that, but the Certain Vagrant (Cerwin Vega) amp that caused the fire
did not because Vega was really cheaply designed.
Bill AD5OL
From: Rob Keijzer pa3...@amsat.org
To: Bill Guyger bguy...@yahoo.com
Cc: flexradio flexradio@flex-radio.biz; Mike Sonn fatfend...@sbcglobal.net
Sent: Sunday, November 23
Very dangerous, but that's the they built radios back then. Everything was
open, you could grab a hand full of electrons real easily !
Bill
Sent from my iPhone
On Nov 23, 2014, at 10:45 AM, Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX c...@omen.com wrote:
On 11/23/2014 08:31 AM, Bill Guyger via FlexRadio wrote
Heating in headphones and speakers is usually caused by D.C. coming out of the
amp. I underline usually maybe something I'm not considering though.
Bill AD5OL
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On Nov 22, 2014, at 8:27 PM, Mike Sonn fatfend...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Anyone else use earbuds? I've used a
Forgot to add grab a voltmeter and check for DC
Bill
Sent from my iPhone
On Nov 22, 2014, at 10:04 PM, Bill Guyger via FlexRadio
flexradio@flex-radio.biz wrote:
Heating in headphones and speakers is usually caused by D.C. coming out of
the amp. I underline usually maybe something I'm
I'd be interested to hear some of the computer geniuii (plural of genius?)
comment too. I've been running Win 7 Pro 64 on laptop with no problems but I'm
just operating PVM (Plain Vanilla Mode).
Bill AD5OL
On Friday, August 29, 2014 2:19 PM, dave dabay kd...@twlakes.net wrote:
I
I'm doing exactly that with a Toshiba Satellite running Win 7 Pro, i7 processor
8 gig of RAM 1 TB hard drive. Works great!
Bill AD5OL
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On Jul 20, 2014, at 6:52 PM, vtnn...@comcast.net wrote:
I was wondering if it is possible to run PSDR on a tablet hooked up directly
The SDR1000 must operate in 32 bit mode. That was the deciding factor for me in
my recent purchase of a 1500. That being said...if your laptop will
support virtualization you can download a XP emulator from Microsoft that will
run in Win 7 Professional but not home version. I had to do
I've been following the Shuttle pro discussion and have a question. I bought a
1500 at Hamcom and had intended to employ the Power Mate controller I had from
earlier radios I have / had. In looking at discussions of the Power Mate on
line it seems that there is no working driver for Windows 7
Wouldn't it be better to use a Software Defined Wrench? That way there's no
problems with no compatibility at least until the next software revision...
Bill AD5OL
On Tuesday, January 7, 2014 11:16 AM, Patrick Greenlee
patric...@windstream.net wrote:
Left vs right hand hydrospanner .
It was indeed 1 W. I have one for a VFO for a 813 based transmitter out of the
'55 handbook.
Bill AD5OL
From: Neal Campbell nealk...@me.com
To: Hulen Smith clay1...@cmaaccess.com
Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Sent: Monday, December 3, 2012 3:06 PM
Subject: Re:
I think I started that ball rolling by posting a drawing of a breakout cable I
designed to eliminate the outboard box. It was just a D connector to 1/4
TRS
plugs using some Canare or Mogami miniature pair shielded cable that went
directly from the Delta 44 card directly to the radio since
I can't speak exactly to the Yamaha's but having serviced a bunch of Sennheiser
HMD-25's and Beyer DT 190's and 290's, the ear pads USUALLY are kept in place
by
the elasticity of the plastic they are made of. In other words, on both the
Sennheisers and Beyers there is a plastic skirt around
FWIW I saw a golf ball launcher in the Cheaper Than Dirt catalog that is a
tube which looks like a giant suppressor that screws onto the muzzle of
an AR-15. You chamber a blank, drop in the ball and you're supposed to be able
to launch the ball 200 yds. or so. It's so incredibly stupid that it
And for those of you who are broadcast engineers this bill includes the 450 and
455 Mhz. RPU bands!
Bill AD5OL
From: Gerald Youngblood ger...@flexradio.com
To: Reflector flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Sent: Sat, March 5, 2011 10:29:17 AM
Subject: [Flexradio] 440
NORAD is jointly manned by US and Canadian personnel.
From: Drax Felton draxfel...@gmail.com
To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Sent: Fri, November 12, 2010 10:41:41 AM
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] For the record (and a little off topic)
VA's working at NORAD?
Helium is also an option.
Bill AD5OL
From: Lee A Crocker lee_croc...@yahoo.com
To: Flexradio FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz
Sent: Fri, May 21, 2010 2:38:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] need more treble in my voice
Need more treble?
Shrink your shorts
73 W9OY
I've exchanged several e-mails with him on Common Mode Chokes, Matching
Transformers, Line Isolators and antennas. He's a super serious DX'er and
Contester who is also Dr. Charles C. Counselman Professor Emeritus of Planetary
Science at MIT. He's a Radio and Radar Astronomer who's been a ham
Can't help with Canada, but Amidon here in US will sell directly.
www.amidoncorp.com
Bill AD5OL
From: Michael freem...@rogers.com
To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Sent: Sun, April 18, 2010 6:35:23 AM
Subject: [Flexradio] Commom Mode Chokes - Purchasing Ferrite
I bought a set of the Bose C2's on recommendation from this list and was fairly
disappointed. Very bassy, no real high end, kind of muddy overall. I can see
why they would be lacking for the high quality communications type audio Flex
touts. Bose probably intends you to buy the whole system
The Women Folk are rolling over in their grave(s).
Bill AD5OL
From: Lee Mushel herbe...@centurytel.net
To: tpcj1...@crocker.com; FlexRadio reflector flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Sent: Sat, January 16, 2010 8:07:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Little boxes
Bands
Hi All
For sale Flex 5000 with ATU no Rx2 with hard copies of all manuals. It's been
on the air twice and I still have all the original packing materials, $2000.00
+ shipping.
For $2700.00 + shipping, I will include the computer I built for this radio.
-XP Pro w/ SP3
-Intel Core 2 Duo 3 Ghz.
A big thanks to John! It's always been a pleasure dealing with Mr. B. I've got
a 1000 and a 5000 and I've built his Magical Miracle Mystery Antenna. Works
pretty well I might add. OK I made up the magical and miracle part...
Bill AD5OL
- Original Message
From: Gerald Youngblood
You can always steal the one off your wife's sewing machine and run like hell,
assuming you have a wife and that she can sew
Bill AD5OL
- Original Message
From: Jesse N4BFD n4b...@gmail.com
Cc: FlexRadioReflector flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 3:03:44
The digital bursts from cell phones can get into damn near any audio gear
including professional. We have to ban cell phones from the broadcast areas at
sporting events (Play by Play and Color guys just have to have their iPhones or
dingleberrys at hand 24-7) to keep the brap-brap-breep's from
Amen onus and Antec. I just built a PC for my 5K with an Asus P5Q mobo and Anec
P.S. and case. The case has a wire management area, and plenty of tie downs for
the active cabling plus space for extra in addition to the two that are
standard with the case.
Bill
I have to second Bob's statement. Going into my Pit Bill mode, and speaking as
an increasingly crotchety old broadcast engineer, the only reason anybody I
know of has been able to come up with for the consortium that holds the license
for the process to be pushing HD Radio onto the public is
One I've always liked:
QTP = I've got to go relieve myself.
Bill AD5OL
- Original Message
From: Kirk K6KAR kirk.hard...@cox.net
To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 10:51:53 AM
Subject: [Flexradio] Missing Q codes
QKB 0
The Missing Q signals
Original List
If your problem is RF pick up in balanced audio pairs, may I recommend Canare
(pronounced Can-R-E) L4E6-S cable which is available from any quality audio
dealer. This whole series of cable is designed for noise immunity. It has a
heavy woven shield and 4 internal conductors, two white and two
Chris
I know you've had several answers, but if the ring contact is directly grounded
in your mixer things must be getting really cheap in OEM land. Most of the low
end mixers and even some of the more middle of the pack units like the Mackie
1202 ( and even the Delta M44 sound card) use
Hi All
This is totally off topic, but I need to ask if any of you heavy duty software
guys out there know if there is a program that will run on a windows PC, it
could even be a dos application, that is basically a scheduling program. I need
to be able to on some given day at some given time
To quote Robert Heinlein (I think) Technology reached its height with the
invention of the fork and has been growing decadent ever since. One might also
read Aurthur C. Clarke's story Superiority.
Of course none of this applies to SDR.
Bill AD5OL
- Original Message
You can roll your own very easily. In all the mixers that provide phantom,
all they do is connect a 5.6 K or 6.8 K 1% resistor to pin 2 of the XLR mic
connector and another to pin 3. The two loose ends are commoned to 12 to 15
VDC, though with modern mics almost anything from 9 V. to 48 V. will
As someone who's involved in a lot of audio work, you're probably not going to
find such a beast. I totally get where you're coming from, and if you don't
want to build one yourself, I'd be happy to make you one, at cost. Or at the
cost of another adaptor, you could get a 1/4 y also known as a
Amen brother. I live in a noisy neighborhood and would love to be able to fish
out AM signals on 80 and 160.
Bill AD5OL
- Original Message
From: Mike Monnier [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz
Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 11:27:04 AM
Subject: [Flexradio] AM Noise Blanker
They have kind of a different take on things over there. Once upon a time when
I was QA manager for a company that built Mil Spec connectors, an Indian
gentleman who worked in the assembly area told me I can get you the brass
parts (male contacts) made much cheaper by my cousin in India. I had
Wow seems like the same situation facing IBOC (HD Radio) in this country. The
lack of receivers here is compounded though by the fact that the AM version
trashes the first adjacent stations and sounds like a bad MP3 recording, and
the FM version which had the possibility to be a good thing at
Dave
It's been my experience that all 3.5mm plugs and jacks are not created equal.
In my broadcast engineering carrier, part of which consists of providing
visiting radio engineering support for the radio broadcasters of teams who come
in to play the Mavericks, Stars, Cowboys and Rangers I
Gives an entire new meaning to ANL doesn't it. Animal Noise Limiter
But seriously folks, the radio stations I work for are on the 13th and 16th
floors of a high rise. The IT manager's desk is against the wall that is the
back wall of the elevator shaft. Every time an elevator car goes
Jim
You're obviously inducing a current in the wiring that the GFI breaker
interprets as a dangerous leakage current and trips. I've had these things trip
because of the charging currents in the capacitors used in the line filters of
computers, audio equipment , etc. These caps are only on
I'm Flexibill, the rest of you guys are on your own. OK I'm sorry I couldn't
restrain myself any longer.
Bill AD5OL
- Original Message
From: Steve Kirk (KW5TX) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Flex Radio flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 4:08:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Flexradio]
AMEN Bro!
Bill AD5OL
- Original Message
From: N9VC [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Sent: Friday, March 9, 2007 12:37:21 PM
Subject: [Flexradio] Take a deep breath.
Hi,
Between the Vista thread and Ken's request for the review, can we all
step back and take a
Does Holy Water increase ground conductivity? Sorry my Catholic brethren, I
couldn't help myself.
Bill AD5OL
- Original Message
From: Frank Brickle [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: philip gentile [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz; root [knesbitt] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday,
The FCC office here in Dallas use to be on the 13th floor of the Federal
Building until they moved to a location out on LBJ freeway (635).
Bill AD5OL
- Original Message
From: Gerald Capodieci [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Radio Station W5AMI [EMAIL PROTECTED]; FlexRadio List
Also off topic, but speaking of Linksys routers... Do any of you computer
mavens, gurus, and other forms of expertism have any idea why after two calls
to the Philippines about configuring a new Linksys DSL router I had to finally
set both of my computer NIC's (one in a Toshiba laptop, the
Hi All
I completely agree with Mike about the importance of a good low Z ground. I
have my own version of a Poly-Phaser entry panel connected via a 6 wide copper
strap to a multiple ground rod system with 12 Ga. radials, and the whole shack
is bonded to that through a 2 wide ground buss with
The little bugger was a little too well done by the time I got to him. I will
take the duck under advisement.
Bill
- Original Message
From: Ron Kolarik [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: BILL GUYGER [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 8:16:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] SDR1000
FWIW Guy
The current crop of AM broacast transmitters all use PWM in the digital domain
to drive all solid state finals. I unloaded a new 6 Kw transmitter off the
freight truck all by my lonesome with a 2 wheel dolly. Of course the plug in
output modules and the plate pig (OK Drain pig) were
I also had issues with this. I reloaded the driver (the current one on the
Griffin website) several times and unplugged and reseated the USB connector
several times. I was beginning to think in terms of a bad connector when the
thing finally started working one way or the other. I hate problems
Duane
Don't know if you'd be interested, but network type fiber is available jacketed
with flexible steel conduit. Looks like regular BX or MC electrical cable, but
is painted orange.
Bill AD5OL
Duane - N9DG [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/01/06 01:50PM
--
I've been thinking about different scenarios
Hi All
I've got to throw this out from a broadcast engineer's perspective. Since Paul
mentioned HD radio, in a manner that implies that he listened to the AM HD
signal, it may be that the HD process is responsible for the noise. FM HD works
real well (or at least it did until the programming
OK, I've got to quibble with Jim's quibble. The first paragraph below implies
that one side of the line is grounded to the chassis. That was true back in the
AC-DC 5 tube superhet days, (as opposed to the rock group) but is no longer
legal because that would amount to having an exposed
Paul
I'm not real sure why your machines have suffered this fate, grounding issues?
Installing isolation transformers is one option for DC isolation,
but.inexpensive transformers like this do not have much iron in them and
the quality of the iron that is present might be a little on the
Velcro is a wonderful thing in instances such as this. Just be sure you clean
the surfaces you're sticking the Velcro to with something like Denatured
Alcohol so the adhesive will stick properly.
Bill AD5OL
Larry Loen [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/25/06 06:23PM
As I think I have mentioned several
I got the same warning. Fortunately they were caughe and confined by my Postini
service.
Bill AD5OL
Wallace Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/04/06 12:16PM
Folks,
I just received notification from Norton Antivirus of an email from the
following poster containing a virus;
Sender: Tlthompson [EMAIL
Hi All
Thanks for the tutorial Eric. I'm an old dog, but hopefully no too old to
leasrn new tricks. I agree that fragmenting the list is not a good idea.
Learning by immersion is good IMHO. Those of us who are not as software savvy
have a unique opportunity to learn from some real pros. We
I've heard good reports about them, but have never used one personally.
I'm in kind of a similar situation because of the design of my house (kind of
split level on the side of a hill). My shack window is 8' above ground, but I
use an entry panel in the window that is a copper plate with coax
Wouldn't this constitute a GROUND loop? Ok that was cruel and unusual
punnishment.
In all seriousness, Marti RPU transmitters have a small styrofoam box around
the crystals (and heat element) on the modulator board. Would taking a small
styro block, hollowing out one side and placing it over
Hi All
I was going to bite my tongue on this one, but I've got to weigh in. I think
Gerald is very very correct. If anyone should be an audiophile on the list it
should be me. But I Aint. I come from a background with $200,000.00 SSL
mixers and $80,000.00 Studer tape decks and the like (those
Mike
Don't ever be afraid to ask about something you don't understand. The only down
side of asking the guys on this list is that you will likely get so many
replys, it'll take you a week to read them.
I'm very much a hardware type, and stand in awe of the Geralds, Bobs, Franks,
Phils, et
No REAL idea, but probably in the 500 to 700 MHZ range. There's a lot of
wireless mic activity in that range. BTW they look amazingly like the el cheapo
ones that are used by the NBA's Whistle Stopdevice. All the refs are miked
with lapel mics, and there's a 4 channel receiver that is wired
and excellent IF
stages for the audio companding (or decompanding I should say) stages and
output driver amps. Hurt like hell, but they were totally useless because they
were VHF and not frequency agile. AG!
Bill AD5OL
Bill Guyger [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/27/05 05:53PM
No REAL idea, but probably
At 04:15 PM 11/27/2005, Bill Guyger wrote:
Or as was mentioned after I sent this, 114 MHZ. All the professional
wireless mics have been moved to UHF probably just because of consumer
units being assigned the VHF freqs. I just scrapped two beautiful Cetec
Vega diversity VHF wireless mic receivers
OK I've actually slept simce my rock and roll days, but IF I remember
correctly, white noise has equal energy per hertz which means that it has a
rising frequency responce plot as frequency rises. Sound systems are more
properly equalized with pink noise which is white noise filtered to yield
I'd like to second Phil's comment on Bob's story WOW! When TI introduced the
Datamath 4 banger I bought one via a friend that worked at TI at half of retail
price, but as I remember that was still quite pricy. After buying one more TI,
I've owned nothing but H-P's.
When I was taking my Extra
I wouldn't trade for mine. Every time I use a non RPN calculator I lapse into
RPN half way thru the process ARRG!
Bill AD5OL
Philip M. Lanese [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/04/05 07:13PM
Don't see many HP handheld calculators with RPN around anymore either.
Phil
- Original Message -
There's some very esoteric stuff out there for people who seem to have a lot of
money and time on their hands along with a listening room that is so
acoustically perfect that they can hear the difference between amplifiers that
have polystyrene capacitors vs. polypropilene caps.
But,there's
t the risk of over beating a dead horse, I've got get this off my chest. I'm
sorry Chris had some issues, hopefully they will be resolved through the proper
channels. It certainly looks like Gerald is trying on his end.
But you know..what amazes me about Eham Reviews, is the disparity
Having purchased a 857D myself, disreguarding the open ended - closed ended
software discussion, the Yaesu IS a lot more portable. I love you guys (in a
brotherly way), but putting a SDR-1000 in a car and operating it might be a bit
of a challenge, even with a laptop :-). Same for backpacking
Gerald Youngblood [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/30/05 08:13PM
Yep, the SDR-1000 is not a backpacking rig. Nor is a backpacking rig a
SDR-1000. A fork will never be a knife but you can cut some with a fork if
you push hard enough. Everything has its place.
My point exactly. The SDR is a great rig
Way to go Dale!
Bill
Dale Boresz [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/30/05 09:26PM
I was on 20m ssb a few minutes ago with the SDR-1000 (of course), and
had just signed with a mobile station in Oklahoma, when I heard a very
weak station calling me.
I was on 14.162 MHz, with some S9++ signals nearby at
I could get with the XLR's or the CPC styles. A D sub might be cool too. A
lot of the professional sound cards that really do have balanced in's and out's
use D connector to XLR breakout cable.
Mini phone plugs don't always mate properly especially when you have a brand
A jack and a brand B
Just one more thought that occurred in the ohnosecond before I hit send. I
can't really fault Gerrald and Co. for choosing the 1/8 mini as the audio
connector in the SDR. That's what the associated sound cards used, and cost is
always a factor when you're marketing some device.
But, now that
If I understand what you're suggesting, it would take phase inverting the audio
to two of the channels to achieve differentially driving or receiving a line.
Bill
Paull [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/05/05 10:53PM
Thinking ouside the box, one could view the D44 this way:
Not 4, single-ended, in/out
Don
There are some real high dollar sound cards that are really and truly balanced,
but they cost as much as the SDR-1K. We use them extensively at work since all
our spots (commercials) all the drops (cute sound effects the jocks and talk
hosts play) and most of the music we play are on hard
Not really in the great grand scheme of things Phil.
I developed my DB-15 to mini adaptor to first, eliminate as many ground
issues as I could (it's not perfect, that would take balancing amps or
transformers on the SDR end, but it goes a long way) and second, reduce clutter
and reduce the
Hi Don
I'll get it off to you later today. It's on another machine.
Bill
Don Newberry [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/04/05 11:30PM
Hi Bill, thanks for the info. I'm sorry I missed your post, back on the 1st of
July. Its amazing how much more money it takes to set up an op-amp for diff.
input vs
John and the group
You can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear. The SDR is unbalanced, and that's
all there is to it. As per several proceeding exchanges the Delta 44 does not
have truly balanced inputs and outputs, so the amount of noise elimination /
cancellation / etc. is not as great as
Hi All
CW is an art that those who want to practice will continue to do whether it is
a licensing requirement or not. Why should you daub oil paint on a canvas when
you can use a computer rendering program to do the same?Answerbecause you
can.
Whether it should be a requirement or not
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