Re: [Flexradio] Rx Drops Out While Tuning.

2008-10-05 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Oct 5, 2008, at 8:37 PM, Dudley Hurry wrote: Jerry, I have to agree with Tim, could be the motherboard parallel port.. Early on with the 1K it was discovered that not all parallel port are considered equal. Some do not drive hard enough, also you have to be careful with the cable

Re: [Flexradio] Rx Drops Out While Tuning.

2008-10-05 Thread Dudley Hurry
Jerry, I have to agree with Tim, could be the motherboard parallel port.. Early on with the 1K it was discovered that not all parallel port are considered equal. Some do not drive hard enough, also you have to be careful with the cable lengths and type of cable used.. 73, Dudley WA5QP

Re: [Flexradio] Rx Drops Out While Tuning.

2008-10-05 Thread Tim Ellison
Turning on SR minimizes the number of control signals sent over the parallel cable to the DDS when tuning. Having SR on should be the default configuration used by every radio type. The problem may still be in the parallel interface or the cable itself. Some mobo parallel interfaces may not ha

Re: [Flexradio] Rx Drops Out While Tuning.

2008-10-05 Thread Jerry Sharp
Tim, ah ha, I turned Spur Reduction back on the the problem appears to be mostly gone! But it still drops out once in awhile when I'm tuning fast. Much better though... Thanks, Jerry Sharp, KD0GS Tim Ellison wrote: How are you tuning (dragging, scroll wheel, VFO controller) and is it depende

Re: [Flexradio] Rx Drops Out While Tuning.

2008-10-05 Thread Tim Ellison
How are you tuning (dragging, scroll wheel, VFO controller) and is it dependent on the rate of changing the frequency. Also, does it happen when the Spur Reduction is on and/or off? -Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jerry Sharp Sent

[Flexradio] Rx Drops Out While Tuning.

2008-10-05 Thread Jerry Sharp
Fellow Flexers, my SDR-1000 or computer has developed a problem and I could use some suggestions. As I tune across any part of the spectrum, I hear a relay click from the SDR1K and my receive drops very low. The display on the panadapter usually drops out of sight on the bottom and signals beco

Re: [Flexradio] 1500

2008-10-05 Thread Lux, James P
Should and does are sort of different As far as I know, there is no published functionality or interface to the FlexLink interface, aside from what¹s discernable from the source code in PowerSDR, and all that does is have some raw write/read sorts of functions mapped to write/read I2C addressed

Re: [Flexradio] 1500

2008-10-05 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Oct 5, 2008, at 11:25 AM, Lux, James P wrote: Since FlexWire is basically I2C, I'm not sure how well it would work for something where you needed reliable deterministic timing on a millisecond time scale (if you were planning on timing your PIN diode switch to protect your GaAsFET preamp

Re: [Flexradio] 1500

2008-10-05 Thread Al Ward
I would certainly agree on the X2 connector. That way the new 1500 would be a "dropin" for my 1000. 73 Al W5LUA -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Maarten Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 6:37 PM To: 'Lux, James P'; 'Tim Ellison'; 'Lee A Crocker

Re: [Flexradio] Applications/Programs

2008-10-05 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Oct 5, 2008, at 11:39 AM, Tim Ellison wrote: Make sure the Firewire driver is in safemode1 and the sampling rate is exactly the same as what is configured in PowerSDR Use these parameters: 96K with 1024 buffers 192K with 2048 buffers Also, check the duration of the DPCs. I suspect you a

Re: [Flexradio] Applications/Programs

2008-10-05 Thread Dale Boresz
Hello George, When I use the FLEX-5000 with my Dell Vostro 1500 laptop, it does exactly the same thing. I traced it to v-e-r-y long DPC's from the wireless NIC card. I installed the latest drivers for the wireless card, but still no luck, so I just disable Wireless networking when I want to

Re: [Flexradio] 1500

2008-10-05 Thread Maarten
How about adding the X2 connector on the SDR1500. The X2 connector works well on the SDR1000 for many VHF / UHF hams. It is an easy and realiable way of controlling transverters and other external devices. Maybe other VHF/UHF operators can provide some input on this. -Original Message- Fr

Re: [Flexradio] Applications/Programs

2008-10-05 Thread Tim Ellison
Make sure the Firewire driver is in safemode1 and the sampling rate is exactly the same as what is configured in PowerSDR Use these parameters: 96K with 1024 buffers 192K with 2048 buffers Also, check the duration of the DPCs. I suspect you are having something responsible for long ones. One

Re: [Flexradio] 1500

2008-10-05 Thread Lux, James P
On 10/5/08 10:26 AM, "Maarten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The Flex-1500 would make a great VHF/UHF transverter rig. The only problem I > see is the lack of any I/O control. It has the Flexwire port but as of now I > do not know of anything working of that port. I don't think anyone has anyth

Re: [Flexradio] 1500

2008-10-05 Thread Maarten
The Flex-1500 would make a great VHF/UHF transverter rig. The only problem I see is the lack of any I/O control. It has the Flexwire port but as of now I do not know of anything working of that port. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Elli

Re: [Flexradio] Problem with 5K and Henry Classic

2008-10-05 Thread Lee A Crocker
I think it should be noted that this is not a common problem, in fact it would seem to be so rare as to be unique. You have no idea the shape of the relay in this amp, in fact you have no idea of the nature of the coax that connects the amp and the transceiver. Maybe the previous owner got his

[Flexradio] Applications/Programs

2008-10-05 Thread George Rebong
.My FLEX5000A will stall after 3 or less minutes. I have to click on the start button to get it running again and will quit again. I don't have any other applications running in the back ground. I check it to the TASK Manager to make sure. I have a Vista Premium - Intel Quad Core with 4 Gig memory.