[Flexradio] Linear power supply and RF ingress

2012-10-29 Thread Robert Costa, KB6QXM
All, I purchased a 50a Astron linear supply to replace my switcher and the fan noise. I noticed motor boating. Does the linear supply have to be grounded at the case to the Flex? I already have Ferrites on the power leads. 73, Robert KB6QXM "Ham Radio Open Conversation" Yahoo group owner/m

Re: [Flexradio] Watt meter out of calibration

2012-10-29 Thread Tim Ellison
It is. It requires a specific highly accurate watt meter. If the radio is used, it is probably a good idea to have it sent in for a "tune up"; fully tested out and recalibrated. Tim Ellison On 10/29/2012 4:45 PM, Dave Beumer WØDHB wrote: This is a factory calibration I believe -Original

Re: [Flexradio] Watt meter out of calibration

2012-10-29 Thread Dave Beumer WØDHB
This is a factory calibration I believe -Original Message- From: berkshire...@gmail.com [mailto:berkshire...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, October 29, 2012 1:53 PM To: Dave Beumer WØDHB; 'Jim Eastham'; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Watt meter out of calibration I bought

Re: [Flexradio] Watt meter out of calibration

2012-10-29 Thread Jim Barber
Can you compare it to (for example) a calibrated LP-100A, a Bird or something like that? I won't knock Daiwa meters for the price, but they aren't famous for their accuracy - new or not. I have one in line because the display is easy to interpret on the fly, but I always turn to the LP-100A wh

[Flexradio] Watt meter out of calibration

2012-10-29 Thread berkshire.tr
I bought a used Flex 3000. I love the radio, but I have one problem. The watt meter is way off according to my new Diawa watt meter. Is there anyway to calibrate it. I have looked in the setup menu but I can't find anyway to calibrate it. -Original Message- From: Dave

Re: [Flexradio] Low power output on 20mtrs

2012-10-29 Thread Dave Beumer WØDHB
Jim Submit a Helpdesk ticket. Dave -Original Message- From: FlexRadio [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Jim Eastham Sent: Monday, October 29, 2012 11:41 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Low power output on 20mtrs I'm noting a significant power

Re: [Flexradio] Image rejection -- Flex1500?

2012-10-29 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Brian wrote: > I subjected my Flex1500 to its first contest last weekend, and several > times > I noticed that there were signals moving in the wrong drection on the > display as I tuned. > > They seemed to be images of stronger signals the other side of zero aud

Re: [Flexradio] RFI on 10 meter

2012-10-29 Thread Dave Gomberg
At 11:09 10/29/2012, Ulf Holt wrote: Have been out from home for some days now, but I'm back, and have just rewired the Mic. Works fine on all bands except 15 and 10 meters. It's not so bad on 15 meters, but 10 meter is really bad. I know my antenna is out of tune on 10 meters, but it's not

[Flexradio] Image rejection -- Flex1500?

2012-10-29 Thread Brian
I subjected my Flex1500 to its first contest last weekend, and several times I noticed that there were signals moving in the wrong drection on the display as I tuned. They seemed to be images of stronger signals the other side of zero audio frequency. Each time I cleared them by closing down PSDR

Re: [Flexradio] RFI on 10 meter

2012-10-29 Thread Richard Clafton
I had some RF issues with my very compromised OCF.I made one of these and put it in line. RF issues no more (and I still get out!) http://www.hamuniverse.com/balun.html -- Richard A Clafton | the brITish guy | W5\G7EIX RIROC - Hosting - Development - Technology http://www.riroc.com | rcla

Re: [Flexradio] RFI on 10 meter

2012-10-29 Thread Ulf Holt
Have been out from home for some days now, but I'm back, and have just rewired the Mic. Works fine on all bands except 15 and 10 meters. It's not so bad on 15 meters, but 10 meter is really bad. I know my antenna is out of tune on 10 meters, but it's not even supported on 12, 17 and 6 meters,

[Flexradio] Low power output on 20mtrs

2012-10-29 Thread Jim Eastham
I'm noting a significant power drop on 20 meters - maximum output power is about 50% of the Drive setting .First noticed while operating but then switched to a dummy load and got the same thing - all other bands are operating normally at full rated power. Any recommendations appreciate

Re: [Flexradio] Problem with high DPC count after upgrading to W8 Pro

2012-10-29 Thread Richard Clafton
Likewise. Fresh install on to 256GB SSD.Com0Com, VAC, MiniDeluxe, DDUTIL, CWSkimmer. DPC max this morning 370us. i7 Machine. ASUS Board. When testing the pre-release and beta I found that the drivers that may be culprits can include anything wireless - network, mouse, keyboard etc.

Re: [Flexradio] Problem with high DPC count after upgrading to W8 Pro

2012-10-29 Thread Rich - W3ZJ
I have installed Windows 8 on a second internal had drive so that I can easily boot either WIn 7 or Win 8. I did a clean install on a reformatted hard drive and did not bring any files or applications forward from Win 7. I have now installed the full DXLab suite, PSDR 2.4.4, CW Skimmer, DDUtil

Re: [Flexradio] Problem with high DPC count after upgrading to W8 Pro

2012-10-29 Thread Ron Settle
I ran the pre-release on a laptop I had and the DPC count was consistent at 1000. The promise was that this would reduce on the release version. I guess I am fortunate that Win 8 won't install on the computer that I use for the flex ( I wasted the weekend trying). I will count my blessings and

Re: [Flexradio] MOX button and TX audio in 2.4.4 ?

2012-10-29 Thread Ray, K9DUR
Paul, After thinking about it for a while, what you are wanting cannot & should not be done. The MOX button places the radio in transmit. The MOX button lights up anytime that the radio is in transmit regardless of how it got there. If VAC were overridden by MOX, then you could NEVER use VAC

Re: [Flexradio] Problem with high DPC count after upgrading to W8 Pro

2012-10-29 Thread Mike Heitmann
Hi Les, High DPC latency is one of the things reported about Win8 in pre-release: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/W8ITProPreRel/thread/aa16c25a-9c72-4579-ba02-cea920296271 That info is pretty old (March?). I know some have reported using Win8/PowerSDR with success. Before going b

Re: [Flexradio] Problem with high DPC count after upgrading to W8 Pro

2012-10-29 Thread Les Keppie
Hi Koos Interesting situation - hi Yes - I think I shall wait a while to see other experiences before I make a move Les On Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:00:36 +1100, Koos du Plessis ZS6BFD wrote: Hi Les, Same situation experienced here on Saturday Afternoon after my upgrade to W8 Pro. R

Re: [Flexradio] Problem with high DPC count after upgrading to W8 Pro

2012-10-29 Thread Koos du Plessis ZS6BFD
Hi Les, Same situation experienced here on Saturday Afternoon after my upgrade to W8 Pro. Running an Intel Quad Core CPU which previously performed very well on W7. After booting W8 - (at least for the first 15-30 minutes), The 5000A (under PSDR 2.4.4) really battles to stabilize. It got so

[Flexradio] Problem with high DPC count after upgrading to W8 Pro

2012-10-29 Thread Les Keppie
Hi All Have just upgraded from Windows 7 Ultimate to Windows 8 Pro Computer is Asus m/b M4A78-VM - processor is 3.1g AMD Phenom(tm) II X2 550 Processor Socket AM3 (938) with 4g ram - radio is Flex 3000 This system has been running well on W7 ultimate with dpc count of less than 100us normal