Re: [Flexradio] [OT] SWR vs. Tree Branches

I don't think it was static. I was standing on a dry wooden ladder. There is a spark gap across the base insulator to take care of static and lightning. Also, at one site they had an FM antenna on the AM tower, so the stub feed put the tower at DC ground. I believe that the insulation was the d

Re: [Flexradio] [OT] SWR vs. Tree Branches

When I used have to climb hot AM towers, I would set up a wooden stepladder to get me above the base insulator. Then I would use my insulated diagonal cutter to touch the tower before I grabbed on. I always drew an arc just before it touched the tower. That's only at 1 Mhz. Mike - AA8K Tim

Re: [Flexradio] SWR vs. Tree Branches

Interesting Jerry. I'm going to take a look at my wire antennae for branches touching. Mike - AA8K Gerald Capodieci wrote: > Sorry but, considering where I've been over the last three months I have to > write this. I've been struggling with high SWR until today. Now I'm at 1.1:1. > I'm usin

Re: [Flexradio] [RECOVERED] Re: [OT] First SDR1000 to SDR1000 EME Contact Made on Two Metersbetween W5UN and W0VB on August 16, 2006

Please, do not misunderstand Dave. I recognize and laud your historic QSO. My caution was about revealing the details of the QSO because of the recent ARRL prohibition. The questions were a spin-off topic from there. The SDR-1000 and combined intelligence and efforts of the group have started

Re: [Flexradio] [OT] First SDR1000 to SDR1000 EME Contact Made on Two Metersbetween W5UN and W0VB on August 16, 2006

I agree with all the gentlemen here. I think that sharing the wave file is the ultimate confirmation, short of being in the shack with the amateur. Indeed, perhaps in the future, amateurs will swap wave files instead of QSLs, because of so much more detail in the wave file. Now, a wave file could

Re: [Flexradio] [OT] First SDR1000 to SDR1000 EME Contact Made on Two Metersbetween W5UN and W0VB on August 16, 2006

Hi Ray, For me, it's a joy to share the excitement of the actual contact via the wave file. It accurately represents the exact conditions. I think that N7NG said in a recent ARRL bulletin something like: "The presentation in any public forum of logs or other representations of station operati

Re: [Flexradio] First SDR1000 to SDR1000 EME Contact Made on Two Metersbetween W5UN and W0VB on August 16, 2006

Would revealing the details of the contact invalidate the contact, by the ARRL rules? Mike - AA8K Christopher T. Day wrote: > Terry, > > Terrific! Two questions: > > 1) Did either/both of you record the QSO as a wave file? > 2) Any chance of such wave files being posted for the enjoyment of

Re: [Flexradio] Your suggestions for the next version of the SDR-1000?

Come join us at High Performance Software Defined Radio < http://hpsdr.org/ > < http://www.hamsdr.com/ > Mike - AA8K Rob Frohne wrote: > Hi, > > When I get dug out of my honey do chores, I want to spend some time > building an SDR-1000 or something similar. So for those of you who own >

Re: [Flexradio] Test Drive report

Well, let's compare it to an Icom IC-7800 for example. Looking at the front panel I count 37 rotary knobs, 10 LEDs, and 82 push buttons. That doesn't include the stuff on the display, which also has two analog meter simulations, each with six scales. The software re-write in progress is separatin

Re: [Flexradio] Straight Key Operation

Sorry Barry, I was wrong. I think I'll stop trying to answer questions on the reflector. For straight key operation you connect to either the Tip or Ring and the other connection is the Sleeve. Thanks to Ray K5AZU for pointing this out. A two-circuit (monophonic) plug will, of course, short the

Re: [Flexradio] Straight Key Operation

The straight key has to be floating; connecting either side to ground will make it start the keyer. I use a two-wire shielded cable to help reduce RFI. Barry VE4MA wrote: > Hi Again Mike & All, > > I was also having trouble with deciphering the meaning of the wiring > connections I though

Re: [Flexradio] Straight Key Operation

What, you haven't memorized all 182 pages yet?:) Barry VE4MA wrote: > Hi Mike, > > Thanks for the quick reply.I feel silly to have not seen that in the > manual :-) .I am running 1.6.2 > > Best 73 & Thanks Again > > Barry VE4MA > ___ F

Re: [Flexradio] Straight Key Operation

Hi Barry, Which version of PowerSDR are you using? Please check the SDR-1000 Operating manual, available on the Flex-Radio web site: < http://www.flex-radio.com/SDR-1000_Operating_Manual.pdf > On page 12 of chapter 4, it shows you how to connect the straight key to the Tip and Ring. The str

Re: [Flexradio] vSOUND

I think that Phil is a bit busy right now with the HPSDR stuff. He is making strides on that. I suspect that when he catches his breath, he will pursue vSOUND. I am eager for it as well. I want to get going on digital. Phil turns out excellent work, it will be worth waiting for. Mike - AA8K

Re: [Flexradio] Refurbished 2.5GHz Pentium 4 computer

Sure, the recovery partition lets you roll back real fast. Not much good if your hard drive crashes. Any of you had a hard drive crash? I have. One spun down on me in the middle of composing an e-mail. I hadn't done a backup for a month. One of the statements I dread saying to a user is, "Your

Re: [Flexradio] New England user?

Hi Chris, I'd like to add that you don't need technical experience to get started using the SDR-1000. Just use the PowerSDR Quick Start Guide found on the Flex Radio web site- < http://www.flex-radio.com/downloads.htm#PowerSDR > and also download the Official Release of the PowerSDR software.

Re: [Flexradio] Tuner Problem?

Jim, are you testing into a dummy load? If you take the top cover off, do you see the LEDs on the tuner blink? The tuner manual is the Z-100 Operations Manual from the Flex-Radio web site. I'm guessing that the ATU is communicating with the SDR-1000, because if it isn't, PowerSDR has a pop up er

Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR bad installs

Have you tried experimenting with the PowerSDR Setup Sound Card Buffer Size (presently 2048) and PowerSDR Setup DSP Buffer Size (presently 1024) Jim? Changing the Delta 44 control panel, Hardware Settings, DMA Buffer Size Latency from 256 to 512 cured the crackle/pop distortion for me, but you do

Re: [Flexradio] Strange Sound !

Hi Chris, Is it possible that VAC thinks it is the evaluation version of VAC and it is giving the "demo" announcement? Perhaps listening on the SDR-1000 Line In cable might help. Mike - AA8K Chris Gerber wrote: > Hi folks > > When listening, but also when transmitting and monitoring the ou

Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR - distortion when playing .wav files

Thank you Tim. It definitely is "Your mileage may vary". I seem to have gotten the most benefit from changing the Delta 44 control panel DMA buffer size from 256 to 1024. I changed the PowerSDR Setup DSP buffers to 2048. I experimented with PowerSDR Setup Audio buffers between 256 and 2048 and

Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR - distortion when playing .wav files

From the FLex Radio Bug Tracker #394, currently running PowerSDR 1.6.3 SVN 620, I did the suggestion of changing: Delta 44 control panel, Hardware Settings, DMA Buffer Size Latency from 256 to 512 This helped somewhat, but changing it to 1024 reduced the popping/crackling, even in Histogram. In

Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR - distortion when playing .wav files

BTW Jim, does the noise go away if you set the Display Mode Off? (Panadapter, Waterfall, etc). And does it get worse if you turn on Histogram? Mike - AA8K Jim, W4ATK wrote: > Thanks Mike, > I thought it might be something I had done wrong in the setup. > 73 Jim, W4ATK > ___

Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR - distortion when playing .wav files

Which version of PowerSDR are you using Jim? I get crackling on 1.6.2 and later beta versions, and I'm using the Delta 44, even with slower FPS. Bug Tracker #394. I don't hear it on 1.6.0 or 1.6.1. Mike - AA8K Jim, W4ATK wrote: > I have been playing with the PowerSDR software using my

Re: [Flexradio] [hpsdr] Kissing the BUSS goodby while getting on the BUS

What's the buzz? ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com

Re: [Flexradio] Wav to MP3

Have you tried the free Audacity? < http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ > Mike - AA8K Radio Station W5AMI wrote: > Anyone know of a Wav to MP3 converter that will recognize WAV's > produced by the Flex? > > These are not the IF wav's, just regular post processed WAV's recorded > with the SDR. I

Re: [Flexradio] SDR1000 Damaged. Make sure you turn it OFF when you walk away. Update

My philosophy on AC power and lightning: A LOW-impedance ground system. Lots of copper in the Earth is money well spent. Choose one location to bond everything together in the house and bring the connections to the outside world through at that point. Telephone, cable, antennae, water, and power

Re: [Flexradio] Microsoft XP

Sometimes even legal copies have problems. I just reloaded Windows XP Home on my PC and it wouldn't let me get any patch updates because it couldn't identify my Windows as being "genuine". Here's the story. I was having lots of trouble with software on my PC, so I decided to format the hard driv

Re: [Flexradio] Scanning function removed

When scanners are outlawed, only outlaws will have scanners. Jerry Sharp wrote: > It does seem kind of funny that the removal of function remains > "hush-hush" so far. What next, portions of HF that are used by > the government and military will be blocked from receive? > > Jerry Sharp, KD0GS >

Re: [Flexradio] peak power 12 volts dc

Well, Bill, I had my Astron 50 Amp power supply current limiting set to a little over about 20 Amps. On voice peaks it would sag the voltages, so now I have current limiting much higher. The specs say 25 Amperes and it doesn't blow the 25 Amp fuse. Mike - AA8K Bill Nagle wrote: > does anyone

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-1000 2M transverter

Sure Cecil, here's my opinion. First of all, it it NOT for hamming on 2 Meters. It is not very sensitive, only covers 144 to 146 MHz, and only has 100 mWatts of output. You would need a receive pre-amp (GaAs FET) and a power amp. See the FRS web site: < http://www.flex-radio.com/accessories.htm

Re: [Flexradio] Improved CW Performance SDR 1000

I remember the Good Old Days of lugging two service monitors to the repeater site to work on the repeaters. When the service monitor was in transmit, it wouldn't receive anything. With independent transmitting and receiving, you can check your modulation, opposite sideband, harmonics, etc. When t

Re: [Flexradio] Click 'n' Drag

I can hear it slightly when a strong signal is nearby (on the display). I was listening on 75 Meters with the preamp on Low. The noise floor was -92 dBm and the nearby signal was -70 dBm. Turning Spur Reduction on makes it go away. I tried on 20 Meter SSB with the nearby signal at -100 dBm and

Re: [Flexradio] About the "S" and "D" in "SDR"

I like it Frank. The waterfall is a great display. Let's use VR to make it a three- dimensional object that we can crawl over and explore. H. How about a collaborative effort where SDR-1000 owners spread around the world link their transceivers over a network for an astounding spatial div

Re: [Flexradio] S-Meter calibration

Nawh, just two buttons: The measured value at the SDR-1000 antenna connector The value that you would like it to be Mike - AA8K Toby Deinhardt wrote: > No you need 3 Buttons: > > Accurate > Inaccurate > Schätz-O-Meter (German slang for S-Meters) > > vy 73 de toby > > > PS: to guess = s

Re: [Flexradio] S-Meter calibration

Brian, if I use my digital volt meter to measure a voltage and I switch scales to read a low voltage, it compensates for the added gain and shows the actual value, not a higher voltage. The SDR-1000 is more like an instrument than a typical receiver. It kind of threw me at first, but the more I t

Re: [Flexradio] ATU installation

Bob, check the info you got with your SDR-1000 for the log on instructions for the hardware part of the Flex-Radio Systems web site. The software is GNU Public, the hardware is not. Mike - AA8K Bob Lusby wrote: > Received the ATU internal tuner option today w/o installation > instructions

Re: [Flexradio] Faint sideband sound on transmit

Hi Brian, Is this right on your transmit frequency? If not, I wonder if it is your transmit image rejection. For me, I listen on another receiver and adjust for minimum image. At present, this is only "remembered" for one frequency. Perhaps future software will settings for multiple bands. Le

Re: [Flexradio] [OT] test your Microsoft Vista readiness

15 gigabytes of disc space for Vista? And MS wants us to feel that this will be more secure and make our PCs run more efficiently? Windows XP: 1.5 gigabytes Windows 2000: 650 megabytes

Re: [Flexradio] Wild Current Draw

I admit that I have done reverse-polarity on more than one occasion in my career, though not to the the SDR-1000. Once when jump-starting a car. It has helped me to pay attention to polarity. There are two kinds of pilots: Those who have made a gear-up landing, and those who will make a gear-

Re: [Flexradio] S-Meter calibration

I think I recall that the routine calibrates at the different settings of the preamp sequentially. See if you can catch the preamp changes. What a fun rig! Mike - AA8K Brian Sherrod wrote: > Howdy Flexers, > > I just had a thought about calibrating my S-Meter and wondered if I > should turn

Re: [Flexradio] Setup problem

Don't feel sheepish Larry. There's hundreds of the PAs out there and they are working fine. Your supply sounds adequate. Sounds like mechanical. Isolate and test. If you pull the 20 Amp fuse and it's still drawing high current, then it is in the PA amp board or the heavy wiring. The lamp and

Re: [Flexradio] VSound question

Hi Ken, You can visit Phil's contribution page at: < http://www.philcovington.com/SDR/donation.html > or if you want to log into your PayPal directly, his PayPal e-mail is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mike - AA8K Kenneth Golubski wrote: > Hi Guys > > Missed a whole bunch of the weekend post

[Flexradio] [OT] vSOUND Development Starts June 5, 2006! - Vista

Amen, Cecil. I haven't seen so far anything of an advantage to changing to Vista and lots of reasons to stay on XP. It seems to me that Vista might be change for the purpose of change. I'm migrating to Linux as well. The only app I may need to keep Windows for is my ATI TV recorder. I love to ti

Re: [Flexradio] vSound Development Fund - Make it Happen Now!

Hello Dave, Well, if N8VB writes vSOUND, it will get me off my behind to get going on digital, SSTV, and software CW modes. VCOM has not appealed to me because of the version issues and some of the problems, such as demo announcements in the audio after the user has paid. I even bought a third

Re: [Flexradio] vSound Development Fund - Make it Happen Now!

Si, Tim E., $37.73 PP for me, hee hee.-Mikeee Tim Ellison wrote: > OK. Looks like there is a lot of interest in getting vSound off the > ground. So let's "put our $$ where our posts is." Phil states that > there is a $500 target bounty for getting started. > > Phil, can you give us an id

Re: [Flexradio] VAC software

Below VAC Phil? I would be willing to pay more than VAC. I have seen your work and you are a top-professional. I have been using your vCOM for over a year and it has performed flawlessly. Sorry that I forgot to send a donation right away, but I corrected that last year. You others who are usin

Re: [Flexradio] FlexRadio Digest, Vol 14, Issue 2 - 'We need your input'

Hello Steve, Yes, there is an archive. Look at the Archive Link at the bottom of this message. The one that goes to mail-archive. Regards, Mike - AA8K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I would like to thank fellow owners for the help they gave me when I had an > audio reversal problem when I first

Re: [Flexradio] Detroit Area SDR-1000 Owners?

Hi Zack, I'm in Port Huron and I like my SDR-1000. Check out my photo at hamsdr.com Kind of a long drive. Maybe someone closer? You can do the Test Drive with the actual software and a recorded sound file from the IF that will let you drive it. Mike - AA8K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I am se

Re: [Flexradio] Time out? - High SWR Shut Down

Ah, thanks Eric, that explains a lot. On some antenna/frequency combinations, my SWR is near 2:1. I could leave it on Tune for a long time and it was fine. But then if I used it, particularly when I was eager to make the contact and crowded the mic, I would get a High SWR shut down. I suspected

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-1000 poor perfomance on receive.

Is it possible that you are overloaded? I am about a mile from one broadcast station and a couple of miles from two more. Canadian transmitters a little further. If I use a long wire on the broadcast band, I get lots of strange behavior and can't receive stations 50 miles away in Detroit. Also, d

Re: [Flexradio] HRD

Hi Art, HRD works for me with 1.6.1. Mike - AA8K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello All, > > Cannot get HRD to connect with vers 1.6.1. Works with all previous versions > including 1.6.0. > > Any suggestions? > > Art > ___ FlexRa

Re: [Flexradio] Six Meters

I think that the 6 Meter band is designed for an external power amplifier/preamp unit. Although I have made a QSO barefoot with it. Does anyone else have the gaggle of spurs on 6 Meters? My display looks like a picket fence, even on the dummy load. Mike - AA8K Dale Richardson wrote: > Scott,

Re: [Flexradio] Cw Latency Problem Solved?

And if you gotta have QSK, when the new software comes out, just buy another SDR-1000 receiver and you can run full duplex.:) Mike - AA8K Ken N9VV wrote: > I have listened to that part of the recording again today (now on > teamspeak) and he clearly said that "the current problem and > li

Re: [Flexradio] Dayton

Welcome Cecil, it's a great radio and an amazing group. It puts the fun back into ham radio. Mike - AA8K cbayona wrote: > My plans were that shortly after Dayton I would purchase a SDR-1000, but > since I could not purchase the signal generator, and they had SDR-1000's > in stock, I went ahead

Re: [Flexradio] Strange behaviour

Also, does your power supply deliver enough current? Measure the voltage at the terminals at the back of the SDR-1000 when transmitting. I was having difficulty calibrating one day and I discovered that I had the current limiting turned down a little on my power supply. Allowing more current let

Re: [Flexradio] Interesting artifact

Tim, I've noticed the "drifting whistler" many times. At first I thought it was external, then I found it was internal. I'll try to follow it next time. Mike - AA8K Tim Ellison wrote: > I observed an interesting phenomenon this evening and I wonder if my > assumption is on track. > > When I

[Flexradio] UCB [OT] crosspoint switcher

This is off-topic, but does anyone know of a device that would allow me to select different antennae for more than one transceiver? Right now I have a remote coax switch that lets me choose any of a half-dozen antennas. I feed the output of that to a rotary coaxial switch that lets me select any

Re: [Flexradio] Am I Missing Something? Or Is Everyone?

Cool. BTW, not long after I assembled my Heathkit Microwave Oven (274 screws! My wrist was sore for a week), my brother-in-law decided to hard boil some eggs. He said that he wound up using toothpicks to clean out the tiny holes in the front door. This was before Heath sent out the plastic pan

Re: [Flexradio] Am I Missing Something? Or Is Everyone?

Shoot! I was s'posed to boil 'em first? That explains a lot. Can I still put 'em in the microwave? Mike - AA8K Tim Ellison wrote: 73 and enjoy your Easter (I hope everyone remembered to boil the eggs first HI HI) -Tim --- Tim Ellison ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] )

Re: [Flexradio] s-meters and vitual knobs :-)

Gents, a nice thing about the SDR-1000 is that there is room for everyone's favorites. Mike - AA8K

Re: [Flexradio] Amazing things really do happen.....

For me, half the fun of the SDR-1000 is playing with the new beta versions (they were already alpha-tested before announced). It was a joy to experiment with new features and try to find a bug. A lot of us are not in this for plug and play. How about Ken's "shadow site" idea? The rule would be

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-1000 AM use

I knew someone was going to get me for that. :) My context is, in the overall view of amateur radio, over the decades of innovation, that this transceiver, this open project, stands out as a major turning point. It will be known as one of those moments that amateur radio changed. Mike - AA

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-1000 AM use

Ah, good, another perfectionist. This is going to be such an awesome transceiver! :) Robert McGwier wrote: Mike, Stan: Mike, thanks for your kind words. I suppose there is no one more critical of a work than the author. Often when the author seems crabby, it is their frustration at not ac

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-1000 AM use

Hi Stan, I've been using AM mainly on 80 and 40, don't hear much activity on 20. I'm running the 100 Watt (PEP) PA direct to the antennas, so not a big gun, but the locals like the quality. I have opened the frequency response up wide a couple of times during low activity and it certainly repro

Re: [Flexradio] Multiple Sound cards

The first time I heard that BRR on power off, I thought that I had broken something. Now, if I have the volume down on the audio amp, I miss my power-off signal. Mike - AA8K Robert McGwier wrote: Actually, I kind of get a kick out of the D44 sirens on shutdown. ;-). ROOARRR.

Re: [Flexradio] All Firebox users - Please read

At the PreSonus.com web site under the technical specifications for the Firebox it says: As a commitment to constant improvement, PreSonus Audio Electronics, Inc. reserves the right to change any specification stated herein at any time in the future without notification. Mike - AA8K Char

Re: [Flexradio] Auto Tuner Question

The LDG Z-100 board is a nice, off-the-shelf board that will fit inside of the SDR-1000. It's a good compromise for convenience and compactness. If I try some unrealistic conditions, like 160 Meters on an 80 Meter inverted Vee, it can't match (more than 10:1 SWR). I suspect that there is no SWR

Re: [Flexradio] Auto Tuner Question

I think so Pete. Check out the ATU manual at: < http://www.ldgelectronics.com/Z-100%20operations%20manual.pdf > Page 8 tells you how to interpret the blinks to tell you the SWR. Mike, AA8K N3EVL wrote: When I do a full TUN, I hear relay noises from inside the SDR-1k enclosure and through

Re: [Flexradio] SWR Meter?

The SWR is only available if you have the Pwr Amp and in the Tune mode. I suspect that it is because of not being able to measure Forward and Reverse power at the same time. At least with Tune, you can assume that the level is the same when switching between Forward and Reverse. Seems to work f

Re: [Flexradio] TX Echo

Hi Brian, Reports of echo often come from RFI. Because of the delay inherent in the processing it appears as echo instead of the much faster feedback. There's lots of gain available with the SDR-1000. For my station, I clamped ferrite around every lead going into and out of my PC, and also the

Re: [Flexradio] New computer

Thanks John, I love it. It will probably have to be the Linux version of PowerSDR, as I don't think Harry's will run MS Windoze. It sure takes me back. I remember the electro-mechanical logic that Ma Bell used to use. I even worked at a central office that had motors that were used to generate

Re: [Flexradio] New to Flex

Hi Dave, When I got mine a year ago, I think there was a CD with the Delta 44 drivers, but I went to the M Audio web site to get the latest ones. It is usually better to get the manufacturer's drivers rather than having MS Windows find the drivers. With the Delta 44, you do not need to load ASI

Re: [Flexradio] want to trade 746pro for SDR-1000

C'mon Willi, Ken's trying to trade-up. I must be spoiled by the SDR-1000 and its performance. (I'm not much worried about QSK Frank.) Can't think of a rig that I would trade mine for. Imagine, every month the knobs and buttons would be in the same place, and no next-beta innovations. Mike - AA

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-1000 in Russia

XOPOWO! AA8K Tim Ellison wrote: добро пожаловать в клуб -Tim --- Integrated Technical Services "You can't close the door when the walls cave in" --Robert Hunter -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sergey Abramov Sent: Friday, March 1

Re: [Flexradio] Announcing the new SDR1K Operating andUseDiscussion Group on Yahoo

I am reluctant to have it moved to a Yahoo group. Jim has some good points. For folks who don't want to know about the betas and internals, a good FAQ should be plenty. Remember when software companies used to hide their problems instead of posting a knowledge base? I much rather trust a supp

Re: [Flexradio] Version 1.4.5 preview 15 CWX - No speed change

Ah, so it was just me. (smile) Yep, using Enter does adjust the speed. I'm happy now. What a nice CW tool! It's just a leftover that I use Tab to skip between fields and Enter to complete the form. I've been bitten a couple of times on Internet web pages when I used Enter to complete a field

Re: [Flexradio] watch receivers

Oh, I like that Eric. Let it cover the whole band with an easy way to reset to the original frequency. Mike - AA8K Eric Wachsmann - FlexRadio wrote: Lee, You are on the right track. I think a better solution would be a pan slider for each channel so you could simply slide that receiver to o

[Flexradio] Version 1.4.5 preview 15 CWX - No speed change

I did a clean install of Preview 15, no database import. Opened CWX and clicked on a memory button and it sent the CW. Changed the WPM in CWX to 5 WPM and clicked on the same memory button. It still sent at about 15 WPM. Closed the CWX window and opened the CWX window. Now clicking on the same

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-1000_Operating_Manual Revisions

I remember updating the old FCC Rules and Regulations with the "Remove pages 37-c through 37-d and insert pages 37-c through 42-f. Sections affected are 95.1.2.3, 95.1.2.9, and 95.2.3.4" It wasn't pretty. Just as we have shed hardware for software in our radios, we can leave behind making marks o

Re: [Flexradio] Comment form New User

Welcome Bruce! It is an absolutely great transceiver. For hamming, there are so many pluses, which you are probably discovering. For SWLing, there's some great things too. The panadapter is neat. The waterfall has some nice uses. Tune to WWV and see the tones, ticks, and the BCD data. Make

Re: [Flexradio] An Open Invitation to the Software Defined Radio Linux User Group

The PC I use for TeamSpeak is not the same one I use for the SDR-1000. In fact, they are in different homes. So, looking at my TeamSpeak does not show my SDR-1000 OS. I loved Microsoft when they first came out, they beat the snot out of TRS-DOS, but I'm not pleased with what Windows has become.

[Flexradio] Version 1.4.5 preview 14 CWX - No speed change

I've tried out the new CWX keyer and I like it. One problem I'm having is changing the speed. It seems to be sending about 13 WPM whether I changed the speed WPM setting down to 5 or up to 30. I've tried typing in the speed and using the up/down buttons, no change. When I use the paddle, the s

Re: [Flexradio] CPU increase

Yes, Duane same here, but still a difference between Preview 12 and 14. In Preview 14 hiding the panadapter display with the Windoze Task Manager drops the CPU to 5-10% from 15-20% when it is exposed. But in Preview 12 hiding the panadapter display with the Windoze Task Manager drops the CPU to

Re: [Flexradio] Significant CPU Utilization increase with Preview 14

I retested this afternoon. I was tuned to 14.318 USB with the preamp off. With preview 12 the CPU ranged from 6 to 10%, with P14 it was 20 to 30%. Only PowerSDR (and Symantec Internet Security) was running. The P14 database was imported from the P12. Mike - AA8K Here are my specifics: RFE

Re: [Flexradio] Significant CPU Utilization increase with Preview 14

Mine went from ~10% in receive to ~30%, SDR only app running. Mike AA8K Delta 44, Win XP PE, parallel

Re: [Flexradio] Frequency on AM

I just used a knife and whittled away the plastic near the end of the plug. No interference on fit now. Mike - AA8K Mike WA8BXN wrote: I had a problem of transmitting two AM signals at the same time, one of the audio cables was not firmly seated in the SDR-1000. One of these days I ought to ta

Re: [Flexradio] Resvisiting an old request for changes

Eric, Since you asked, one of the first things that I want to do when the user interface is separated, is to change the Band, Mode, and Filter buttons to pull-downs. Look how much real estate is consumed by those button fields and you never have more than one depressed at a time. We have pull-do

[Flexradio] SDR-1000 as a signal tracer

I was having trouble with my Collins 75A-4 receiver. It would work fine at turn-on, then after a few minutes the signal disappeared. I remembered hearing about a fellow that used his SDR-1000 as an IF for a 75A-4, so I decided to try it. I used a 10:1 scope probe on the SDR-1000 antenna connecto

[Flexradio] A bit of light entertainment

If we could port it to COBOL, then it would be self-documenting.:) 1001001, Mike - AA8K w2agn wrote: Ok, when is someone going to write software for my trusty TRS-80?

Re: [Flexradio] #9

I don't mind being a beta tester. Half the fun is looking for stuff that doesn't work. You've got, what, a thousand of us out here with all kinds of different PCs poking around in all the crevices? What fun. Thanks for letting us share in the latest. Mike - AA8K Robert McGwier wrote: Mark:

Re: [Flexradio] wave files

Hi Mike, You may have already discovered this, but here's how to record your IF to a wave file. On the menu bar click on Wave. In the Record section, click on the Record button to start the recording. The button turns yellow and you are now recording your IF until you click the Record button

Re: [Flexradio] Key map assignments

Just a thought; what about a keystroke combination that would jump the frequency to the nearest 000? For example, the display might read 7.225341 and after the keystroke combination it would be adjusted to 7.225000. Since so many hams like to "line up the zeros", if you find a sideband station y

Re: [Flexradio] Scanner groups and modes addition

I used OpenOffice to modify the database and it works fine. The only downside is that I have to put my changes in each time there is a new version, as I don't "import an existing database" when I install a new version. I like a clean copy. I'm getting pretty good at doing the calibrations. :

Re: [Flexradio] Scanner groups and modes addition

I think that I went into the database with OpenOffice and added the entries myself. You could also use MS Access. Once you start playing with the table entries, you can customize your SDR-1000 nicely. Mike AA8K Mel Whitten wrote: Under 'Power SDR Save memory Channel" could CW and DRM be a

Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR Beta v1.4.5 Preview 4 has been released.

When I try to do the automatic receive image calibration in 1.4.5.P4, I get an "Image Null Error" "Error Calculating Image Null. Please Try Again." I am using an Elecraft XG1 on 7.040 MHz. It works fine with version 1.4.5.P3. Note: When I type in a -6.86 for gain in the set receive rejection,

Re: [Flexradio] Virtual Audio Cable versus second sound card

and equalizers? If the code re-write has more documentation, I may give a digital mode a try. 73, Mike - AA8K José Dumoulin wrote: Merci Mike Did you buy the soft and, if so, are you satisfied ? 73 - José Mike Naruta a écrit : Try this one José, it's a pdf: http://www.flex-radio.co

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-1000 weight?

John, my SDR-1000 has the RFE, 100 Watt PA, ATU, and 2 Meter DEMI transverter and weighs 7.5 pounds. Your power supply will outweigh it. Mike - AA8K W2AGN wrote: I see the size in the specs, but not the weight. Any tell me what a 100W SDR-1000 with ATU weighs?

Re: [Flexradio] flexradio

Hi Art, Are you using Adobe Reader to open the manual? You can get the reader for free from www.adobe.com Mike - AA8K ART PUCKETT wrote: Sirs; I have been shopping for a new radio and have tried to investigate the SIR-1000. I feel that I need a copy of the operating manual to see if it w

Re: [Flexradio] External Reference Clock Kit Option

Hi Mont, You can find it at the radio owner download site (not the public download) at www.flex-radio.com. Just use the user id and password that you got from Flex Radio Systems. Mike - AA8K Mont O'Leary wrote: I ordered and received the "kit" but it came with no installation instructions. W

Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR Beta v1.4.5 Preview 2 is released.

Try this one José, it's a pdf: http://www.flex-radio.com/download_files/PowerSDR/Docs/PowerSDR_VAC.pdf Mike - AA8K José Dumoulin wrote: Not Found The requested URL /download_files/PowerSDR/Docs/PowerSDR_VAC.doc was not found on this server. Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encou

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