Re: [Flexradio] differences between PSK31 demodulators

2008-07-21 Thread Pete M
, digital programs, etc? Makes you wonder Pete WA2ODO - Original Message - From: Jerry Flanders [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Brian Lloyd [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 2:53 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] differences between PSK31 demodulators At 02

Re: [Flexradio] differences between PSK31 demodulators

2008-07-21 Thread Bob Tracy
What does it make you wonder, Pete? 73, Bob, K5KDN -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Pete M Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 3:37 PM To: Jerry Flanders Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] differences between PSK31 demodulators

Re: [Flexradio] differences between PSK31 demodulators

2008-07-20 Thread Bob McGwier
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dudley Hurry Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 9:12 PM To: Brian Lloyd Cc: FlexRadio Reflector Subject: Re: [Flexradio] differences between PSK31 demodulators Brian, Try DM780 that comes with Ham Radio Deluxe. You have to download the entire HRD package, but then you can run

Re: [Flexradio] differences between PSK31 demodulators

2008-07-20 Thread Jerry Flanders
: Re: [Flexradio] differences between PSK31 demodulators Brian, Try DM780 that comes with Ham Radio Deluxe. You have to download the entire HRD package, but then you can run only DM-780 for the digital. In the Super Browser, you can have 20 to 30 PSK QSOs going at once, and it's decode rate

Re: [Flexradio] differences between PSK31 demodulators

2008-07-20 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Jul 20, 2008, at 3:56 AM, Bob McGwier wrote: There are some not understood faults in the use of VAC, it being closed source, etc. The following is a general rule of thumb. Open on the PowerSDR side, a VAC cable that is a integer divisor of the sample rate in the radio. That is

Re: [Flexradio] differences between PSK31 demodulators

2008-07-20 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Jul 20, 2008, at 8:29 AM, Jerry Flanders wrote: After initially buying and trying VAC just because everybody does it, I gave it up and use conventional audio cables now. I am beginning to think I may have to do just that. Right now I am using an audio cable to my Mac which is running

Re: [Flexradio] differences between PSK31 demodulators

2008-07-20 Thread Jerry Flanders
At 02:28 PM 7/20/2008, Brian Lloyd wrote: SNIP If there ever was a compelling reason to use VAC, I missed it. Given its faults, why is VAC still being recommended? What else can replace it? I bought a lifetime supply of these for less than I paid for VAC:

Re: [Flexradio] differences between PSK31 demodulators

2008-07-20 Thread Jerry Flanders
At 02:22 PM 7/20/2008, K0VM wrote: Jerry, I guess that VAC is still recommended , because for many of us, the current, paid for,version works reliably! I wonder if the hiccups don't reveal themselves in ordinary digital mode use, where the only person listening to the transmitted signal is

Re: [Flexradio] differences between PSK31 demodulators

2008-07-20 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Jul 20, 2008, at 11:53 AM, Jerry Flanders wrote: At 02:28 PM 7/20/2008, Brian Lloyd wrote: SNIP If there ever was a compelling reason to use VAC, I missed it. Given its faults, why is VAC still being recommended? What else can replace it? I bought a lifetime supply of these for less

Re: [Flexradio] differences between PSK31 demodulators

2008-07-20 Thread Bob McGwier
-Original Message- From: Brian Lloyd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 3:18 PM To: Jerry Flanders Cc: Bob McGwier; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] differences between PSK31 demodulators On Jul 20, 2008, at 11:53 AM, Jerry Flanders wrote: At 02:28

Re: [Flexradio] differences between PSK31 demodulators

2008-07-20 Thread Jerry Flanders
- From: Brian Lloyd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 3:18 PM To: Jerry Flanders Cc: Bob McGwier; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] differences between PSK31 demodulators On Jul 20, 2008, at 11:53 AM, Jerry Flanders wrote: At 02:28 PM 7/20/2008, Brian Lloyd wrote

Re: [Flexradio] differences between PSK31 demodulators

2008-07-20 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Jul 20, 2008, at 1:29 PM, Jerry Flanders wrote: Hmmm. Seems like a recommendation of this sort should have been based on engineering considerations, not philosophical ones. My transmitted RTTY is now 100% garble-free. Is 90-95% good enough for everybody else? I understand Jerry and

Re: [Flexradio] differences between PSK31 demodulators

2008-07-20 Thread Frank Brickle
On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 2:36 PM, Brian Lloyd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FWIW, my current hypothesis is that there is some high-priority process that is part of Windows that is causing a problem... The way this problem is addressed under Linux is by using the so-called rt version of the kernel,

Re: [Flexradio] differences between PSK31 demodulators

2008-07-20 Thread Bob McGwier
Hurdle the dead -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Frank Brickle Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 6:28 PM To: Brian Lloyd Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] differences between PSK31 demodulators On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 2:36 PM

Re: [Flexradio] differences between PSK31 demodulators

2008-07-20 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Jul 20, 2008, at 6:35 PM, Bob McGwier wrote: What Frank suggests and what Brian suggested before: modify threading priorities, has been done for the audio threads in PowerSDR for, literally, years. All threads in PowerSDR can be run at real time through a setting in the Setup

[Flexradio] differences between PSK31 demodulators

2008-07-19 Thread Brian Lloyd
Making progress here. VAC is working and I am trying different digital- mode applications. It is interesting to see how different the quality of the copy is. I have my MacBook Pro connected via analog cable to line out and am using CocoaModem to monitor the off-air signal as I fumble with

Re: [Flexradio] differences between PSK31 demodulators

2008-07-19 Thread Tim Ellison
Reflector Subject: [Flexradio] differences between PSK31 demodulators Making progress here. VAC is working and I am trying different digital- mode applications. It is interesting to see how different the quality of the copy is. I have my MacBook Pro connected via analog cable to line out and am using

Re: [Flexradio] differences between PSK31 demodulators

2008-07-19 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Jul 19, 2008, at 12:22 AM, Tim Ellison wrote: Are you using the demo version of VAC? No. I paid for it. They gave me a link for download. I presume this is the full version. It isn't asking for a serial number or anything. If so, the decode errors are from the embedded voice that says

Re: [Flexradio] differences between PSK31 demodulators

2008-07-19 Thread Dudley Hurry
Brian, Try DM780 that comes with Ham Radio Deluxe. You have to download the entire HRD package, but then you can run only DM-780 for the digital. In the Super Browser, you can have 20 to 30 PSK QSOs going at once, and it's decode rate is better than MixW I think.. 73, Dudley WA5QPZ