Re: [Flexradio] Smart SDR static IP

Dave is correct. I do this for any device that I require to use in any sort of "service" fashion. All my PCs and all my internet addressable devices. Especially the Flex. Not my phones, but most everything else. Works great. My PCs and so on still use DHCP (very convenient) and yet I can count

Re: [Flexradio] FlexRadio Digest, Vol 130, Issue 4

Most older PCs will still run Windows 10. If you can get Windows 7 onto it, you can get the free upgrade to 10 and your IEEE card is probably still supported. If all else fails, you can run that computer "headless" (look into something called "TightVNC" to run your old machine remotely from a new

Re: [Flexradio] building an open source community around PSDR

Excellent! In addition, anyone interested in this should reach out to the larger non-Flex community. As I recall, several devices (Softrock, etc.) operated with PowerSDR as well. There are also several receive only devices out there these days that run off of other open source SDR software. It s

Re: [Flexradio] New user - Flex 6300

Fred. another thing you might try is another engine. If you don't already have it, you could try Fldigi, which is (as I recall) a free download. you need to obtain a special XML file for the Flex to configure it (just google for it). But, it is otherwise a relatively straightforward exercise. A

Re: [Flexradio] Monitor Speakers

Use what you wish, but I have done very well with inexpensive computer speakers. Use the type that have a headphone input that "cuts off" the speakers (usually available even on the cheapest ones). I use inexpensive headphones also. Flex allows me to equalize however I like anyway. WO7R On We

Re: [Flexradio] Flex5000

I don't see the problem here. We got years of upgrades that _no other ham radio received whatsoever_. You really can't expect "life time dancing lessons for one low fee." No hardware/software product in any market works like that. I spent decades in the software business and I never saw that ha

Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR and Falling prices

Only if you need a firmware change. Without looking at the code, this should not ordinarily be hard. Remember, too, that the software supported many brands of radios, including receive-only rigs like the softrocks. So, a lot of the firmware clearly behaves like most firmware -- it does things Fle

Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR and Falling prices

Free means nothing if nobody does the maintenance/enhancements. The question has always been "who will do this"? I really think this is not very likely to come from Flex; they have bet big on the 6000 series and have moved their resources (very predominantly if not entirely) to that platform. If

Re: [Flexradio] Garbled output

I have been getting random garbled transmit on RTTY only. Regular SSB and RTTY seem fine. v 2.7.2 Power SDR 4.13 VAC I am pretty convinced this is software. Larry WO7R On Sun, Jul 20, 2014 at 8:47 AM, Dave Gomberg wrote: > Ooops, I lied. This morning the problem is back just the way it

Re: [Flexradio] Frustrated with VAC, WSJT and Fkex

I also recommend WSJT-X instead of WSJT. There is still difficulty setting up VAC (I finally, after some help here and some struggles, got the interrupt parameters right) but I would suggest that WSJT-X itself is easier and somehow more forgiving. It also dispenses with the manual port number thi

Re: [Flexradio] VAC decides to force a few parameters and just like that, JT65 and JT9 stop working

e W0DHB > > -Original Message----- > From: FlexRadio [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of > Larry > Loen > Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2014 5:06 PM > To: FlexRadio Reflector > Subject: [Flexradio] VAC decides to force a few parameters and just like > th

[Flexradio] VAC decides to force a few parameters and just like that, JT65 and JT9 stop working

I had taken a while to stumble through the instructions ofr getting JT65 and JT9 going. But, a couple weeks back, I had finally done so. Yesterday, it stopped working. The reason seems to be, no matter what I do, it has somehow "re-defaulted" everything and it won't let me change anything, even

[Flexradio] Complete Remote Solution

OK, a while back, I discovered that there is a satisfactory solution for the basic power up / power down of the Flex 6300. Now the question is, exactly what do I need for a complete solution? I presume that having it "internet addressable" simplifies things, but exactly what is needed for the tot

Re: [Flexradio] Smart SDR s/w?

The one thing not 100 per cent clear is whether you can skip from version 1 to version (say) 4. I presume one can, it's the most "consistent" way to read what they say, but the policy I read doesn't say so outright. Larry WO7R On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 7:21 AM, Patrick Greenlee wrote: > Thanks

Re: [Flexradio] 6300 Remoting that really works?

Thanks, Matthew. The real question here is not that part of it, but power control. I don't want to leave the radios on all the time and (in fact) I want to be able to sequence the power on sequence however I require it to be done, now or in the future. With the Flex 5000, particularly it's On/Of

Re: [Flexradio] 6300 Remoting that really works?

I'm interested and concerned about the ability to run the 6000 series remotely. For reasons I won't bore you with, lack of a really good remote power on/off capability -- such as Elecraft unquestionably has for 6300 scale money -- may be a deal breaker for this long time Flex owner as far as the 6

[Flexradio] Test

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Re: [Flexradio] panadaptor is worth it's weight in

FireBrick wrote: > Spent 3 hours calling the TX5C on 30 rtty last night > Big pileup, calls I've never seen before in any DX pile or contest. > > This morning they came on again, and I was able to use the panadaptor to spot > what I thought was a station he worked. > Dragged the blue vfob there a

Re: [Flexradio] CW Question

Don wrote: > I am using the 5000A and I inserted the key into the key jack of the > 5000A. It is a stereo 1/4" for the iambic key. The problem I am > experiencing is in iambic mode it is very erratic to the point it is > unusable. Per the manual I have primary set to 5000, secondary set to >

Re: [Flexradio] One more thing. . .

So, after composing the last note, I decided to try 40m SSB for Ducie. Some South American talking right on his frequency, but it doesn't matter. Second call. This rig is _hot_. Larry Wo0Z ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.

Re: [Flexradio] How about two first day new ones. . .in seven minutes?

Another big win for the Flex 5000. I was in the big 80 meter Ducie pileup, not scoring, but hearing both ends of at least the US QSOs (using dual receive, naturally, but it _was_ a 25 KHz split). Then, the spot came up for TI9. Ran over to 40 and snagged _it_ on the second call (I'd worked it

Re: [Flexradio] MixW & 5000A

Jim, W4ATK wrote: > I regularly use VCOM and VAC with MixW and PowerSDR. I have had no trouble > with any of the various versions of Power SDR with either my SDR-1000 or my > Flex-5000A. > > MixW is set as follows: > CAT - Kenwood > Model - All Kenwoods > PTT and CAT Interface > COM5 @19200,

Re: [Flexradio] Some Minimum

OK, so we're supposed to be suffering from the sunspot minimum and there's no DX to be had. Really? In what for me is pretty casual operating, I did manage to make DXCC with the Flex 5000. I know I'm not the first -- some of the contesters on this list have managed it in a weekend near as I c

Re: [Flexradio] Mac Mini

Jim Rogers, W4ATK wrote: > Hi Neal, > > When I am using MixW, the shift key swaps the macro buttons, so all the > buttons go blank. Sometimes they stay that way. Otherwise releasing the > shift key puts everything back again. Just a little bothersome when you are > typing to see the macros

Re: [Flexradio] what part of mdb are band edges stored

FireBrick wrote: > I can't transmit with a dial freg of 3.500.560 cw > Unless my math is wrong... > I should be able to work the guys in the contest at that freq. > (couple of good DX multipliers there) > That's not that close to the edge. > > I have to move dial to 3.500.760 before the PWSDR will

Re: [Flexradio] PTT Broken (II)

Thanks to one and all who had me check out the cable. It was indeed the cable. Removing the covers on the rig is covered in a knowledge base article I was pointed at. Once done, I had to get one of those "star" type screwdrivers and after that, a cautious remove of the fan on the bottom reve

Re: [Flexradio] PTT Broken (II)

I am also having trouble with PTT, but exclusively on phone. This is with my shiny new Heil Microphone purchased from Flex. I have never gotten SSB (or AM) to work with my Flex 5000 -- the microphone was purchased to get it going. At first I thought the Mic might have a problem. So, I took th

Re: [Flexradio] Flex 5000 & 1000

The easiest way to hook up both is to run different versions of the PowerSDR software. That's what I did. For instance, why not run 1.10.2 for the SDR 1000 and 1.10.3 for the Flex 5000? It's easy and workable without a lot of complexity. You give up a little bit on the one running backlevel,

Re: [Flexradio] 5000 -- no fatigue (or SDR 1000, either)

Phil LaMarche wrote: > Also wanted to mention that I am taking audio out of the back to a 100 watt > amplifier and then to good bookcase speakers mounted on the wall and pointed > down at me. Just wonderful audio and easy listening and absolutely no > fatigue. > > Thank you Flex. > > Phil Th

Re: [Flexradio] dual decoding of rtty signals

FireBrick wrote: > I'm chasing C52C on 17 rtty right now. > I've often chased dx stations operating split > > But I think this is the first time I was able to copy both sides of the > split at the same time. > Wonderful. But, as you relate, MultiRX isn't usually compatible with RTTY. I find

Re: [Flexradio] F5K, ac on and off

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Am planning to use the F5K remotely. I have the DLI ethernet power switch but > the blue button must be pushed to turn it on and off. Is there a way around > it? > > Thanks, > > Art W8IKN > > __ This has b

Re: [Flexradio] 1.10.3 RTTY confusion

As of right now, I am thoroughly broken on RTTY. I think it is because we implemented some fixes to make RTTY contesters happy. 1.10.2 worked fairly well, but actually was partly broken for PSK. I didn't run it long enough to sort it all out, but I could make it work without too much fuss. T

Re: [Flexradio] Definition of F5K control interface, MIDI, FWC class, API?

Eric Wachsmann wrote: > > > From: Jim Lux [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 4:15 PM > To: Eric Wachsmann; FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: RE: [Flexradio] Definition of F5K control interface, MIDI, FWC > class,API? > > Is th

Re: [Flexradio] Sticky CW

I don't see a bug report for this, but don't want to submit one until I am more certain. Sometimes, when keying on 1.10.2 and CW (actual key) I am getting a "sticky" effect where the element repeats until I tap the keys. I suppose there's a small chance the key itself is defective (though I c

Re: [Flexradio] RTTY Operation

Harold Aaron wrote: > Hi folks. Today I managed to get WriteLog behaving with the Flex-5000. I > believe Mark, NU6X mentioned earlier that click tuning a RTTY signal tunes > to center frequency, not the Mark frequency. Confirmed that today and was > wondering if there is any prognosis for a fix

Re: [Flexradio] think I'm going adalpated

FireBrick wrote: > But I swear the sound channels are reversed. > I was trying to listen split, and finally did the Audio Balance test. > > But I left sound is in right earphone and vice versa. > > Anybody else expericing this is do I have a setting wrong? > SDR5Ka svn1652 > > Listening on a Hei

Re: [Flexradio] First Blood for my FLEX-5000

After some suitable clowning around with the new rig, I cracked the Burundi DXpedition on 40 meters just now (still using the HF2V). An all time new one for me. The new amplifier hookup/setup helped even though I wasn't running a full KW or anything of the sort. More like 150 watts maybe. Bu

Re: [Flexradio] Flex 5000A running

Need to brag a tiny bit. Got my Flex 5000A running with newly purchased VAC. Physical setup was a dream. The only headache was, turning on CW via MixW caused some weird side-effect, killed CW functionality via the CWX or standard key. Once I shut that off, so that MixW was RTTY only, all was

Re: [Flexradio] The competition

Rob Dennison wrote: > Service? Who wants to pay a bunch for service. If it is done right, I do. One reason I've bought two radios so far. Larry Wo0Z ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listin

Re: [Flexradio] Open Source

A lot of people, from time to time, express concern about open source. There is no reason to express such concerns and the record that _already exists_ proves it. Compare, for instance, the PowerSDR console to, say, MixW. MixW is a nice piece of software I use every single day, just like Power

Re: [Flexradio] "Charge credit card at time of shipment"

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This process in how orders are prioritize seems bizarre to me. Compared to, say, the iPhone, I'm extremely happy with how the whole 5K thing was handled. I got a "loyalty discount" for ordering early (instead of getting hammered with a higher price) and I got my prod

Re: [Flexradio] Spam: just a teeeny Split operation bug

Bob Tracy wrote: > That is by design. I'd rather have it that way than coming back up in the > phone band and have split set to the CW previous frequency. > > Bob K5KDN > > -Original Message- I agree with the design. Nothing worse than powering off the rig, switching antennas, turning

Re: [Flexradio] 5000 Beta testers: What firewire cards work?

FlexRadio KB Admin wrote: > Please refer to the KB article on how to pick a Firewire host controller, > Selecting High Performance Firewire Cards for FlexRadio Transceivers > http://kb.flex-radio.com/article.aspx?id=10250 > > -Tim > FRS KB Administrator > That link in the article to the Syba pro

Re: [Flexradio] Flex 5000a flexwire plug

Tim Ellison wrote: > Neil, your prediction will, unfortunately probably come true. > > Your concern was debated before the FlexWire physical connector was > selected. In the end, the decision was made to use a 9-pin d-sub > connector (that is used for serial connections, but not exclusively), > b

Re: [Flexradio] RIT cleared on click tuning- RTTY problem

Tim Ellison wrote: > In actualality, the recently added enhancement #1114 submitted by Mark, > NU6X really needs to be modified to request FSK mode support in PowerSDR > rather than modifying the behavior of DIGIu and DIGIl modes, which is > essentially correct for ASFK. I think this would satisfy

Re: [Flexradio] Print Operating Manual

Jim Lux wrote: [snip] > > I think FedExKinkos has pricing that's kind of out of whack here. (And > it's well nigh impossible to figure out what the price is.. it's > certainly NOT on their website anywhere) > > > Jim > What I'm trying to point out, here, is that "out of whack" is no surpris

Re: [Flexradio] Parallel Port Recommendation

Jason McRoberts wrote: > Sorry about that. It is a Desktop (Dell XPS 410). It does have PCI > available and if I am remembering correctly I think the bus is about 1066 > FSB. I have identified a Startech that I think might work (PCI1P). Just > wonder about opinions out there. I will be a ne

Re: [Flexradio] MixW SDR-1000 and Lockups

Bob McGwier wrote: > Brian: > > What is happening is MixW is changing the radio's mode from DigU to USB > and you have VAC enable in digital modes checked in your setup box. > This is VERY aggravating. We need Bob to make a change to CAT: If we > are in DigU and we are told to go to USB, w

Re: [Flexradio] Potenial buyer

Lee A Crocker wrote: [snip] > You don't need a $2000 computer to run PowerSDR. I built a core 2 duo system > for about $800 that included everything but the monitor. You can build a > barebone P4 system for a little more than half of that that will run PowerSDR > fine. > > 73 W9OY > Y

Re: [Flexradio] FLEX-5000 photos, upgrades

John P Basilotto W5GI wrote: > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John P Basilotto W5GI > Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 6:51 PM > To: Reflector > Subject: [Flexradio] (no subject) > Importance: High > > There are currently no pictures available of the 5000. We expe

Re: [Flexradio] ARRL

Skip K3CC wrote: > Guys I can't let this go by, Can we all avoid this particular discussion _here_? There's plenty of other forums available to cover this. Have a heart, I only got so much e-mail space from my ISP! Larry WO0Z ___ FlexRadio mail

[Flexradio] Another Milestone

Those of you who used to read my "blogs" on the forums know that I update folks on my progress with the SDR from time to time. Today, I crossed a long awaited threshhold. I "worked" DXCC on 30 meters. In my customary fashion, this was not done with a great tower, Yagi, and (of course) on 30 m

Re: [Flexradio] CW Keying

Larry Menzel wrote: >Hello, fellas. > >New user here, and I'm interested in setting my Flex up for CW keying. > >The manual suggest connecting the key to a serial port for lowest latency, >which I'm looking for, of course, > >Can someone please instruct me how to interface my paddle or keyer to t

Re: [Flexradio] Receive Attenuation Glitch

Frank Mayer wrote: > Larry, > I have noticed the same thing here on and off. It seems to be some > kind of issue in the communications line (Parallel port of SDR-1000 to > the computer). Not everybody seems be experiencing it. My switching > the preamp positions also will bring the receive

Re: [Flexradio] Receive Attenuation Glitch

With at least the 1.8.0 level, there's a little glitch I've noticed that might also be related to another recent thread. Sometimes, when I've just turned the rig on, I find the receive is attenuated an extra 20 dB or so somehow. It actually looks, visually, like a good deal, because the noise

Re: [Flexradio] Re. [Flex Radio] Laptop CPU percentage usage -potential problems.

As to the question of laptops, the cited machine is probably OK. I have an aging Celeron laptop at 1.5 GHz which works marginally well for SDR use with the Extigy soundcard. I did not buy it for SDR useage either, but it manages to do the job when I ask it to. Just. There are occassional glit

Re: [Flexradio] Poor Man's Universal Controller Board (PMUCB) available assembled, as a kit of parts, or the bare PCB

I have also used this board. I haven't used all of the options on it, but I have already gotten great value from it. Great for HFers. Larry WO0Z Mike Naruta wrote: >Wally, I really like the Poor Man's UCB that >I received from you. It it a very nice solution >for connecting to the SDR-100

Re: [Flexradio] How hard is it to set up the SDR-1000

Paull wrote: >I believe that this has been hinted at over the years, but forgive please >for asking the obvious...How about a "software defined calibrator" built >into sdr code? > >I do not understand the need to purchase an external calibration source when >all the required components/functions n

Re: [Flexradio] couple of potential owner questions

Jerry Flanders wrote: >At 07:34 PM 2/2/2007, FireBrick wrote: > > >>... >> >>My Dell 3.2 mHz machine has one com port (presently used to control my >>antenna rotor). >>... >> >>Questions: >>1: I would need the USB to Parallel Adapter Y/N >> >> > >Consider adding a card to give you serial/par

Re: [Flexradio] Contesting question

Mark Amos wrote: >The Flex-Radio, on the other hand, was pretty much unuseable when the >transmitter & amp were running. It saw every dit from that transmitter out to >dozens of KHz's away - spurs popping up and drowning out even S9+ stations. >I've never operated in a high RF environment before

Re: [Flexradio] Dumb newbie question -- but please read

Bill W5WVO wrote: >I've been reading this board for a few weeks now, trying to decide if this is >way I want to go for a new transceiver. I plan to use it with transverters >primarily for VHF CW/SSB, but also on HF CW/SSB. Maybe digital modes later. >Receive dynamic range is of the highest impo

Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR puzzlement

Alan NV8A wrote: >A while back I tried PowerSDR 1.6.2 on my old 850MHz PIII notebook with >512MB RAM and an Extigy Sound device and ran it with the sample .WAV >files. It seemed pretty good and I started thinking about possibly >getting an SDR-1000 or its successor, although I was warned that t

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-1000 in the VHF SS

Philip Theis wrote: >I used the SDR-1000 in last weekends contest and was very disappointed in >the operation of the Virtual Serial Cable. It was constantly losing it's >connection between the logging software and the SDR. > > The most I have had to do in a long time is bring up Setup on the

Re: [Flexradio] Mode information

Larry W8ER wrote: >I change frequently from AM to SSB. The amplifier is tuned differently >with each mode. I use an Ameritron AL-80B. On SSB I tune to about 1 KW >output and that takes about 60 watts of drive. On AM I tune for a max of >about 600 watts and that takes drive of about 40 watts (15

[Flexradio] Quick brag on the DX Challenge and thanks

As of this evening, I have gone "over the top" for DXCC Challenge. I now have 1001 band countries in the log. Now, some of these are going to turn out to be "not in log" or I don't get the QSL at all. I only have a bit over 850 of these confirmed. So, I'm about a year or so away, probably, fr

[Flexradio] success with PSK31 on my SDR-1000

Brief moment of bragging (and thanks). Just got the Burkina Faso DXpedition on 30 meters with PSK31 on MixW 2.16 and 1.8.0. It was the first time I'd tried digital with 1.8.0 and I got the DX just before he shut down on that frequency and mode. The "new" power limits may well have made the di

Re: [Flexradio] Idea for new feature: instant replay

Jim Lux wrote: >At 06:41 AM 1/7/2007, K0MV wrote: > > >>Those of you who have Tivo boxes will recognize this. >> >>The feature is a continuous recording of the last 5 minutes of the >>received signal. You can rewind and go back to see if you copied that >>DX callsign correctly, or maybe try a n

Re: [Flexradio] RTTY Power Levels

John wrote: >You can run 40 watts continuous power as measured by a Bird Wattmeter. I >recommend you use an external accurate meeting to determine actual power >output. The SDR built-in meter is not very accurate at lower power settings. > > > >John P. Basilotto >Marketing/Sales/Product Manager >F

Re: [Flexradio] No 1 watt units

Dave Ackrill wrote: >So, what happened to the idea that you wouldn't need to keep changing >the hardware? I know that the 1W version will work with the new >software, but presumambly not as well as the new hardware and, if the >even newer hardware is not so much better than the old, why are th

Re: [Flexradio] Pschological peculiarity (was WE NEED YOUR INPUT)

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>CQ Flexers. >> >>We need your input to help new Flexers reach optimum performance as soon as >>possible. >> >> >> > >This is probably a good moment to mention an interesting finding based on >my operating experiences. > >I have taken advantage of 1.8.0 to customize t

Re: [Flexradio] Linux, any chance of a knoppix like setup?

Jim Lux wrote: >At 04:00 PM 1/2/2007, Frank Brickle wrote: > > >>On 1/2/07, James Courtier-Dutton >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >>>I use Microsoft Word's equation editor, reviewing, and cross >>>referencing capabilities a lot, and open office is incompatibl

Re: [Flexradio] Linux, any chance of a knoppix like setup?

The other, not quite so obvious alternative to Linux would be to support XP, only, for as long as we can. This is not as strange an idea as it looks. It may be that we aren't the only ones unwilling or unable to enter this brave new world of optimizing everything for the record industry. Plen

Re: [Flexradio] vSound update from Phil C. - Windows Vista problems

Ed Haskell wrote: >It is possible today to purchase, at WalMart among other places, a PC >complete with preinstalled Linux for less than the purchase price of Vista. >Why not offer one of these with everything including PowerSDR preinstalled >and configured to work as a stand alone 'appliance' for

Re: [Flexradio] More Strange Frequency Drift Problem

to the fact that a heavier PS is required > than the typical 20 or 22A capacity version. > > Brian K7RE > > Larry Loen wrote: > Well, thanks for trying. Sorry it wasn't a magic bullet for you. It was worth a shot anyway. Larry WO0Z ___

Re: [Flexradio] More Strange Frequency Drift Problem

Brian Kassel wrote: >Hi Jim: > >Thanks for the note. Let's see if I can describe to you what I >see. After even a short transmission of, say, 5 seconds, running >something like 5W, the frequency of the received PSK-31 signal slowly >moves to the left on the waterfall display of my MixW pr

Re: [Flexradio] "Barefoot SDR" achievements

ChasW3KC wrote: >To my mind a barefoot SDR is the one watt rig. >Is that a reasonable assumption? >I wonder because working DX is, of course, quite a bit >easier at the 100 watt level. >73 Chas W3KC > > > If it was one watt, I'd have said "QRP." Traditionally, 100 watts is "barefoot." And,

[Flexradio] A little personal progress for the archives and a big thank you

Year's end leads to reflection and mine makes me want to say "thank you" to all who participate in making this product better. Especially as not a few of the changes that came into the product were things that I specifically asked for and have now received. And more changes that I should ha

Re: [Flexradio] 3 month owner of SDR-1000 comment

John Sweeney wrote: >One thing I have noticed after owning the SDR-1000 for 3 months , I receive >much better than my getting out on transmit. Not unusual at all to copy >the other station rock solid, no problems, but they say heavy QRM or QRN/ >QSB, rough copy. (they are also using ab

Re: [Flexradio] [Fwd: ARLB030 FCC to Drop Morse Testing for All Amateur License Classes]

Robert McGwier wrote: >Frank and I are at GnuRadio Hackfest. I doubt anyone who knows us would >categorize us as anything but techno-geeks. We are constantly looking >at the lastest technology (we are about to have an OFDM system running >in GnuRadio for example) that could be of benefit to a

Re: [Flexradio] S - Meter Emulation

Double Da!! There is way too much attention paid to S meters. I'm glad that ours is accurate (or, more properly, can be made so), but unless you're trying to do a serious scientific experiment in propagation, which requires calibrated S meters _on both ends_ just for starters, it doesn't mean

Re: [Flexradio] SPAM messages with subject "price"?

Jim Lux wrote: >I see three scrubbed messages (one apparently, but not really, from >me) that have a subject of price. >There was apparently a .zip file attached. > >Larry and Guiseppe also seem to have been spoofed as well. > > > I'm not sure what all happened on my end. My ISP filtered the m

Re: [Flexradio] RTTY with 2 sound cards and external cables still work?

Jerry Flanders wrote: > Thanks Larry > > The key question is are you using VAC or external real audio cables? > It works for VAC, for sure, but for real cables? > > Jerry W4UK I have never used (or even installed) VAC. I use the physical Santa Cruz Turtle Beach card for all my digital work.

Re: [Flexradio] RTTY with 2 sound cards and external cables still work?

Jerry Flanders wrote: >In reading through the old literature, I see that, prior to about V >1.43, it was common to use 2 sound cards and an external patch cable >to run the digital modes. > >In later versions, VAC was used to simplify this. > > > As of 1.6.2, anyway, the DIGU still works fine

Re: [Flexradio] Report and Order on phone band changes -- Dec 15

Both the ARRL and CQ Magazine web sites contain articles claiming the " /Report and Order /(/R&O/) in the so-called "Omnibus" Amateur Radio proceeding, WT Docket 04-140 (FCC 06-149)" will take effect December 15th. If you poke around the ARRL article, you'll find a handy PDF with a color chart

Re: [Flexradio] Praise for all the work

As many here know, I operate this radio on, well, a pretty regular basis, mostly DXing. I'm still on 1.6.2 (I don't beta as much as I used to) and yet, despite how far behind it is, it still has some wonders worth praising, even so late after its release. For instance, a feature some of us ask

Re: [Flexradio] SDR X2 and dead rx

A.R.S. - W5AMI wrote: >It seems like I've seen some discussion on this before, but I could >not find it in the archives. > >Once in a while when I power up my SDR, the X2 will activate the key >line to my AMP or external TX, etc. I have no idea why it would do >this. > I have had similar sympt

Re: [Flexradio] MixW and Power SDR with 96000 sound card sample rate

Jim, W4ATK wrote: > I upped my sound card smaple rate on PowerSDR to 96000 for CW. > Everything >worked fine on CW and PSK31. But, there is an intermittent problem that >frequently occurs. When running PSK31, the waterfall on MixW will >occassionaly disply 1/2 spectrum width and MixW quits

Re: [Flexradio] Original Basic Source?

Eric Wachsmann wrote: >No license issues. We just have it tucked away. You can find it at the >following link (for now): > >< >http://flex-radio.com/Download/Software%20Download/Software%20Archive/SDR1.6 >.1%20Source.zip > > > >Eric Wachsmann >FlexRadio Systems > > > Thanks!! Larry WO0Z

Re: [Flexradio] Poor Man's UCB Schematic/Explanation

Larry Taft wrote: > Namesake, > > I squint at my PMUCB and pronounce: With the board plugged into the > SDR-1000 the LED is up, the PTT from the foot sw is left connector > toward the BNC RF output jack, amp output is middle and mute from > elsewhere is right toward the parallel connector. Th

Re: [Flexradio] USB Interface on the Horizon?

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Hi Dan, > >The Janus board (hpsdr.org) has a jumper selectable 15dB attenuator fitted to >its input so the board can be used with an existing SDR1000. The attenuator >can be taken out of circuit and the input connected directly to the A/D >converter on the card for opt

Re: [Flexradio] Poor sideband suppression

Willi Reppel wrote: >Jeff, > >One possible cure to avoid said jiggling and twisting of the plugs is to >drill larger holes into the backplate of the SDR1000 enclosure. The >relatively small holes may prevent certain types of male plugs to reach the >bottom of the female connectors. Gold-plated

Re: [Flexradio] A plea for a cable-free experience (was Re: Iambic Keyer)

Gerald Capodieci wrote: > I strongly suggest we get the software be settled before the hardware > is touched. IMHO, no, if Flex wants to go in a direction anything like this, the software team needs to understand exactly what this is going to be as soon as possible. If it is as I suggest it,

Re: [Flexradio] A plea for a cable-free experience (was Re: Iambic Keyer)

Jim Lux wrote: > At 07:48 PM 9/24/2006, Larry Loen wrote: > >> David Ackrill wrote: >> >> >Guy Olinger, K2AV wrote: >> > >> I've thought long and hard about this note. >> >> I believe the main issue here is simple -- while the software

[Flexradio] A plea for a cable-free experience (was Re: Iambic Keyer)

David Ackrill wrote: >Guy Olinger, K2AV wrote: > > >>I agree with the issue of the complaint, but not the tone. >> >> >>73, Guy K2AV. >> >> >> > >I'm sorry if my tone seems abrasive, I admit that I tend to state my >opinions and point of view in few words. > >Tha fact is, I want to like t

Re: [Flexradio] Still looking for answers

A.R.S. - W5AMI wrote: >I think if you can get the parallel port working properly, your >problems will go away. If your new port is LPT3, the address needs to >be 3BC, not 378. Change that in PowerSDR before turning on the rig. >You might even change it, exit PowerSDR, then start it back up. Als

Re: [Flexradio] Still looking for answers --setting a PCI card printer port

J. Crit Harley, MD, C.Ht. wrote: >2. The parallel port connection is not working at all. Some setting >must be wrong. > >* I did connect up my printer and it printed a perfect test page. >* Computer says my printer is on LPT3and the I/O are DF00, DF07 > and DE00, DE07.

Re: [Flexradio] Front panel rf-af

Anyone else hearing what I'm hearing? It really does sound different to me, at least. Did something else change? Shapes of the skirts on the filters? Default noise blanking settings? I have long simply taken the defaults on all this stuff and it never did me wrong. I used 1.4.5 for a long

Re: [Flexradio] Is Anyone Using the SDR1000 as Primary Radio

Rick Markey, KN3C wrote: [snip] > Is >there a release of software that allows the system to be as reliable as an >off-the-shelf box, ignoring the performance issue for the moment. It >doesn't seem to make sense to have a high performance radio if it doesn't >work reliably. > >de Rick, KN3C

Re: [Flexradio] Is Anyone Using the SDR1000 as Primary Radio

Rick Markey, KN3C wrote: >An excellent question. As a lurker and SDR wannabe, I've been following >the reflector for some time. Granted, the reflector is for the discussion >of problems, but for someone considering the purchase of an SDR, it is easy >to draw the conclusion that the software i

Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR 1.6.3 SVN 665

Just trying out SVN 665 (thanks W5AMI for the zip). I've turned conservative of late, sticking to the official releases only. I've simply let all the recent betas kind of wash over me, undiscovered. Wow. A great deal of what I had been asking for has been implemented (particularly the pan/

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