Update:
I have downloaded PowerSDR 2.0.16, removed McAfee antivirus, loaded ESET
Nod32 antivirus (much kinder in terms of system overhead), and am trying to
trim my unneeded Windows 7 services. So far it has made a favorable
difference in cw transmission, however my computer is still doing some
Craig
Have you turned off Windows Search in Administrative Tools-Services (set
Windows Search to disabled)? You can still do searches, it just might take a
seconf more to accomplish but this is a real disruptive part of Windows.
Also, set Windows Update to 'do not check at all' as when its
I appreciate all of the good suggestions and this weekend I will try the
following:
1. Neal's suggestion: Turn off Windows Search in Windows 7 and modify the
Windows Update to do not check all. It does seem as if another process is
periodically working and causing a delay in the cw processing.
still can't get adequate performance out
of the PC, this drastic measure may be warranted.
-Tim
From: Craig Sande [mailto:cmsa...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 12:28 AM
To: Tim Ellison
Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Pauses in cw character transmission
Tim,
I
Macafee is the second worst of a very bad category of programs for
'real-time' processing. Please uninstall it and either purchase ESET's Nod32
or try it without for a few days to see if it stops.
Norton is by far the worst.
For either one, after you have uninstalled and rebooted, go into the
Neal,
Have you done any evaluation or tests with the free Microsoft Security
Essentials package? I have not tried it on my Flex 1500's computer but
it seems to be kinder to a couple of older XP machines we have at home
vs. AVG. What Norton and Macafee do to computers is criminal.
73,
Tim
On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 7:51 AM, Tim N9PUZ tim.n9...@gmail.com wrote:
Neal,
Have you done any evaluation or tests with the free Microsoft Security
Essentials package? I have not tried it on my Flex 1500's computer but it
seems to be kinder to a couple of older XP machines we have at home vs.
At 10:08 AM 12/17/2010, you wrote:
... I know several folks that will take these PCs, wipe the
pre-installed operating system off of them and load Windows from CD
and they work fabulously.
What should be removed would make a good topic for the flex wiki.
Actually, just a list of what should
I use MSE on my computers and it seems to have no impact on my sloppy
fist. My fist is equally bad with or without MSE
Nor does it have any impact on my machine sent cw. At least none I can
tell via the sidetone monitor.
And when I'm able to remember which buffer button to click on...sounds
On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 8:16 AM, Jerry Flanders jefland...@comcast.net wrote:
At 10:08 AM 12/17/2010, you wrote:
... I know several folks that will take these PCs, wipe the pre-installed
operating system off of them and load Windows from CD and they work
fabulously.
What should be removed
On this computer...MSE says it caught 'Exploit: Java/CVE-2009-3867.og, a
severe threat and removed it.
My radio computer is only connected to the net for cluster and Flex
upgrades and it's version of MSE has no history entries.
On both machines TaskManager rarely ever show a blip in MSE usage.
I don't care for Security Essentials either. I found it also slowed the
computers down.
The best free A/V I have found so far is Avira Free (www.avira.com). I have
put it on several machines and haven't noticed a performance drag with it
(yet).
73
Neal Campbell
Abroham Neal Software
On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 8:28 AM, Bill w...@billnjudy.com wrote:
On both machines TaskManager rarely ever show a blip in MSE usage.
In the months I've had it installed I've only seen it actually show a cpu
use once.
Here is the thing: Microsoft Windows was not intended to be a
real-time
- Original Message -
From: Neal Campbell nealk...@gmail.com
To: Tim N9PUZ tim.n9...@gmail.com
Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 11:49 AM
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Pauses in cw character transmission
I don't care for Security Essentials either. I found it also slowed
On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 9:25 AM, pierce day pierce...@comcast.net wrote:
Neal, you once published a list of Tweaks to help speed up XP computers that
made it possible for me to run Flex software on an old XP 2MB ram computer.
Have you created a Tweak list for Vista? If so, I missed it and
In my view time-critical digital modes like ALE and Pactor III is
another area where analog still has an advantage. I say this both on
theoretical grounds, and from my own experience running RMS and pilot
stations. Latency is critical for these modes, and digital radios that
use FIR filters
Although this thread has been pretty well thrashed-- I gotta say--
I haven't done anything special with my computer, it runs anti-virus, I
have indexing running, logging, cw skimmer, yadayada, all running, and
my Flex 5K has no problems, no skips, no slow downs, no issue with
sending CW at
Hello,
I am a Flex-5000A user who has never quite become comfortable using it on
cw. I am using it with a Dell Dimension E520 running Windows 7. It has 5
GB of RAM. I have tried using an external keyer (LogiKit CMOS-4) and
recently the internal keyer, but have audio pops, glitches and delays
What version of PowerSDR are you using?
-Tim
-Original Message-
From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz
[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Craig Sande
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 11:29 PM
To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: [Flexradio] Pauses in cw character
Tim,
I left out some information on my original post (sent the wrong version of
the two I wrote). To test things out I transmitted into a dummy load, 0
watts, and sent a string of dits. Sporadically, and not in a regular
pattern, their are pauses. When sending cw, these sporadic pauses throw
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