Re: [Flexradio] Tuning, Focus, N1MM and PowerSDR

Ray, *Re: can you explain exactly what you are doing when the focus stays with PowerSDR.* * * Actually, it's only worked correctly once. At first I couldn't figure out what was going on since, as you say in another post, focus kept shifting back to N1MM when I tried to tune with the mouse

Re: [Flexradio] Tuning, Focus, N1MM and PowerSDR

Ray, BTW, I'm running XP, PowerSDR v1.18.3, and N1MM v9.12.4 Mike - ke5akl On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 3:53 PM, K9DUR k9...@rnacs.com wrote: Mike, Something is going on. N1MM does reliably grab the focus every time the frequency changes. This is indicated by the fact that the N1MM entry

Re: [Flexradio] Using N1MM logger

Thanks Ray and Dudley. I'm up and running with both N1MM and SD loggers using the vspMgr program you suggested. Very easy to set up. Since I'm running CW with an external WKUSB keyer, there was no need for a second virtual port pair for keying. 73, Mike - ke5akl

[Flexradio] Using N1MM logger

Hi, Is anyone out there using the N1MM logger with PowerSDR? I'd like to give it a try but can't find much on it. What I can find indicates that some kind of virtual serial port setup is needed to implement rig control and references something called vCOM. Are people still using this? Is

Re: [Flexradio] I wish PowerSDR tuning/display worked like this...

Hi, Thanks to all who took time to watch and especially to those who commented. I'm a little disappointed that there was no response for the flex folks themselves, at least something indicating that they understand the issue. Re submitting a feature request: I've done that a couple of times in

[Flexradio] I wish PowerSDR tuning/display worked like this...

Hi, I've always wished that the PowerSDR display would hold the display frequency limits fixed and move the passband indication around while tuning. I've talked with the Flex guys about this in the past but I'm not sure I was able to get across what I meant very well. The other day it occurred

Re: [Flexradio] I wish PowerSDR tuning/display worked like this...

Jim, Yes. Instead of controlling the DDS based on the VFO A frequency, control the DDS based on the selected display window. Then use the VFO A (and/or B) frequency to select the location of the passband, i.e. the segment of the available frequency range that's converted to audio. For another

Re: [Flexradio] Driver Buffer Size Setting

Here's the way I've looked at buffer setup issues operating CW with my Flex 5000 - Eric, please correct me if I'm offbase on any of the following. There are 3 PowerSDR buffer settings of interest for CW: the single audio buffer size found on the Setup/Audio tab, and separate DSP CW RX and TX

Re: [Flexradio] Weird Tx Meter Forward Power Problem

Hi Greg, The meter on my tuner says everything's fine. 73, Mike On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 5:05 PM, Greg - AB7R [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What does an external meter indicate for P-Out and SWR? Does that indicate any problems? - 73, Greg - AB7R Whidbey Island WA

[Flexradio] Weird Tx Meter Forward Power Problem

Hi, When running the new driver/firmware/PowerSDR setup on 80 meter CW with a power output of 10 watts or greater the forward power Tx Meter shows NaN W. I'm taking NaN to be the floating point value Not a Number which would indicate some kind of overflow/underflow problem in the forward power

Re: [Flexradio] New Driver/Firmware Comment

Hi, I did a little experimentation this morning with the lockup problem I mentioned previously. With the new driver/firmware, Safe Mode seems to get rid of the lockup problem completely on my PC. Running Normal mode, 192K/2048 sample buffers, the lockup occurs with any activity that causes DPC

[Flexradio] New Driver/Firmware Comment

Hi, I've been using the new driver/firmware/PowerSDR V1.14.0 setup since yesterday. Here are some comments. First the good news. Bounce-related keying problems really do seem to be cured! After trying different straight keys with no lockup problems I decided to go for the acid test and try a

Re: [Flexradio] New Driver/Firmware Comment

Eric, Thanks for the input. Re the Tx Meter issue: after reading your comments, the Tx Meter issue is my operator error -- I wasn't aware of the special TUN setting and it looked to me like the Tx Meter setting wasn't taking effect properly when going into TUN/transmit mode. Re the lockup

Re: [Flexradio] New Driver/Firmware Comment

Thanks for the input guys. Re new BIOS/chipset drivers -- Is it possible to update the BIOS? If so, how? I don't know what chipset my computer uses. How could I find that out? Re running in Safe Mode: That's how I used to run with the old driver. Unfortunately the new driver won't let me

[Flexradio] What goes with what?

Hi, I've been running an older version of the K6JCA code (SVN 2173) for awhile with my single receiver 5000A and have been quite happy with it. I just updated to the latest official PowerSDR release (v1.12.1) and firmware version (1.2.0.3). From posts on the reflector I had the impression that

Re: [Flexradio] odd NB behavior

Brian, I've noticed the same thing many times when working CW. Seems like there's a sort of crosstalk with strong signals when the NB is on. I'd guess it's some kind of AGC/NB interaction issue. An interesting sidelight -- I've noticed my old Drake TR7 does something very similar when its

[Flexradio] Laptop Firewire Cable

Hi, My laptop has a firewire port but the connector does not match the connector on the firewire cable that came with my 5000A. The laptop connector is smaller and has sort of an M shape to it. Apparently this is a 4 pin connector -- I imagine its the firewire equivalent of the mini-USB

[Flexradio] 5000A I/Q to VAC or Line Out?

Hi, Is there any way to send PowerSDR's raw I/Q input from the 5000A to VAC or Line Out in near real time so that it could be also be processed by another program? Seems like you can only get the processed/filtered audio out in real time though it is possible to record the raw I/Q. Thanks and

Re: [Flexradio] CW operation problem

Don, The 5000A definitely has problems with the CW key input. When using an external keyer or straight key it's important to wire only the tip and leave the ring unconnected. Sleeve to ground of course. See comments on this elsewhere on this reflector. With the plug wired this way and any of

Re: [Flexradio] 5000A and CW setup

Sam, I had similar problems and have partially resolved them. With paddles and the internal keyer I had problems much as you describe. This was resolved by using an external keyer, in my case either a K1EL WKUSB or a little PicoKeyer. Cabling from the external keyer is set up as with a straight

[Flexradio] CW mode specific zero beat with RIT

Hi, Here's a suggestion for a smalll change that I'd personally find very useful. Add the zero beat with RIT option to the CW mode specific items. When I'm tuning around looking for someone calling CQ I want to zero beat my xmit frequency to the CQ signal. When I'm calling CQ and someone

Re: [Flexradio] Display suggestion: LOCK function

Amen!!! This is the number one change I'd like to see to PowerSDR. I've been meaning to suggest this for awhile and am glad to see someone else has. Mike - ke5akl Great work on the combo display. There is one more feature that would be helpful and probably not that hard to implement. In

[Flexradio] Flex 5000 Control Panel - Lock Settings

Hi, The 5000 control panel program has a Sample Rate Lock Mode box that allows selection of a number of settings. Can someone explain what these settings do and why I'd want to select one or the other. There's also an Enable WDM Audio checkbox. What is WDM and what does it do? Is there a

[Flexradio] MD-100 mic and 5000A

Hi, Is anyone using a Yaesu MD-100 mic with their 5000? If so, did it plug right in with no modifications required and how does it sound? Thanks, Mike - ke5akl ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz

[Flexradio] Straight key/5000A problem resolved

Hi, Awhile ago I posted saying that none of my straight keys or my external key worked reliably when plugged into the key input on the back of the 5000A. This is resolved now so thought I'd post the cause and solution. The problem was caused by a combination of wiring and software. Table 2 in

Re: [Flexradio] Discrepancy between meters

Hi Alex, Yes - in fact I was going to post this same question. My S-meter always seems to be 20 dB or more above the Panadapter display. 73, Mike - ke5akl Has anybody noticed a substantial difference in RX signal between the dbm meter readout and the PanAdapter scale while receiving white

[Flexradio] Straight keys don't work with 5000A

experienced similar problems? Please let me know if you have. 73,Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Mike - ke5akl -Original Message- From: Steve Kallal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 24, 2007 10:47 AM To: 'Mike Walsh'; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: RE: [Flexradio

[Flexradio] Info Tab

Hi, I'm running PowerSDR V1.10.3 SVN:1606, which is the version that came on the CD with my rig. The manual says there is an Info tab that allows you to monitor voltage and temperature. This tab isn't present when I run PowerSDR. Is there something I need to do to make this appear? 73, Mike

[Flexradio] (no subject)

Hi, I can't get a straight key to work with my Flex-5000A. Every few elements the rig misses key closures or openings with the result that, on the sidetone, dits turn to dahs, multiple elements get run together, or elements are missed entirely. Every so often the sidetone actually gets stuck

Re: [Flexradio] SPAM:Re: (no subject)

: Dale Boresz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 7:14 PM To: Mike Walsh Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: SPAM:Re: [Flexradio] (no subject) Mike, Try lightly burnishing the contacts on your key(s) by drawing a sheet of paper through the gap between the contacts while

[Flexradio] S-Meter Freezeup

Hi, I've had the meter freeze up regularly on both 1.8.0 and 1.6.3 since I started using PowerSDR. I'm running it with Softrock receivers and the Firefly CW transciever in softrock mode -- so not using either USB or parallel cable and no rig control occurring. 73 Mike - ke5akl

[Flexradio] SVN

Hi, I've noticed a number of comments on SVN - apparently it's possible to download alpha versions of PowerSDR. However, I can't find any way to do this on the Flex-Radio website. Searches on SVN or TortoiseSVN end up at a page with bad links. Is this something that's only for folks who own an

[Flexradio] Keystroke table for PowerSDR?

Hi, Is there a document that shows the mapping of keystrokes to PowerSDR functions? Thanks, Mike - ke5akl ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link:

[Flexradio] CW Operation

Hi, Thanks to everyone for the info on and off list. The info was very helpful. 73 Mike - ke5akl ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link:

[Flexradio] CW Operation

Hello All, I've been thinking about getting an SDR-1000 but operate nearly 100% CW and this has put me off a bit. On the flip side, I'm a software engineer at an aerospace company and do a lot with DSP so it seems like it'd be a lot of fun to play around with a radio like this. Yesterday I