Re: [Flexradio] Anyone using a Dell 3000 or a Dell XPS M1210 with PowerSDR?

2008-02-06 Thread Ian Wade
-Original Message- From: Dudley Hurry [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 Time: 00:27:49 Ian, Make sure your DirectX is up to date, and .NET1.1, with sp1 for .NET1.1. What is the graphic card in both of those, you might need to update the drivers if it is Intel Graphics

[Flexradio] PowerSDR Panadapter display crashes: EUREKA!

2008-02-06 Thread Ian Wade
All, You may recall I have been having real problems with a couple of Dell machines, whereby the PowerSDR panadapter display crashed when attempting to change frequency, yet a no-name machine worked fine with PowerSDR. Also, on one of the Dells, PowerSDR even crashed when pressing the

Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR Panadapter display crashes: EUREKA!

2008-02-06 Thread k5nwa
At 06:40 AM 2/6/2008, you wrote: All, Well, after a long time of on-and-off detective work, I've finally cracked it! On the two Dell machines I have a tiny utility installed called AllChars. This lets you easily type in accented characters, like e-acute, on the keyboard. AllChars is not

[Flexradio] FS: 2 Meter transverter

2008-02-06 Thread Phil LaMarche
If anyone wants to experiment with the Flex on 2 meters for a low price: FS: MMT 28/144 2 meter transverter Microwave Modules MMT144/28 Mhz Linear Transverter . This is a nice one, looks almost like new with manual and cable harness. Input 1mW to 750 mW with 10 watts output contininous

[Flexradio] wierd digital display is gone

2008-02-06 Thread FireBrick
This is SVN 1952. I haven't been on digital for a few days as I was chasing cw new country on 30. What ever you changed/fixed/modified or whatever was causing a display in the panadaptor that looked like it was also transmitting a opposite sideband signal in digital modes is GONE! My display in

Re: [Flexradio] weird digital display is gone

2008-02-06 Thread Tim Ellison
And you radio is? -Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of FireBrick Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 10:23 AM To: FlexRadio List Subject: [Flexradio] wierd digital display is gone This is SVN 1952. I haven't been on digital for a

Re: [Flexradio] weird digital display is gone

2008-02-06 Thread Tim Ellison
Sorry. Dropped an R And your radio is? -Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Ellison Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 12:25 PM To: FireBrick; FlexRadio List Subject: Re: [Flexradio] weird digital display is gone And you

[Flexradio] sdr1000 tone test

2008-02-06 Thread Bill Nagle
Many besides myself have reported the following problem with the setup-test function. when the test button is pressed there is no tone coming out of either speaker. We are all using the delta44 sound card. This function used to work up until about 3 months ago Bill Nagle

Re: [Flexradio] sdr1000 tone test

2008-02-06 Thread Tim Ellison
Did you post it on the Bug Tracker? -Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Nagle Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 12:24 PM To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] sdr1000 tone test Many besides myself have reported

Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR won't start after Delta 44upgrade to5.10.00.5065

2008-02-06 Thread Mike Naruta
Thanks Dave. The event log doesn't tell me much, except that it was a system error 00 00 00 9c with parameters: P1 00 00 00 00 P2 80 54 61 f0 P3 c4 03 40 00 P4 00 00 08 33 and earlier: P1 00 00 00 00 P2 80 54 61 f0 P3 e6 05 20 00 P4 00 00 08 33 MS tells me it is probably: •System bus errors

Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR won't start after Delta 44upgrade to5.10.00.5065

2008-02-06 Thread Dale Boresz
Hi Mike, Here's another thing to check ( I have experienced this myself), that was related to me by someone who does a LOT of computer servicing: Between the years of 2002 through 2005, an overseas manufacturer of capacitors used the wrong dielectric for small electrolytics that eventually

Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR won't start after Delta 44upgrade to5.10.00.5065

2008-02-06 Thread Jim Lux
At 02:02 PM 2/6/2008, Dale Boresz wrote: Hi Mike, Here's another thing to check ( I have experienced this myself), that was related to me by someone who does a LOT of computer servicing: Between the years of 2002 through 2005, an overseas manufacturer of capacitors used the wrong dielectric for

Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR won't start after Delta 44upgrade to5.10.00.5065

2008-02-06 Thread Jim R
Dale is correct. This is a well known problem especially in the Dell Optiplex GX 270. The capacitors were manufactured by Nichinon. I purchased a GX270 last year and luckily, It didn't have those capacitors. Here is a link to the info about them including a picture.

Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR won't start after Delta 44 upgrade to5.10.00.5065

2008-02-06 Thread Tim Ellison
I use MEMTEST86 to test aggressive RAM timing values. Most RAM today comes with the rated speed/timing specs called SPD settings. You see it listed as a value like 4-4-4-12 It stands for: CAS Latency RAS to CAS Delay RAS Precharge RAS Active Time These settings are usually a bit conservative