[Flexradio] Flex 5000 Series Operating Manuals at Dayton

2009-04-08 Thread Peter A Markavage
Received a number of queries as to whether I'm going to bring any of the high resolution color printed operating manuals for the Flex 5000 series to sell at Dayton this year. Given the size and time required to print these manuals, I will only bring manuals that have been ordered and prepaid. The

Re: [Flexradio] Positive Feedback

2009-04-08 Thread Mike Naruta
I know what you mean Dale. I miss the Flex-Radio when I go to a different rig. They just don't have the features and performance. I guess that I've been spoiled. And how many other manufacturers have an on-line feature request database where you can submit a request and check implementation

Re: [Flexradio] Flex 5K N1MM Logger

2009-04-08 Thread Ray Andrews
Val, I use N1MM with PowerSDR all of the time, even for non-contest operations. Actually, N1MM grabs the focus whenever the frequency changes by a certain amount. It is not time based. The issue lies with N1MM, not PowerSDR. Tom Wagner, N1MM, wrote N1MM Logger to be as efficient as possible

Re: [Flexradio] Talking to PowerSDR

2009-04-08 Thread Al K0VM
Dave, You may find a program called Portmon useful for monitoring com port activity while your debugging your program. its available form several sites... http://download.cnet.com/Portmon/3000-2651_4-50147.html Al, K0VM Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:39:11 + From: W5UN w...@wt.net

Re: [Flexradio] 5000 X-MIT AUDIO DEGRADATION

2009-04-08 Thread Gerald Youngblood
Hi Jim, While it is difficult to remotely diagnose problems that are site/configuration specific, there are some likely causes given your description of ...choppy, like an analog noise blanker. Here are some of the possibilities: 1) Incorrect buffer settings causing stuttering in the audio. I

[Flexradio] amp gain calb. problems

2009-04-08 Thread yash
Decided to give my sdr-1000 to a club member..kid... so put in on the bench today ,mated it with? power sd 1.16.2 and a fa-66 sound box. All seemed ok till I tried to do the auto amplifer calibration. the rig goes into the test for about 30 seconds..starting with 160 meters.?? then I

Re: [Flexradio] amp gain calb. problems

2009-04-08 Thread Mike Naruta
I would first check that your power supply can deliver the 25 amperes of current without voltage sag at the terminals of the SDR-1000. That one got me. Check your sound card output level setting and measure the output from the sound card. It may also be an issue with the miniature phone jacks

[Flexradio] 600 watt SDR 5000

2009-04-08 Thread Hank Wolfla
The new Ameritron ALS-600 now has the ability for remote control of the band switch. By using this feature along with BCD-10 band decoder and DDUtil by K5FR, my SDR now has more than 600 watts out on each band I select except 6 meters. Completely automatic band switching. Ameritron also makes a

Re: [Flexradio] amp gain calb. problems

2009-04-08 Thread Carl , WCØV
If you're using an MFJ4125, that won't hack it. Drove me crazy until I found it dropped over a volt under load. Got an Astron RS35M and don't even see a drop of 0.1 vdc under load. 73, Carl WC0V - Original Message - From: Mike Naruta mnar...@comcast.net To: y...@aol.com; FlexRadio

Re: [Flexradio] amp gain calb. problems

2009-04-08 Thread Mike Naruta
I was using an Astron VS50M, but I had the current limiting set a little above 20 amps. When I realized that the SDR-1000 wanted more, I increased the allowable current and it calibrated fine. I use 12 gauge wires about 5 feet long. Carl wrote: If you're using an MFJ4125, that won't hack it.

[Flexradio] here is where the Flex shines above

2009-04-08 Thread FireBrick
C91CF is on 40 meters with a BIG split. transmitting at 7.063 but listening way up at 7.230 One receiver on him down low Other receiver on the pile up high spotting the guy whose working him. Dx in one ear, finding the perfect transmission spot in the other as that commercial goes

Re: [Flexradio] amp gain calb. problems

2009-04-08 Thread Jesse
I've had the same troubles with the last two releases, a few seconds into the calibration and the panadapter blanks out with a red X. I've been playing with linux the last couple of weeks so I have not had time to really chase the problem down. N4BFD On Wed, 2009-04-08 at 14:25 -0400,

Re: [Flexradio] 600 watt SDR 5000

2009-04-08 Thread Jerry Flanders
Users should be aware that Ameritron advises using an ALC connection to protect the amplifier. The Flex-5000 and SDR-1000 currently have no provision for ALC control. Quoting the ALS-600 manual, ALC helps prevent damage to the amplifier. and reduces the drive power if the SWR increases while

Re: [Flexradio] What is your computer configuration?

2009-04-08 Thread Neal Campbell
Thanks Brian for the info, I will add it to the list and get a URL posted on the reflector tomorrow (with a form so others can submit their experiences with configurations as they get new radios/computers). 73 Neal k3nc Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software Programming Services for Windows, OS X

[Flexradio] sdr1000 + wsjt

2009-04-08 Thread vk3ddu
Hi all, Looking for some advice here please as I'm looking to swap my ts850 out of the I.F. position in my eme set up and replace it with the sdr1000. My current problem is interfacing sdr1000 with wsjt and audio pops and crackles. If I use the set up here