Re: [Flexradio] SSB audio question

2005-12-14 Thread richard allen
It was really a combination of the echo and recognising your call from this venue. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ab7r Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 2:55 PM To: Flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] SSB audio question Not sure

Re: [Flexradio] SSB audio question

2005-12-14 Thread Lyman H. Wolfla II
It has been my experience with a slower computer that the buffer size will effect the transmit echo. Try lowering it and see what reports you get, I needed to use the lowest setting. 73 Hank - K9LZJ Hank Wolfla Lyman H. Wolfla II, Inc. 1308 S. Peace St. Greenfield, IN 46140 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Flexradio] SSB audio question

2005-12-14 Thread Tim Ellison
There seems to me that there is a common theme floating around here concerning the buffer settings for optimal use. Since there also seems to be answers that are all over the spectrum (which is understandable due to the variables involved), maybe a more scientific approach is required Maybe what

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2005-12-14 Thread Klaus_Lohmann
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Re: [Flexradio] Mute for SDR Receiver

2005-12-14 Thread Eric Wachsmann - FlexRadio
Larry, Im confused about what you want. Are you looking for a way to hook one antenna up to multiple radios? (RX for some and TX for others?) Eric Wachsmann FlexRadio Systems -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Larry W8ER

Re: [Flexradio] SSB audio question

2005-12-14 Thread Eric Wachsmann - FlexRadio
I like this approach and would appreciate being able to see some data like this. However, I'd like to throw in my 2 cents here. An even bigger issue than having just a 1GHz processor is: What processes are running at the same time as the PowerSDR software? We have seen instances where two

Re: [Flexradio] Mute for SDR Receiver

2005-12-14 Thread Larry W8ER
Eric .. I would like to eliminate all other receivers from my ham shack. The Flex is the best. Occasionally I like to fire up an old boatanchor AM transmitter or something other thanthe Flex transmitter. I am looking for a way to mute the Flex receiver. Killing the audio is fairly simple

Re: [Flexradio] Spurs on 10 meters and 6 meters

2005-12-14 Thread Gerald Youngblood
Jeff, As in all technologies, there are tradeoffs. In this case the tradeoff is phase noise vs. spurs at discrete frequencies. If we had used a traditional PLL type LO, my observations indicate that we would probably have 20dB lower close spacing dynamic range due to phase noise that is present

Re: [Flexradio] Mute for SDR Receiver

2005-12-14 Thread Dale Richardson
Eric, I, too, would like to mute the SDR receiver. Sometimes one has need to use a external transmitter separate from the SDR and the ability to mute the SDR receiver, ie, make it deaf during those transmissions, would be nice. 73, Dale AA5XE Eric Wachsmann - FlexRadio wrote:

Re: [Flexradio] SSB audio question

2005-12-14 Thread lloen
I like this approach and would appreciate being able to see some data like this. However, I'd like to throw in my 2 cents here. An even bigger issue than having just a 1GHz processor is: What processes are running at the same time as the PowerSDR software? We have seen instances where two

Re: [Flexradio] Mute for SDR Receiver

2005-12-14 Thread Eric Wachsmann - FlexRadio
Well, again, Im confused by your description because we already have a Mute feature that kills the audio without affecting the AGC. If youre saying that you need a way to do this via an external relay, then that is something that could be arranged in the software. You could hook one of

Re: [Flexradio] Mute for SDR Receiver

2005-12-14 Thread richard allen
Eric, The desired mute needs to be more than just the audio since the agc will get twanged badly. The objective, in addition to muting the audio is to have the RX up and running immediately upon release of the mute. It should, in addition to being a single hardware closure, work thru the

[Flexradio] Filter width problem

2005-12-14 Thread Ross
I have just experienced an unusual problem. Whenever I try to transmit, the filter display on the screen jumps to show approx. 2600hz wide. (it may be a bit wider) This happens at any setting of filter width, 6khz down to minimum. When I stop transmitting it goes back to the correct initial

Re: [Flexradio] Filter width problem

2005-12-14 Thread Eric Wachsmann - FlexRadio
Ross, The receive filters are separate from the transmit filters. The transmit filter frequency cuts can be adjusted on the Setup Form on the Transmit Tab. Eric Wachsmann FlexRadio Systems -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On

Re: [Flexradio] SSB audio question

2005-12-14 Thread Willi Reppel
Hi all, If the chosen buffer size of the Audio and DSP setup influences the audio quality of SSB transmissions as reported by Hank, I propose to make the buffer sizes separate and selectible for reception and transmission. One buffer size may be optimal for cw and digital mo-des while an

[Flexradio] TX problems

2005-12-14 Thread Ross
It appears an earlier email of mine did not get to the system. I have just had an unusual problem , unusual in that it has not happened before. Operating Olivia on 20meters. with digu button actuated I started the software this morning. the screen immediately showed the tx filter at

Re: [Flexradio] TX problems

2005-12-14 Thread Eric Wachsmann - FlexRadio
Ross, I answered your previous mail. 2 things: The RX and TX filters are set in different places. The RX side is set on the front panel. The TX is set on the Setup Form - Transmit Tab. There was a bug in Preview 7 (and possibly before) that caused the DIGL/DIGU

Re: [Flexradio] Mute for SDR Receiver

2005-12-14 Thread Jim Lux
At 08:28 AM 12/14/2005, Larry W8ER wrote: Eric .. I would like to eliminate all other receivers from my ham shack. The Flex is the best. Occasionally I like to fire up an old boatanchor AM transmitter or something other than the Flex transmitter. I am looking for a way to mute the Flex receiver.

Re: [Flexradio] Mute for SDR Receiver

2005-12-14 Thread Jiri Sanda
OK I really do not understand what for the MUTE is. If you want to transmit with other TX - OK just press PTT on the SDR and set the TX gain to 0 and you are all done. In any case you do NEED some external relay to take care of the antenna so why not for the PTT too ! 73 ! Jiri OK1RI On

Re: [Flexradio] Mute for SDR Receiver

2005-12-14 Thread Ahti Aintila
Larry wants to use separate receivers and transmitters - possible different antennas for the receiver and transmitter. In this situation for protecting the receiver, it must be completely isolated from the antenna during the transmitting time by a good antenna relay, PIN diode switch or high

Re: [Flexradio] Mute for SDR Receiver

2005-12-14 Thread Larry W8ER
Hi Jim, Yes, you are correct. I spoke with Eric on the landline earlier and was able to explain it more clearly to him. Sometimes email just doesn't do it as well as a phone call! I think he understands exactly what I was looking for and may be working on a simple implementation. I can't

Re: [Flexradio] Mute for SDR Receiver

2005-12-14 Thread ltaft
Eric has to consider the protection of the front end of the receiver when muting as I'm sure there is a max limit that can't be exceeded. My TEK analyzer says Max +20 dbm on the input. Cost me $2200 to get it fixed the last time I didn't pay attention. Any leakage data on the various

Re: [Flexradio] Mute for SDR Receiver

2005-12-14 Thread Eric Wachsmann - FlexRadio
The solution Larry and I discussed was an audio only fix that does not handle the RF side at all. We will be testing an Auto Mute function using X2-12 as an input. Grounding this input will assert the Mute function as it exists today. RF switching will need to be handled separately and should

Re: [Flexradio] Mute for SDR Receiver

2005-12-14 Thread richard allen
Eric, Make sure to allow the user to select if the input is a mute or an unmute by having a check box for the sex of the input. Richard W5SXD Eric Wachsmann - FlexRadio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (12/14/2005 17:28) The solution Larry and I discussed was an audio only fix that does not handle

Re: [Flexradio] Mute for SDR Receiver

2005-12-14 Thread Eric Wachsmann - FlexRadio
Meaning the polarity of the switch? I didn't implement that in my first pass, but that's a simple thing to add if necessary. Eric Wachsmann FlexRadio Systems -Original Message- From: richard allen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 5:47 PM To: [EMAIL

Re: [Flexradio] Mute for SDR Receiver

2005-12-14 Thread richard allen
Meaning in one setting grounding the pin will mute. In the other, grounding the pin will unmute. Some radios had an enable; others had a mute. I assume the pin has a pullup resistor? -Original Message- From: Eric Wachsmann - FlexRadio [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday,