Joe,I just tried

Re: [Flexradio] 2.3.5 TX Profile Mic Boost Setting

2012-03-15 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Joe,I just tried it, and Mic Boost does not change with the new TX profile. Looks like that one was left out. However, the new profiles do include the selection of Mic in the Mixer. I have two mics, a headset boom mic in rear (balanced) and a desk boom mic in front. I have Mic Boost enabled

Re: [Flexradio] VAC 4.11 on WinXP

2012-03-14 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
But does 4.11 add anything for us? Does it correct any wrongs that affect Flex radios? If not, then I may not chase the state of Eugene's art. Jim > Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:41:27 -0700 > From: brian-wb6...@lloyd.com > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz; flexra...@yahoogroups.com; > flexe...@flex-

Re: [Flexradio] 150W from my Flex 5000A??

2012-03-14 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Tim,Does this mean that we should delete these "FlexRadio Audio" devices if we see them in Windows Control Panel? In other words, should "FlexRadio Audio" devices remain internal to the Flex, and not be enumerated by Windows? Jim KJ2P > Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:21:48 -0400 > From: t...@flex-r

Re: [Flexradio] 2.3.5

2012-03-11 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Glen,Try different combinations of screen resolutions and text size. Mine works fine at a couple of resolutions, and either 100% or 150% text size, It doesn't work at 125% text size. I now use 100% text size to make the panadapter taller, and size PSDR across three monitors so that the Panad

Re: [Flexradio] CAT control using vspMGR

2012-03-11 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
When you uninstalled VSPMgr, did you delete all the port pairs first? If not, you have zombie port pairs left as hidden devices. These interfere with the functioning of the active, visible port pairs in VSP Mgr, or any other serial port program.If you have hidden zombie port pairs, there is a

Re: [Flexradio] New Version 2.3.5 A No Go-- For Now

2012-03-08 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Steve,I had about 6 TX profiles. The major components of the old profiles are found in Setup Transmit, and EQ. I opened these two windows for each profile, then printed the screen (Control + Print Screen). Then I pasted the screen print into Paint, and saved with the name of the profile. To

Re: [Flexradio] Problem with PSDR 32.3.5

2012-03-06 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
And when I added VAC 3 and 4, Windows assigned the 44.1kHz sample rate by default. I would have had the dreaded upconversion/downconversion problems of the past.I've now set the sample rates for the four VAC channels to 2 channel, 16 bit, 192kHz for playback and recording. > Date: Tue, 6 Mar

Re: [Flexradio] One gotcha with PowerSDR 2.3.5 and SDR Data Transfer

2012-03-06 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Robert,Open this file with Microsoft Paint or your favorite picture editor. Using the Select tool, select the rectangle that includes the logo. Cut this selection. You now have an empty white space. Move to the left, and Select then Cut a new rectangle in the blue area about the same size as

[Flexradio] Raspy Audio Fixed.

2012-03-05 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
At the risk of having this note lost in the stream of new release notes, I must correct my two previous complaints about raspy audio. It's fixed, and it worked through the SSB contest this weekend. A lot better than my butt, too. The fix was to align all audio buffers to a common number.

Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR v2.3.5 is now available for download

2012-03-05 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Multicolor buttons! > Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:00:36 -0500 > From: t...@flex-radio.com > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: [Flexradio] PowerSDR v2.3.5 is now available for download > > FlexRadio Systems is pleased to announce the general availability of the > newest release of PowerSDR,

Re: [Flexradio] My FlexControl Doesn't

2012-03-02 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
I got mine direct from Flex, on sale, in (wait fot it) three days. When you installed your most recent version of PSDR, did you check the 'FlexControl' box? I did not, and had to install PSDR again. If you're using DDutil, you Don't check the Auto-Detect box in PSDR. If you want DDutil to t

Re: [Flexradio] Word of Warning

2012-03-02 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Wireless devices, and the Bluetooth drivers that they rode in on, are also notorious for causing high dpc latency while they wait for an answer from the device. Not always, but often.Jim KJ2P > From: ve...@cogeco.ca > Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 17:06:15 -0500 > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Subj

Re: [Flexradio] Flex 5000A on AM

2012-02-29 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
I may be naive, but all I do is push the AM button, using my standard 'SSB polished' audio chain, and get unsolicited 'hey, you sound like a broadcast station' reports. > Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:10:46 -0500 > From: w1...@optonline.net > To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: [Flexradio] Fl

Re: [Flexradio] Damage control - "designed for AM" ?

2012-02-29 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
How about the rumor that was going around the airwaves that you must have an internet connection to operate a Flex? That's a better one! > Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:32:24 -0500 > From: omni...@gmail.com > To: rwmcgw...@gmail.com > CC: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Damag

Re: [Flexradio] Unusual Issue

2012-02-27 Thread Jim Jannuzzo
Craig,I do. There's apparently a bug in the RX2 / AGC-T code. It sets the AGC-T RX2 to "very high", regadless of the position of the AGC-T slider, the first time I open RX2 in a new mode on a new band. This really blasts the RX2 audio until I jiggle the AGC-T RX2 slider just a little bit. I

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