[Flexradio] Flex-5000A

2008-07-08 Thread Gwyn Williams
Dear All,   Can anyone advise me whether they have experienced the following problems, and if so how to get over them?   1) Not getting 100W out on all bands - in fact as the band increases the ability of the Flex to tune deteriorates. 2) TVI and RFI into the UHF and VHF bands.   Kind Rgds, Gwyn

Re: [Flexradio] TX Audio Quality Help, please!

2008-07-08 Thread Sergey Abramov
Hi All, I have bought several transceivers Flex5000 for russian ham from the first running and at present. And I want to say, all transceiver made before April of the month had and have problems SSB TX Audio. New Flex5000 made after April, without problems, have clean and clear sound TX. My

[Flexradio] Serial Port issues

2008-07-08 Thread w1fc
I can't seem to load the N8BV Vcom drivers on a new HP VISTA? machine? It looks like it loads, when you go to Device Manager on the computer you see it , shows two drivers but the second one always has the yellow error shield on it and if you open it it stated driver not loaded. Any help would

Re: [Flexradio] Serial Port issues

2008-07-08 Thread Tim Ellison
Unload vCom and try Com0Com. Get the 2.1.0.0 version. http://kb.flex-radio.com/article.aspx?id=10481 http://kb.flex-radio.com/article.aspx?id=10482 -Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Re: [Flexradio] TX Audio Quality Help, please!

2008-07-08 Thread K6JEK
It not just Jeff. I'm one of the guys who've been listening to the various audio tests. We first noticed something funny in someone else's 5000 before Jeff even got his. We ran experiment after experiment. This guy finally returned his for a refund. Then another fellow (not in the

Re: [Flexradio] TX Audio Quality Help, please!

2008-07-08 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Jul 8, 2008, at 12:18 PM, K6JEK wrote: It not just Jeff. I'm one of the guys who've been listening to the various audio tests. We first noticed something funny in someone else's 5000 before Jeff even got his. We ran experiment after experiment. This guy finally returned his for a

[Flexradio] 2008/July/05 FRF TeamSpeak audio

2008-07-08 Thread Mike Naruta
The 5/July Flex Radio Friends TeamSpeak zipped mp3 (48 minutes) plus a text file of channel comments is available at: http://www.hamsdr.com/dnld.aspx?id=835 or http://www.hamsdr.com/dnld.aspx Mike - AA8K ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List

Re: [Flexradio] TX Audio Quality Help, please!

2008-07-08 Thread Jimmy Jones
Thank you Someone else can hear. I was beginning to wonder. On Tue, 2008-07-08 at 12:18 -0700, K6JEK wrote: It not just Jeff. I'm one of the guys who've been listening to the various audio tests. We first noticed something funny in someone else's 5000 before Jeff even got his. We ran

[Flexradio] Flex 5000 audio quality

2008-07-08 Thread harryhahn
I disagree that the 5000 audio is bad. I run both radios and they are fed with a common microphone through a mixer. They both sound about the same when I slightly tweak the eq. I run a PR-40, large diapghragm condensor, small element condensor and a whole bunch of other mikes. I can make them

Re: [Flexradio] TX Audio Quality Help, please!

2008-07-08 Thread Jeff Anderson
Hi Brian, I've run THD (on the analog signals) and IMD (on the RF signals). What I hear correlates strongly with IMD levels at lower powers (where much of our voice energy is) when compared between 5K driver, 5K final, and a 1k. Correlation does not mean causality, but...no one has yet come

[Flexradio] need help with AT wire

2008-07-08 Thread Edward J White
Edward J White wrote: Was installing the RX2 and HRFIO unit when I noticed that there is a cut wire going to the antenna tuner unit. The wire in question is from the flat 9 wire cable which is hard wired to the AT then it goes to the plug in plug on the transmitter unit. The wire is #9

[Flexradio] RFIO change Flex 5000

2008-07-08 Thread Jim R
Just upgraded the RFIO board to the new 34B version in my 5000 but I get themessage RFIO: Error or not present I reset the database and get the same message. The Flex 5000 config dialog shows my old RFIO serial number and version in RED, it used to be BLACK. The ribbon cable is plugged

[Flexradio] SDRiK, PCI Parallel Card address

2008-07-08 Thread Chuck Mayfield - AA5J
This FRS-recommended Dell Dimension E520 has no parallel port and no serial port. That makes it pretty much incompatible with SDR1K IMO. I have gotten tired of the USB disconnects that occur several times per hour of operation. So, I bought a PARALLEL-PCI card from the Web. It is made by Lava

[Flexradio] [Fwd: Re: TX Audio Quality Help, please!]

2008-07-08 Thread Dale Sewell
Hi All, I have bought several transceivers Flex5000 for russian ham from the first running and at present. And I want to say, all transceiver made before April of the month had and have problems SSB TX Audio. New Flex5000 made after April, without problems, have clean and clear sound TX. My

Re: [Flexradio] TX Audio Quality Help, please!

2008-07-08 Thread Tom Thompson
Hi Jeff, I do not have a 5000, but it sounds as if you can set the bias on the PA transistors with software. If that is the case, have you checked that the quiescent current is really what it is supposed to be for the transistors that are in the PA. If you have more distortion at lower

[Flexradio] Help

2008-07-08 Thread Edward J White
Was installing the RX2 and HRFIO unit when I noticed that there is a cut wire going to the antenna tuner unit. The wire in question is from the flat 9 wire cable which is hard wired to the AT then it goes to the plug in plug on the transmitter unit. The wire is #9 (#1 is the red wire) of the

Re: [Flexradio] Transmitting on MARS frequencies

2008-07-08 Thread Dudley Hurry
Charles, You need to send a copy of your authorization for that frequency, your ham call, and serial number of the radio to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .. The firmware update file has to be specially generated for the radio/ham doing the requesting.. Be advised that Eric is busy with newborn,

Re: [Flexradio] RFIO change Flex 5000

2008-07-08 Thread Dudley Hurry
Jim, There is a EEPROM tool that is used to update the EEPROM... Should have been a note included stating that you should contact Flex Support for the tool and assistance to make the change.. Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] 73, Dudley WA5QPZ Jim R wrote: Just upgraded the RFIO board to the new

Re: [Flexradio] SDRiK, PCI Parallel Card address

2008-07-08 Thread Dudley Hurry
Chuck, The parallel port address on a PCI card should be a 4 digit number, so you will have to manually type it into the Setup menu for the 1K.. To find that address go to Windows Device Manager = Ports (Com LPT) = your new LPT port right click on the new LPT = Properties Resources ,

Re: [Flexradio] Any newer/better sound cards than the FA-66 for the SDR-1000?

2008-07-08 Thread Dudley Hurry
Not for under $300 and supported by PowerSDR. 73, Dudley WA5QPZ Scott McClements wrote: Hi, I've been lurking on the list for awhile and haven't seen any talk about any new soundcards that might outperform the recommended FA-66. Is anyone actively trying to find any new, off the shelf