Stan, I do not believe that you can put a hard, fast number on the threshold where DPC's will cause problems or not. Especially since other factors, such as RFI, enter into the equation as well. All that can really be done is define a vague range where below that range is almost undoubtedly safe, above that range is almost certainly a problem, & within that range is a crap shoot. Ask Tim or Neal for approximate numbers defining the range.
Changes & improvements to the software & the firmware come so rapidly that it is impossible for the documentation to keep up with current practice. Not to mention improvements in the FireWire driver. As for setting the driver to Normal vs. Safe Mode 1 -- the FLEX-5000 manual was written at the time of the release of PowerSDR v1.14.0 & the FLEX-3000 manual with the release of v1.18.0. There have been many improvements since v1.18.0 that now allow running the FireWire driver in Normal mode. The documentation simply has not caught up with reality yet. Furthermore, it never will due to the rapid release of improvements in the software. When the documentation is next updated, it will only be in sync with the software for at most a day or two. The manual is best used as a reference for normal day-to-day operation of the radio type functions (changing frequency, using filters, etc.). Optimum setup values vary with each revision to the code andare discussed on the FlexEdge reflector. 73, Ray, K9DUR http://k9dur.info _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
