On 9/11/06, Ken - N9VV [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Isn't it **COOL** that you can have multiple software installations and
use any one of them any time you choose!! Each rev is unique and can be
installed totally separate from another.
YES! SDR rules!
I second Jeff's comment about the SAM lock.
Eric,
I guess I'm just confused on why a SAM lock feature would need so much
contemplation. We now have Mode Specific controls. Why not just
add it to that panel when SAM mode is engaged? I suspect the code has
already been done by Jeff? I know there is only so much real estate
on the screen,
On 9/11/06, Eric Wachsmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The contemplation is mainly becausethis is what the Synchronous ('S' in
SAM) detector is supposed to do.
What I'd really like to do is to understand why SAM doesn't work like we'd
expect (or at least not as well to the ear) and see what
I would add an additional ground (in the ground) directly at the point
where it drops under the house if you can manage to do that with a
ground rod, however it may be just as well to use only the ground rod
and remove the pipe from the equation altogether and see what happens.
Someone else
On 9/11/06, Eric Wachsmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So the questions are:
1. How far do we want to be able to go to pull in/lock on to signals? 2kHz?
3kHz?
I would say whatever receive passband the user has selected minus
about 500 cycles from the edge, either upper or lower. I would
that congested, it may be better for the user to just
switch to regular AM mode.
BTW Eric, thanks for taking an interest in this!
Brian
On 9/11/06, Radio Station W5AMI [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 9/11/06, Eric Wachsmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So the questions are:
1. How far do we want to be able
On 9/11/06, Jeff Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The SDR1000 gets rave audio reviews in AM mode, and it
sounds great receiving, too, so it's my rig-of-choice
for these types of nets, rather than my various
boatanchors.
Precisely! I have used tube equipment on AM for years. Broadcast
Scott, you should be at 1.6.3 svn 672 if you downloaded via Tortoise.
I just did it myself.
Brian / w5ami
On 9/11/06, Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I had to reload SDR software since I added a larger drive. I kept
thinking my last version I was running was v1.6.3 but the one I just
Hey Jimmy,
I've had the same problem for some time, well, ever since I tried
using VOX. I had best luck when I ran the VOX level up to like 1500+
or so, but still had problems with the rcvr tripping it when a loud
station would come on. When I ran the level down to about 200 or so,
it would
Just tried it here with 670 and XG-1 and have no problems. What
signal source and dBm level are you using? For 50uV, it should be -73
dBm for approximate S-9 and adjusted to the exact freq. of your
signal.
Brian
On 9/9/06, Tim Ellison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Works fine here with SVN 670 and
with 670, I must have something wrong here but I have no
idea at all.
Eddy ON5UQ.
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From: Radio Station W5AMI [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Tim Ellison [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: Van de Velde Eddy [EMAIL PROTECTED];
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Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 7
Great Eddy! Thanks for letting us know.
73 - Brian
w5ami
On 9/9/06, Van de Velde Eddy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Brian,
Problem fixed. I deleted all files of SVN : 670 and downloaded it again.
Calibration is now working perfect. Something must have gone wrong on first
download and install.
On 9/8/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks once again for the upload to your Site Brian, I have mailed you
direct, however thought it appropriate to thank you on the Reflector
Like all (well, I hope all) Flexers, getting new Releases is something
to look forward to, and
I don't plan to update the down-loadable ZIP of current SVN's more
than maybe twice a week, however some more good stuff has happened
since the svn 665 I posted for download the other day.
SVN 669 is ready to download for those who can't use Tortoise at:
http://w5ami.net/669.zip
Previous
The complete SVN 665 can be downloaded in ZIP format at:
http://w5ami.net/665.zip
File is about 4 megs. Be sure to unzip is into a new empty directory,
then copy your databases into it afterward.
As before, files contained in this ZIP are free of viruses to the best
of my knowledge. Download
Station W5AMI
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 11:45 AM
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Subject: Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR 1.6.3 SVN 665
On 9/7/06, Tim Ellison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
(I wouldn't make SVN 666 too significant :-O )
I was thinking the same thing ;)
Yes! I'm really glad
I use a Henry 3K Classic-X which uses the same keying scheme as your
amp. I have no problems. I do use a relay buffer in case of any back
emf, etc. Ameritron sells one that will totally isolate your SDR from
the amp's relay.
Brian / w5ami
On 9/2/06, Gerald Capodieci [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I zipped the latest one I have - SVN 659 and uploaded to my server.
You can DL at http://w5ami.net/659.zip
Be sure to unzip the folders with their proper placement. You will
need to copy your databases into the new folder you unzip these files
into, but do that last.
Disclaimer: To the best
By the way, the zip file is about 4 megs.
On 8/31/06, Radio Station W5AMI [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I zipped the latest one I have - SVN 659 and uploaded to my server.
You can DL at http://w5ami.net/659.zip
Be sure to unzip the folders with their proper placement. You will
need to copy your
The good thing about Tortoise is that once you get the complete update
the first time, only files that have changed are updated on each
subsequent update with Tortoise. In other words; after the initial
install from Tortoise SVN, your downloads/updates using Tortoise will
be faster than having to
On 8/31/06, Gerald Capodieci [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Are there some simple installation steps written down somewhere?
Jerry
See: http://flex-radio.com/download_files/PowerSDR/Docs/TortoiseSVN.pdf
As I mentioned, just give it a try. You should not have any problems
with it, and you can get
Seems that all (or most) of the Expert Settings links on the support
page are broken. No big deal, just wanted to verify something on DRM.
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, those DO work.
On 8/30/06, Radio Station W5AMI [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Seems that all (or most) of the Expert Settings links on the support
page are broken. No big deal, just wanted to verify something on DRM.
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On 8/28/06, Gerald Youngblood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Make sure the AGC Max Gain is set to a high value if you are using v1.6.2
release. It is now called RF on the latest SVN version. If this is set too
low you will not get maximum sensitivity. On the SVN version set it all the
way to the
Is there any way to reduce the width of the tx passband in FM to 6kHz
for narrow band FM use? I can certainly see not being able to
increase, but reducing from 12kHz to 6kHz would be handy, and a lot
more polite in certain cases.
I looked in the database, but didn't locate anything pertaining to
propagation.
My point in all this is to determine if we might have a bad front end
on this particular SDR1K since the 850 is at least 16 or 17 year old
technology
Tnx - Brian
On 8/29/06, Radio Station W5AMI [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 8/28/06, Gerald Youngblood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
Just curious what I should expect on a comparison of rcve sensitivity
between the SDR-1000 and KW TS-850 on 10 meters. With one watt of
transmitted RF on FM between two stations 18.6 miles distant, the unit
we tested shows the 850 as a winner by a long shot. I am not talking
about S-meter
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Guys,
I have a 940SAT I am getting ready to sell sitting alongside the SDR
which beats it hands down on most everything except nostalgia, using
same antennas.
chas, w1cg
At 02:36 PM 8/28/2006, Cecilio Bayona wrote:
Radio Station W5AMI wrote:
Just curious what I should expect
On 8/24/06, David Woodhead [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
When switching from transmit to receive in either AM or SAM I get short
squeel out of my speakers. It does not happen in SSB. It is not feedback
into the microphone. Bug or problem with my setup?
That's a roger beep... No, just kidding ;)
On 8/24/06, Eric Wachsmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Comments inline below.
Thanks for explaining all this to the list Eric. Personally, I'm
really pleased with 653. This is the first time I've really been
using the official Flex console since I started using K6JCA's. The
newly added slider
I don't think ALC would help on an antenna/feedline failure. Most
amps have a tuned input that pretty much stays at a constant load for
the exciter regardless of the load the output of the amp is looking
at.
An SWR alarm or auto shutdown on the keyline to the amp WOULD
certainly help in case of
On 8/21/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Slow down! Not so fast!
The skins do look great, but if I want to operate a radio that looks like
my
FT 1000, I'll turn off my SDR-1000 and turn on the black box.
I'm tired of the old paradigm. The SDR is new, fresh and
Great update! Things seem to be really going the right direction!
73 - Brian
w5ami
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Click (press) it with your mouse roller, not the mouse buttons.
On 8/20/06, George Bennett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I too am unable to change tune steps. I have tried clicking with left and
right mouse buttons, scrolling, control press and shift press. Anyone have
a suggestion?
Thanks,
Excellent report Terry, and congratulations!
73 - Brian
w5ami
On 8/20/06, Christopher T. Day [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 the
rest of us?
Here is what I see after XG-1 claibration. No antenna connected.
Pre amp off: ~-97 dBm, RX Signal = S5
Pre amp low: ~-107 dBm, RX Signal = ~S3.25
Pre amp med: ~-121 dBm, RX Signal = S1
Pre amp high: ~-129 dBm, RX Signal = Zero (no movement)
On 8/18/06, Martin Hirsch [EMAIL PROTECTED]
OOPS!! Vry sorry for re-quoting the entire thread in my last post!
Still getting used to GMail.
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On 8/18/06, Tim Ellison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I disagree. The S(ignal) level is a measure of the amount or strength of
signal. If I engage a preamp, I hear more noise - hence the amount of
signal being received has increased and so does the S-meter reading.
YES, that makes sense to me
Jerry,
I am getting an LP-100 digital vector watt-meter that has an automatic
shutdown on the amp key line in case of high ref power. The threshold
of the swr is adjustable for the alarm/keyline shutdown too. There
may be other devices on the market that will do this also, that are
not quite as
I agree, and for what it's worth, I seldom talk to anyone these days
that do run an ALC line to their amp. My Henry will shut down if I
ever overdrive it, and I don't think the SDR can even do that except
one time when I ran a sine wave on AM with asymmetrical modulation to
the dummy load. I
On 8/14/06, Mel Whitten [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
(I would stick with MixW but MultiPSK's implementation of OLIVA, I
believe, is much better)
Thank you Mel for that info. I have dabbled with Olivia just a bit
and from what I've been able to do with it is really neat. I might
download MultiPSK
A couple of us Flex users were watching ours last night and it never
goes above about 20 watts on my meter, and the same for the other guy.
I think it may just depend on a lot of other settings on how fast the
FWD meter can respond to voice peaks. Regardless, it will not show
PEP readings no
Steve,
Is Java enabled on your browser? They work fine for me. I'm using
Firefox not IE, however I suspect they should work just fine with IE
too. The buttons you refer to use java scripting for hover effects,
dropdown menus, etc.
Brian
On 8/12/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dave, I have seen the same and would like to get some feedback on this too.
On 8/12/06, Dave Meitzen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I got my SDR back and decided to do all the calibrations -- by the book
using my newly acquired HP-8660C signal generator.
After all the calibrations the results are
On 8/8/06, Joe - AB1DO [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You can save the desired PowerSDR receive/transmit filter settings (for
various digital modes and wide/narrow filter settings as desired, as well as
transmit power, etc ) as a Profile in PowerSDR's setuptransmit form. That
way, the settings are
Bill,
Not sure what parameters to suggest, but XP now only looks for
autoexec.nt and config.nt, however I don't think that's the answer
since it only looks at them when you actually load a DOS app AFTER
Windows is loaded, not during actual win boot time.
I have the same problem here, and I have
I agree about the missing memory. I'm not sure why, but I understand
that the scanning function was removed due to some FCC requirement,
however why remove the user memory data too?
Otherwise, things are really shaping up with PowerSDR !
Thanks,
Brian / w5ami
On 8/4/06, Charles Greene [EMAIL
On 8/4/06, Philip Covington [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I don't
need a bunch of guys crying like babies when their machines blue
screen because I rushed something out... Believe me, I learned that
lesson with vCOM.
Amen Phil! Being a programmer for over 20 years, I can vouch for that
point
I don't know what the output impedance of the D44 is, however that
question has been asked before. I don't think I ever saw an answer.
I don't think it's going to matter unless you use some old high-Z
headphones. I would stick with something around 50 to 200 ohms. Also
don't forget you can
On 7/31/06, John Basilotto W5GI [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The Behringer UB802 mixer at $39 is a best buy. It has 2 pre-amplified
inputs and numerous outputs and phantom voltage. It is relatively RF proof.
It also as an effective 3-band EQ.
Ditto that comment, as I used the UB802 prior to
On 7/31/06, Eric Wachsmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Please use a great deal of caution when adjusting the output mode of the
Delta 44. Switching from -10dBv to +4dBu takes the voltage from a safe
0.98VRMS max to a whopping 4.3VRMS max. This higher voltage will almost
surely damage the
, Radio Station W5AMI [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 7/31/06, Eric Wachsmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Please use a great deal of caution when adjusting the output mode of the
Delta 44. Switching from -10dBv to +4dBu takes the voltage from a safe
0.98VRMS max to a whopping 4.3VRMS max
I've been using MixW for two or three weeks now with my SDR and it
works great. It may not be the best solution, however I am using VAC
(registered) and all seems well. Do look at Dudley's link he posted
and follow closely. You will be up and running in no time.
Brian
On 7/31/06, Dudley Hurry
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To: Radio Station W5AMI [EMAIL PROTECTED]; FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 8:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Changing bands
My question is; why would it not default to the last freq. I sat on
before going to another band if I decide to click 160 again?
Because
This is not a real big deal for me, however it is aggravating at times
when I'm trying to listen to specific frequencies on two different
bands by switching back and forth.
Maybe someone can tell me what I'm doing wrong?
Let's say I'm listening to 3875 on 80 then decide to see if there is
any
Message -
From: Radio Station W5AMI [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Flex Radio FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 5:56 PM
Subject: [Flexradio] Changing bands
This is not a real big deal for me, however it is aggravating at times
when I'm trying to listen to specific frequencies
, Frank Brickle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Radio Station W5AMI wrote:
My question is; why would it not default to the last freq. I sat on
before going to another band if I decide to click 160 again? Whew!
Hope that makes sense!
Let me guess -- the band select button cycles the stacking
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've tried wavemp3.exe, WaveEdit, and Nero Wave Editor,
and none of them know how to handle these particular WAV's. They
Just did and it works!! Thanks Mike! Problem solved...
On 7/22/06, Mike Naruta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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
On 7/17/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At 7:00 AM I jumped out of bed to the crack of a nearby
lightening strike. Yep, you guessed it, the SDR1000 was once
again knock out. Although, it was nice to have it back for a
while.
I have learned by experience to never leave on any
with MixW2.
Again, thanks for all the suggestions, links and documents.
73
Brian / w5ami
On 7/11/06, Radio Station W5AMI [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Probably some stupid questions here (I truly hope not), but I'm sort
of green when it comes to the digital modes.
I thought I would experiment
John,
Are you hearing this in the headphones? You might actually be hearing
the out of phase artifact of your head bones along with the audio you
hear coming from the headphones. You can try running the audio to a
recorder instead of the headphone to see if that is the case. I find
it
On 7/13/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If not, again, I suggest a $35 UB502 or a $50 UB802 to provide a noise free,
well isolated, pre amp for that mic w/ EQ with your new lowered SDR- Gain
Setting.
Ditto! My dynamic mic simply does not have enough gain for direct
connection.
John,
Are you using a Delta-44? If so I would do just as Eric says and run
your mic directly to INS/3 on the breakout box. You can run a
balanced or unbalanced mic to that jack with the proper plug. It
converts it to unbal soon as it goes into the box anyway. You might
also consider getting a
Probably some stupid questions here (I truly hope not), but I'm sort
of green when it comes to the digital modes.
I thought I would experiment with using my SDR and MixW2 to receive
and possibly transmit on some of the digital modes for a change. I
have the the virtual serial port driver
Sorry for the dup msg. I meant to send my last reply just to the list
instead of copies to all PLUS the list. I'll be more careful next
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John,
Thanks for sharing this! I used to have a stepper motor control
system using software on the PC (via the parallel port), and if the
control software was not loaded the stepper control would pull
excessive current and burn up.
73,
Brian / w5ami
On 7/6/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL
I wanted to ask the list members for a recommendation on an outboard
audio amp to drive a pair of nice speakers that has proven to be
resistant to RFI before I went out and bought something. I have
considered building a tube amp using a pair of 6V6's, or 6AQ5's in
push-pull output, but after
Forgot to ask if anyone knows the output impedance on the OUTS 12 of
the D-44. Just curious...
On 7/6/06, Radio Station W5AMI [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I wanted to ask the list members for a recommendation on an outboard
audio amp to drive a pair of nice speakers that has proven
On 6/14/06, Steve Kallal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have the VOX working reasonably well. However it still triggers if I have
the speaker volume too high. Found this out in the VHF contest over the
weekend. Other rigs have an anti-VOX setting. I believe that feature works
by ignoring sounds
On 6/6/06, FlexRadio - Eric [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Mike is right. We take care of the Preamp setting in the calibration. :)
Eric Wachsmann
FlexRadio Systems
I hate to beat a dead horse, but I've been thinking about the
S-Meter/Pre-amp calibration issue. To me, it makes no sense to
On 6/15/06, Mike Naruta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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.
True Mike, but if you boost that voltage, let's say with a
It's all pretty arbitrary I suppose. In reality, it is not measuring
the RF voltage at the antenna since we calibrate the S-meter directly
on the input of the SDR1K with 50uV. 50uV collected at the aerial in
most cases will be reduced by losses in the feed line, tuner, amp
relays, and anything
On 6/15/06, KD5NWA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's 50 uV at the receiver antenna terminal, not at the antenna, all
that stuff doesn't matter.
Hey, several have said on this thread 50uV at the antenna okay?
That was what I was trying to clarify and point out in my message.
50uV at the antenna
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