To all FlexRadio Systems customers,
FlexRadio Systems announces the general availability of PowerSDR^(TM)
v2.6.4. This is a general availability release version intended for use
with the FLEX-1500^(TM), FLEX-3000^(TM) and FLEX-5000^(TM) software
defined radio transceivers. It contain bug fixes and new features, some
of which are described below. A complete listing can be found in the
release notes.
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Important Considerations before Installing PowerSDR v2.6.4
This release of PowerSDR contains a new Firewire driver for the
FLEX-5000 and FLEX-3000 SDRs and new firmware for all FLEX Series SDRs.
It is highly recommended that you review the PowerSDR v2.6.4 Release
Notes before installing to minimize any installation problems you may
encounter.
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PowerSDR v2.6.4 Major Feature Highlights:
A new and improved Firewire Driver for the FLEX-5000 and FLEX-3000 -
This update is the most significant in the PowerSDR v2.4.6 release. The
4.1.1.17085 streaming Firewire driver fixes numerous defects and
provides some additional performance improvements over the 4.0.0
Firewire driver. A significant amount of development resources went
into qualifying this new Firewire driver, as hardware drivers are
foundational components of the PowerSDR / FLEX-5000 / FLEX-3000 radio
"system". Due to the Firewire driver update included in this release,
please make sure that you review the PowerSDR v2.6.4 Release Notes
before installing. Specifically, how to use PowerSDR v2.4.4 or v2.5.3
with the new driver. Also users of Windows XP systems will need to
ensure that you manually install all three Firewire device drivers the
first time you power up your FLEX-5000 or FLEX-3000 after the installer
has rebooted your PC to complete the Firewire driver installation. The
need for manually installing the FLEX Firewire driver is not required
for Windows Vista and greater, as the Firewire device driver
installation is completed automatically without manual intervention.
New frequency allocations for EU countries - PowerSDR v2.6.4 allows
users in the UK that have had their radios modified for 60m operation
(requires a NOV and TURF software from your FlexRadio Dealer) to operate
on the new 11 frequency segments in the 60m band. Swedish operators now
have access to their 60m band segments (requires the radio to be TURFed
for Sweden). Radios TURFed for operation in France, Italy and Russian
have minor updates to their transmit frequency allocations. Please
refer to the PowerSDR v2.6.4 Release Notes for additional information
regarding the TURF software process for certain countries where transmit
regulatory compliance is required.
Additional Time & Frequency stations added to WWV bandstack, Easy
frequency select for frequency calibration and a centered Panadapter for
the FLEX-1500 - The CHU frequencies with their default mode have been
added to the WWV band button (bandstack) to provide additional
frequencies for the user to choose for frequency calibration purposes.
To complement the new CHU additions, there is new a feature in the
Frequency Calibration routine that will allow the user to select the
current VFO-A frequency eliminating the need to manually enter it. Also
included with this version of PowerSDR, the default display settings for
the FLEX-1500 have been refactored so that the VFO-A carrier line is now
better centered in the middle of the Panadapter rather than being skewed
to the right hand side of the Panadapter so that equal amounts of
spectrum above and below the VFO carrier frequency can be viewed.
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Where to get PowerSDR v2.6.4?
PowerSDR v2.6.4 is available for download from the FlexRadio Systems web
site.
PowerSDR v2.6.4 Release Notes:
http://support.flex-radio.com/Downloads.aspx?id=417
PowerSDR v2.6..4 Integrated Installer:
http://support.flex-radio.com/Downloads.aspx?id=416
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Getting Technical Support:
If you encounter issues installing or operating PowerSDR v2.6.4 with
FlexRadio's software defined radios, please contact FlexRadio Systems
technical support by opening a HelpDesk support ticket on-line at
http://helpdesk.flexradio.com
-Tim
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Tim Ellison, W4TME
Product Management, Sales & Support
FlexRadio Systems^(TM)
4616 W Howard Ln, Suite 1-150
Austin, TX 78728
Phone: 512-535-4713 Ext. 223
Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Web: www.flexradio.com <http://www.flexradio.com>
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