... Subject: [softrock40] Protect USB Si570 from parasitic RF in shack. ... Yes, I cannot offer any specific advice. You must experiment until you cure it. ...
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Alan
alanzfq
Nov 10, 2012 7:54 pm
... Subject: [softrock40] Re: Sound Card (Internal or USB) for Ensemble II HF receiver ... Yes, a lot of modern motherboard systems offer a very reasonable...
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Alan
alanzfq
Nov 10, 2012 7:54 pm
... Subject: [softrock40] Ensemble Stage Three Problems ... Tim, This comes from the regulator, it may be faulty. Check your soldering of U2. Particularly of...
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rlramirez77
Nov 10, 2012 8:30 pm
Not sure my last reply made it back to you. Your notes are correct regarding the resistor values. Alan can guide you through the rest of the problem...
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rifkum
Nov 10, 2012 9:16 pm
Hey Russ, I just noticed something... when you ZERO the LC meter, if you hold the ZERO button down and keep holding it down after it shows "OK" it will then...
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Ricardo Caratti
pu2clr
Nov 10, 2012 9:16 pm
Helo everybody. Â I also bought one of these on ebay. I posted a video showing that this device working. Softrock VHF RX Ensemble II 8/10 (T2 Wind) -...
69910
kk4dcf
Nov 10, 2012 10:03 pm
Rewound T4 and my voltages across R48 and R49 are at least close to each other now. R48 - 32mV R49 - 29mV The ATU now at least indicates that something is...
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John Greusel
greusel...
Nov 10, 2012 10:35 pm
James, Bear in mind that the many of troubles with transformers is incorrect cleaning of the insulation and essentially soldering an insulated wire in place...
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Leonard McGarity
wv4i...
Nov 10, 2012 11:15 pm
Ran into same problem with realtek on MB sound. If a stereo input, could not find it, poor documentation. Using Win 7 32 bit with SDR-Radio. Bought a M-Audio...
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Russ Ramirez
rlramirez77
Nov 10, 2012 11:31 pm
Same here. Thanks for pointing that out. Russ...
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kk4dcf
Nov 11, 2012 12:25 am
Rewound T2. No change in apparent tx power R48 - 34.6mV R49 - 31.5mV...
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kk4dcf
Nov 11, 2012 12:40 am
I've been testing continuity from the solder balls after installing them to be sure. I'm wondering if maybe I installed T4 backwards and had a primary and...
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John Greusel
greusel...
Nov 11, 2012 12:48 am
Backwards has happened. The trouble with all this reworking is you may be making a normal amount of RF and you're assuming that you're not. The elecraft tuner...
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n8mdp
Nov 11, 2012 2:06 am
Yesterday, I installed the latest GIT of ghpsdr3-alex for my SoftRock Ensemble II for station N8MDP. No problems with the install or serving the Softrock....
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Patrick Hall
patrickineve...
Nov 11, 2012 5:32 am
I have the receive portion of my RXTX basically working. I have finally figured out how to configure my software and hardware correctly to get a panadapter...
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kk4dcf
Nov 11, 2012 6:26 am
Two steps forward, one step back. I can tune on 40m and 20m consistently now. The ATU reports transmit power on 40m between 1.5 and 3w. On 20m it reports...
69920
Alan
alanzfq
Nov 11, 2012 6:29 am
... Subject: [softrock40] Receive Sort Of Working ... Patrick Wait until conditions are good enough to hear amateur signals with PSDR. Check they are on the...
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Andrea Montefusco
a.montefusco
Nov 11, 2012 8:09 am
... John, I am afraid that Jmonitor has never been upgraded to the new client server protocol in ghpsdr3-alex. AFAIK, there are only two clients able to speak...
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kk4dcf
Nov 11, 2012 8:41 am
Pulled and resoldered T5 and I appear to have a fully working radio now. I'll know for sure tomorrow. The 20/40m bands appear completely dead right now. James....
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timinuganda
Nov 11, 2012 11:30 am
Russ, thank you for helping me work through my troubles with Stage 3. Thank you for your time and your patience with a new student. tim 5R8Z...
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timinuganda
Nov 11, 2012 11:40 am
Alan, thank you for jumping in to help. I am grateful. I do have T1 installed when measuring R12. Thank you for the lesson to not trust Resistor readings once...
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Malti
pauldebono...
Nov 11, 2012 12:41 pm
This LCR meter has been reviewed by N5ESE, and looks promising, but it seems the company has gone bust ! Its the M-Cubed LCRZ Meter Paul...
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Malti
pauldebono...
Nov 11, 2012 12:43 pm
This LCR meter has been reviewed by N5ESE, and looks promising, but it seems the company has gone bust ! Its the M-Cubed LCRZ Meter Paul ... This LCR meter...
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John Williams
jswillms
Nov 11, 2012 12:43 pm
James, When using PowerSDR, I had to establish the correct output voltage before I could get 1 full watt output. The setting is on the primary audio setup tab....
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timinuganda
Nov 11, 2012 12:45 pm
Alan, I have referenced your link and still have a "USB device not recognized." I have used a Win 7 desktop and laptop with all USB devices unplugged. Neither...
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n8mdp
Nov 11, 2012 1:45 pm
Andrea, Thanks for the update. I would be happy to try to update the jmonitor tool myself. If you could direct me to where the new protocols are in...
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John Greusel
greusel...
Nov 11, 2012 1:54 pm
James, You're nearly out of the woods. Symmetrical images is without a doubt the most common problem for new softrocks. It can be caused by several problems...
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Chris Wilson
chrismwilsonuk
Nov 11, 2012 2:03 pm
11/11/2012 14:00 I see people running ESSB audio rate the Flex SDR stuff as having unconstrained audio bandwidth for transmission. With the Softrocks is this...
69932
Alan
alanzfq
Nov 11, 2012 2:28 pm
... Subject: [softrock40] Re: Ensemble Stage Three Problems ... tim So you have no Unknown Devices or Hidden Unknown Devices. It seems that there may be a...
69933
rifkum
Nov 11, 2012 2:30 pm
... Paul, I think you must have posted in the wrong topic. This meter is available on EBay as we speak. It is NOT the M-Cubed LCRZ meter. dwight...
