Keith, sounds like didn't you follow the VSP Manager install instructions
step 5?
http://k5fr.com/ddutilwiki/index.php?title=VSPM
73, Steve K5FR
-Original Message-
From: FlexRadio [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Keith
Morrison
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2014 5:27
Grant, I will contact you privately to discuss this.
73, Steve K5FR
From: Phil Theis [mailto:p...@k3tuf.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2014 9:53 AM
To: t...@flexradio.com; flexradio@flex-radio.biz; Steve Nance
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] BCD to follow Flex5000A RX2 VFOB only?
Actually
Yes the server is down. I just talked to my provider and there is a server
problem that should be fixed in the next hour they think.
However, DDUtil should still function after the message(s) are dismissed with
the exception of downloading files, GMT time and solar data.
73, Steve K5FR
The site is back up. Sorry for the inconvenience.
73, Steve K5FR
-Original Message-
From: Steve Nance [mailto:sna...@charter.net]
Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2014 3:05 PM
To: 'Don'; 'FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz'
Subject: RE: [Flexradio] [FlexRadio] DDutil
Yes the server is down. I just
Not that I'm aware of, but others may know of a way.
73, Steve K5FR
From: ddu...@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ddu...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
Ronald G. Parsons
Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2013 11:31 AM
To: DDUtil Yahoo; FlexRadio Reflector
Subject: [DDUtil] Using two Flex computers with
Ok you audio geeks. I'm looking for a pair of powered studio monitors that
are communications quality not music quality. Does such a thing exist
without going through a bunch of trouble/expense?
I'm currently using a pair of Bose Companion 2 PC speakers and while they
are ok I'd like to take
Thanks to all responders. I think I have enough info to do some serious
looking now.
73, Steve K5FR
From: Steve Nance [mailto:sna...@charter.net]
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 10:00 AM
To: ddu...@yahoogroups.com; SmartSDR Alpha
Cc: flexRadio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: Studio Monitor
Jim,
I use a WinKeyer USB and it works well for me on both Legacy and F6K radios.
http://www.k1el.com/
Its one downside might be that it only comes as a kit. However, it's a
simple kit and goes together quickly.
73, Steve K5FR
-Original Message-
From: FlexRadio
I Concur. I use these supplies also and they're excellent.
73, Steve K5FR
-Original Message-
From: FlexRadio [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Ray,
K9DUR
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 8:50 AM
To: 'Brian Miller'; flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: Re: [Flexradio]
I had the same experience as Ray and avoid the Power Pole junction blocks
for moderate to heavy current demands.
73, Steve K5FR
-Original Message-
From: FlexRadio [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Ed
Wilson
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 4:16 PM
To: Ray, K9DUR;
I highly recommend the Elecraft KPA500. I've owned one for about a year and
it gives excellent service.
When controlled by DDUtil band following and remote operation are provided.
http://k5fr.com/ddutilwiki/index.php?title=Setup#Other_Tab
73, Steve K5FR
-Original Message-
From:
This error message in VSPM can occur when there are no ports existing on the
PC. Ignore the message and create a pair of ports and the message should go
away.
73, Steve K5FR
-Original Message-
From: FlexRadio [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Burt
Sent: Tuesday,
, W6SDM Steve wrote:
This came up in a discussion on the DDUtil Yahoo site when several of
us were having problems with DDUtil disconnecting from everything
else. The cause, ferreted out by Steve Nance himself, is the auto
de-frag utility that is in Windows 7.
In it's perpetual effort
]
Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2012 1:23 PM
To: Steve Nance
Cc: 'W6SDM Steve'; flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Auto Defrag from Microsoft
There is something called a bootloader defrag that I have seen done by
these performance utilities that grabs up all the stuff needed to get
[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Steve
Nance
Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2012 1:28 PM
To: 'Neal Campbell'
Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz; 'W6SDM Steve'
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Auto Defrag from Microsoft
Neal - you're probably right as the action is definitely tied to the
schedule
Jerry,
One option is to use the CWS port on DDUtil's RCP tab. When PSDR is in
Split, clicking in the CWS water fall will QSY VFO B. If PSDR *NOT* in
Split, clicking in the CWS water fall will QSY VFO A.
This is especially handy for working a DX pileup, but may not be the
solution you seek.
73,
Ok Jerry, glad it got you fixed up.
73, Steve K5FR
-Original Message-
From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz
[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Jerry Coufal
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2012 12:14 PM
To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] RX2 CAT
Amen Ken, I couldn't have said it better. All the constant bleating is very
tiresome.
73, Steve K5FR
-Original Message-
From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz
[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Kenneth D. Moak
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 12:50 PM
To:
Jim,
I don't know of any pdf documents. The only docs I've done are on the wiki,
but there could be something I haven't seen.
73, Steve K5FR
-Original Message-
From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz
[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Jim - W4YXU
Sent: Saturday, July
Jim,
Which DLL was causing the problem?
73, Steve K5FR
-Original Message-
From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz
[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Jim Jannuzzo
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 9:19 PM
To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: [Flexradio] Missing CPU %
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 problem?
73, Steve K5FR
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From: flexradio
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all.
73, Steve K5FR
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Archives:
FYI,
I wanted to make everyone aware of a new coax switch I just added support
for in the latest release of DDUtil (v2.0.4.20). It is the Kessler
Engineering CX-Auto. This is one very nicely designed and built coax switch.
Very rugged and will handle the power.
John,
I suggest reading the following links to understand how DDUtil works and how
to connect hardware and other software programs to follow PSDR.
http://k5fr.com/ddutilwiki/index.php?title=Design_Concept
http://k5fr.com/ddutilwiki/index.php?title=Setup
that may be in play is Amo
Follows on the Other tab, and I have selected Both. Steve Nance may be
able to reveal any other DDUtil options that are coming into play, but I
sure don't see them.
Jim Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2011 10:09:33 -0400
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] DDUTIL VFO Sync possible bug
From: wa2
I think a point of clarification of how DDUtil controls the TX lines is in
order. If DDUtil is in Stby (yellow indicator) it will un-check the TX
lines. IF DDUtil is in Oper (green indicator) TX1 or TX2 will be checked
depending on how the Auto Drive is setup.
If you don't want to use the
To all VSP Manager users,
Several enhancements and bug repairs have been made to VSPM.
- Bug repaired that kept the port tree from displaying available ports when
an FTDI USB to Serial device was attached to the PC. These devices include,
but are not limited to:
Alpha 9500 amp (USB), Piexx
I'm proud to announce that another parallel port card has been tested and
passed for the Windows 7-64 bit systems. This card is a RoseWill RC-304
which has two (2) parallel ports available. Even though it doesn't have
specific W7-64 bit drivers the Vista 64 drivers work just fine. This card
can be
Hi Kevin,
I believe the com2tcp option is what you are looking for. The com2tcp
instructions should get you going on setup.
There is a DDUtil solution in the works but not imminent.
73, Steve K5FR
-Original Message-
From: flexedge-boun...@flex-radio.biz
DDUtil *IS NOT* a real time system. It can't respond instantaneously to the
radio as it polls the radio for data every nnn ms as set by the Poll
Interval on the Ports menu. You'll never be happy with the performance of
this meter when working through DDUtil. It needs to be connected directly to
Victor,
I don't think DDUtil is the cause of your crashing problem. I would suspect
a OS or video or other driver issue.
The Passive Listener port is the preferred way to connect the AT-Auto to
DDUtil unless there is a MAJOR reason you need to send commands to the
tuner, which is what the
I'm in a cleanup mode with DDUtil and would like to get as many loose ends
cleared up as possible. If anyone has any unresolved issues now would be a
good time to speak up before I get involved with something else.
73,
Steve K5FR
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Hi Bob,
Sorry for the delay but just received your message.
Yes, DDUtil will drive the UCB just fine. Below is a link to the docs
describing how to do it. If you are not a DDUtil user I suggest you read the
Design Concept and Setup sections as well.
John,
Bob is the author of the CAT system in PSDR. I will drop him a note and
inquire if this can be done.
73,
Steve K5FR
-Original Message-
From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz
[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of John Vandenberg
Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 8:09
A minor irritating bug has been repaired that caused multiple messages to
appear at program close relating to SO2R settings data not saved. Please get
the latest release (1.8.0.04) from the wiki to correct this bug.
http://k5fr.com/ddutilwiki/index.php?title=Latest_Revision
Also, the following
In this release:
- Added SO2V support (SO2R tab) [requires PSDR 1.19.4 or later]
Big News for the contesters. You can now use your Flex-5000, when equipped
with a 2nd receiver, as SO2V (single op 2 VFOs) in the contests. Thanks to
Lee Crocker (W9OY) who offered the encouragement and
Apologies for the original post, the reflector made a mess of it. Here is a
plain text version that hopefully will be better.
Steve
-
In this release:
- Added SO2V support (SO2R tab) [requires PSDR 1.19.4 or later]
Big News for the contesters.
I'm looking for a few serious contesters to beta test the new SO2R feature
in DDUtil.
Features as follows:
* Control two (2) separate 1 of 10 antenna arrays one for each
VFO/Amplifier using parallel ports. Depending on the decoder used the number
of antennas can be as many as sixteen (16) per
Hi John,
DDUtil can control virtually any kind of device using the parallel port.
Please see the following link for information on setting it up. If you have
additional questions please address them to the DDUtil Yahoo Group.
Wishing all the warmest holiday greetings.
2009 was a fun year and I'm expecting 2010 to be even better.
Contesters, stay tuned for a cool new DDUtil feature to be announced soon.
HNY 73,
Steve K5FR
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I'm pleased to announce that DDUtil now supports remote operation of the SPE
Expert 1K-FA solid state linear amplifier. This addition has been a long
time coming due to the fact I don't have one of these amps to test with. My
hardiest thanks go to Stu Phillips (K6TU) for his help with the alpha
Hi Art,
I assume you want to use the interactive mode where the SteppIR controller
will follow the commands on the Rotor tab and talks back to DDUtil. Since
there are two modes that can be used to control the SteppIR let's make sure
you have the correct setup.
1. You must have SteppIR firm ware
Hi Mark,
You will need a second set of ports for CW keying (i.e. Com13 - Com23) and
setup as follows.
PSDR Keyer Setup
Primary Radio
Secondary Com23
PTT None
Key Line DTR
Break In Enabled
Delay 60 ms (or to suit)
DDUtil RCP3
---
CAT Port (no change from what
Sorry, I made an error in the earlier post. The statement This section also
has a link to a drawing of the cable required for the particular mode you
plan to use. In the first link should have been referenced on the 2nd link
instead.
Steve
__
Hi Joe,
Chances are when the system crashed the user settings file was corrupted.
See the following link (2nd heading) for how to delete it so it can be
recreated.
http://k5fr.com/ddutilwiki/index.php?title=FAQ
As far as the reason for the crash, I too suspect RF got into the system
(radio/PC).
Well said Dave. I try to adhere to that philosophy also, but fear I fall
woefully short.
73,
Steve K5FR
-Original Message-
From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz
[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Dave AA6YQ
Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 11:29 AM
To:
You would have to have a remote switch as the PW-1 has no programmable
feature to do that.
73,
Steve K5FR
-Original Message-
From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz
[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Ed Helms
Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 3:04 PM
To: flex radio
3.5 is preinstalled on Windows 7 also.
73,
Steve K5FR
-Original Message-
From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz
[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Neal Campbell
Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 7:46 AM
To: herbe...@centurytel.net
Cc: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: Re:
To my knowledge there are NO usb to parallel adapters that work as real
parallel ports. I've spent a lot of time researching these things and they
are all printer ports only. Also, the Flex usb to parallel adapter sold for
the SDR1000 won't work either, it's designed specifically for the SDR1K and
Nice work Mark, that opens up lots of possibilities.
73,
Steve K5FR
-Original Message-
From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz
[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Mark Gang
Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 2:16 AM
To: w...@aol.com; flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: Re:
Usually, the PTT command runs from the Digi program straight to PowerSDR via
the PTT Control port in CAT Control tab of PSDR's Setup. This would
eliminate DDUtil from being the culprit.
73,
Steve K5FR
-Original Message-
From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz
Mark et al.,
If you are running DDUtil 1.7.2 or later and have the Auto Drive feature
enabled and haven't set any barefoot power settings then it's probably
DDUtil setting the power to its default setting of 100 watts. You can
disable this feature on the Amps tab. To see a discussion of this
Ed,
There is no internal command the PW-1 understands to turn it on/off I'm
aware of. I think you would have to use another piece of software and relays
and or something made to switch power on/off. I know some of the guys
running remote stations are doing this, but I can't advise what.
73,
It's probably my fault. I just finished installing a new SteppIR DB-36 last
weekend and then the bands went silent. I think it must be Murphy...
73,
Steve K5FR
-Original Message-
From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz
[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Brian Lloyd
Art that's great. It's always something simple after you figure it out :).
73,
Steve K5FR
-Original Message-
From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz
[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of w8...@yahoo.com
Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 10:59 AM
To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
I really know better than to start this thread but, I thought I would see if
there was anything I could add to DDUtil that might be helpful to the
contesters. My thoughts are running in this direction and I need help
understanding SO2R needs as related to using a single Flex radio. Also,
using 2
...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Steve Nance
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 2:26 PM
To: flexra...@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [FlexRadio] Re: Thoughts on SO2R
Hi Mack,
I don't have a clue how Ed is doing this, but sounds fairly involved. What's
the name of his app and where can I get a copy
Art,
Make sure all port numbers in com0com begin with COM, or it will cause
DDUtil to crash.
This problem has been addressed in version 1.7.1.
73,
Steve K5FR
-Original Message-
From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz
[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of
I'm in the market for a 1KW - 2.5KW dummy load, preferably a Bird. If anyone
has one or knows of one for sale please let me know.
Thanks 73,
Steve K5FR
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Brian/Jim,
Thanks for the info, but I think I'm going to stay with the current plan for
the time being. Especially until the new architecture is debuted. It may be
a whole new ball game after that and the rules/goals/methods may change
significantly.
73,
Steve K5FR
-Original Message-
Well, after many months of nose picking and butt scratching there is finally
progress to report on the FlexWire Adapter. Since the development is still
on-going and will be for a while I have decided to join the blog craze to
report the progress of this project rather than using reflector posts.
]
Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 12:48 PM
To: Steve Nance; ddu...@yahoogroups.com
Cc: 'FlexRadio List'; flexra...@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Flexradio] FlexWire Adapter Report
Can you give us a summery of the high level capabilities of the FlexWire
device?
-Tim
-Original Message
DDUtil users can use the CAT command ZZNT0; to turn off the ANF and ZZNT1;
to turn on the ANF from a macro.
73,
Steve K5FR
-Original Message-
From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz
[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Ray Andrews
Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 4:07 PM
This looks like an appropriate time to announce that I have an I2C device in
development to do exactly what many users are looking for. It is controlled
by DDUtil and has the following features:
- Two (2) 8-bit ports wired to the VHF+ buttons in PowerSDR that are
controlled by two (2) matrices in
Bill, that is slick, looks like the CW ops dream :).
Steve
-Original Message-
From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz
[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of FireBrick
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 7:41 PM
To: skimmert...@contesting.com; FlexRadio List
Cc:
Maybe a neurotic Knobby (Knob Turner)? Can't think of any logical reason.
-Original Message-
From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz
[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Burt
Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 2:53 PM
To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: Re: [Flexradio]
The program name Tim refers to is TweakUI.exe and it is what I use to move
focus between apps. Works very well.
73,
Steve K5FR
-Original Message-
From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz
[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Tim Ellison
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009
I'm adding support for this amp to DDUtil and am curious how many ACOM users
we have and what accessories.
Accessories:
A2000S/SW 10 position antenna switch
Remote-On adapter
Also, let me know if you would be interested in being a beta tester for this
feature.
73,
Steve
Thanks for the info Tim, maybe he fixed the Buffer Overrun problem in this
release.
73,
Steve K5FR
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From: flexra...@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexra...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Tim Ellison
Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2008 10:26 AM
To: ddu...@yahoogroups.com;
Hi Martin,
Welcome to DDUtil. I will be happy to assist you getting DDUtil setup. First
please read the following links and if you need further assistance contact
me privately and I'll see if I can help.
http://k5fr.com/ddutilwiki/index.php?title=How_To#Setup_DDUtil_to_work_with_
PowerSDR
Robert,
Actually, you can use the UCB with the F5K. I have written a piece of
software called DDUtil that has a VHF+ matrix feature that will control your
UCB just as it does with the SDR-1K. All you need is a parallel port to
connect the UCB to.
See the links below for more info. You can also
The guy you need to talk to is Firebrick. He runs WriteLog with DDUtil and
can tell you how to set it up. I'm sure when he resurfaces he will drop you
a note.
73,
Steve K5FR
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ed Stallman
Sent: Wednesday,
Brian,
This may not be the problem, but here is one thought that may help.
Check to see if the Emulate Baud Rate check boxes are checked in the
com0com setup manager. It's ok if they are just make sure that the baud rate
is set as fast as it will go in PSDR setup CAT Control group. Normally
Hi Mack,
Yes, you can turn the power on/off By using a macro in DDUtil with the
following commands.
ZZPS1; = power on
ZZPS0; = power off
Here is a link that will explain how to use macros in DDUtil if your not
familiar.
http://k5fr.com/ddutilwiki/index.php?title=How_To#Setup_Macro_Commands
Let
Mack,
I think I misunderstood what you wanted to do. What I told you would only
turn PowerSDR off/on not the F5K itself. I don't think there is a way to do
what you want.
Sorry, my mistake.
73,
Steve K5FR
-Original Message-
From: Steve Nance [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday
Hi Chris,
You have it slightly wrong. If you want to run Commander and another RCPs
(Radio Control Programs) at the same time you have to have a set of virtual
ports for each. A hypothetical example would be:
PowerSDR CAT COM4 -- COM5 DDUtil Radio CAT
Commander COM6 -- COM7 DDUtil RCP1 CAT
I have just added support for the Array Solutions Power Master digital watt
meter to DDUtil and I'm looking for a few beta testers to help check it out
before I release it. If you have one of these meters and are interested in
testing this feature contact me off line and I will send you a file.
Hi George,
To my knowledge no one has used one, but that doesn't mean you can't.
Were you wanting to use auto band switching or just to hook it up manually?
If you want it to band switch automatically by following the F5K then you
will need to use my free Data Decoder Utility (DDUtil) or
To: Steve Nance
Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz; 'George Kangas'
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Yaesu FL-7000
You might want to check what the relay voltage is for PTT so that it
doesn't kill the PTT circuitry in the 5000. That would be the only
question I would have, we know DDUtil does a good job
Hi Pete,
If you want to use DDUtil to connect your SteppIR the following link should
help you. If you are new to DDUtil I suggest you read the Setup section to
get familiar with the different features before setting up the SteppIR.
In preparation for the upcoming Accessory Box Neal (K3NC) and I are working
on, I have added, to DDUtil, two 8-bit matrices that drive PC parallel
ports. These matrices are wired to the VHF+ band select buttons in Power
SDR. Additionally, HF band buttons 6 and 2 are also available if needed when
I have a couple of things that may be of interest to some users.
1. DDUtil is currently being tested with Vista Home Premium (32 bit) and
appears to be stable so far.
2. I'm currently in the process of adding an adjustable WatchDog timer to
shut down the transmitter should it exceed the preset
If you are speaking of the Palstar AT-AUTO the answer is yes. Several are
using it with DDUtil and a standard PC. It should also work directly with
PowerSDR by using the 5000C's serial port and connecting PowerSDR's CAT port
to it.
As far as RS-232 devices are concerned, the 5000C's PC is the
Hi George,
You can get Flex Profiler from following SVN location. If you aren't
comfortable with SVN let me know and I will send you a zip file.
svn://206.216.146.154/svn/repos_sdr_windows/FlexProfiler/trunk/bin/Release
Copy all files to a directory.
Joel,
You can probably use your antenna switch with the 5000A.
What is the brand and model of your switch?
73,
Steve K5FR
http://k5fr.com/ddutilwiki/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DDUtil/
-Original Message-
I use an automatic antenna switch and with my Mark V when I would change
Same for 10 only more so.
73,
Steve K5FR
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Tracy
Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 1:00 PM
To: FlexRadio Reflector
Subject: [Flexradio] Six is open
I'm hearing/seeing many ssb and cw signals on six right now.
I have answered Alan privately, but here is some general info.
SteppIR antenna controllers have two modes of operation.
1. Passive Listener mode - follows frequency (receive only)
2. Full Control mode - follows frequency and allows bi-directional
communication including mode control, homing and
Guys,
I'm nearly ready to release DDUtil 1.5.6 which incorporates rotor support. I
currently have the following models setup.
Do I need to add any additional models? Note: they must have computer
control capability.
Alfa Spid
Green Heron
HyGain
Orion PA PX
Prosistel
Yaesu
Dan,
Glad DDUtil is working for you.
Bob Tracy has just recently added a Digi offset setting for RTTY to the Test
Branch code. See the CAT Command tab in Setup for this feature.
73,
Steve K5FR
-Original Message-
Steve,
Thanks for the tip and the great software. I had it up and
I have recently purchased a USB to four port serial adapter from USB Gear
and wanted to pass along my findings.
1. Works great, no problems/failures to date.
2. Ports are configurable just like any hardware com port.
3. Port numbers are assignable to whatever com numbers you want/need.
4. Price
http://k5fr.com/ddutilwiki/index.php
Will handle up to four (4) programs. Let me know if you need help.
73,
Steve - K5FR
-Original Message-
Is there a program out there that will successfully share a CAT port with
two programs?I have tried virtuallY with no success. I am trying to run
Hi Richard,
Yes many Flexers have SteppIR antennas connected to the F5K.
Yes, it can be controlled by PowerSDR using the SteppIR control box.
There are at least two ways to connect the SteppIR controller to the radio.
1. Using the PC Com port or USB to Com adapter, set the F5K Cat port to the
DDUtil Users,
Due to the increased interest and activity I have decided to start a Yahoo
Group dedicated to the care and feeding of DDUtil.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DDUtil/
If you have an interest in DDUtil come by and check out the doings. You can
also check out the DDUtil wiki to see how
I need to use one of the new slider controls in CC to adjust the Line-In
audio level on a Flex-5000A. The command for this control requires a
polarity of +/- be inserted into the string ahead of a 3 digit decimal
number. The value range can be from +048 to -128. A typical CAT command
would be
Sorry, I sent this to the wrong group...Please ignore.
73,
Steve K5FR
-Original Message-
I need to use one of the new slider controls in CC to adjust the Line-In
audio level on a Flex-5000A. The command for this control requires a
polarity of +/- be inserted into the string ahead of a 3
Eric,
I sent this to the wrong list, it should have gone to the DXLabs group. Dave
Bernstein added some slider controls to his Commander rig control software
and the controls don't handle negative numbers. This is a Commander issue
and not a problem for Flex.
I checked a few of them and I
DDUtil Users,
In this release the following changes and new features are available:
Support of the ICOM IC-PW1 linear amplifier is now complete. A big thanks to
Kazuyuki Matsuura (JA2OZJ) for his encouragement and beta testing of the
IC-PW1 during this development.
Help files and the web site
I'm looking for a USB to Parallel interface that is real parallel and not
just for a printer port. Does anyone know of a good one that worked well
with the SDR-1000.
73, Steve (K5FR)
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Thanks to all that answered this post. I wasn't clear what I was looking for
before so let me state it again.
I need a USB to parallel adapter that will create a LPT port that I can
write data to. I bought one I thought would work but it created a USB001
port address that can only be seen by
AMEN!
73, Steve K5FR
-Original Message-
Yeah,
Yesterday I spent over an hour trying to get TX5C on 40 CW without any luck,
bad conditions and lots of QRM/N. This morning I set the panadapter to +4
zoom, dropped my VFO B freq on top of a guy he had just worked, and nailed
him on the
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