This might be outside the scope of this group, but has anyone tried the Genesis G11? 73 Ulf...
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John Greusel
greusel...
Dec 10, 2012 12:32 am
Justin, what were you expecting it to do? What applications are you attempting to use? John KC9OJV Â ________________________________ From: justin...
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Justin Cumberland
thamanjc
Dec 10, 2012 12:37 am
using it with powerSDR software, simply for SWL and gaining a knowledge base for becoming a licensed ham, there is a problem with the usb power supply...
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John Greusel
greusel...
Dec 10, 2012 12:47 am
Justin, You understand that the USB portion is powered from the computer and isolated from the 12v supply right? There are multiple examples of people using...
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Justin Cumberland
thamanjc
Dec 10, 2012 12:53 am
yea I understand that its separate, when I finished the oscillator step and installed the driver it worked, so after the usb power supply step there is nothing...
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John Greusel
greusel...
Dec 10, 2012 1:15 am
Justin, It's probably working but you're rushing the process. First of all you must have an antenna and it must be a type with a ground- the final element in...
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MIKE DURKIN
seth_otherpower
Dec 10, 2012 1:56 am
I guess its because of the "tolerance to cost ratio" .... the less it costs, the more you tolerate. Mike KC7NOA To: softrock40@yahoogroups.com From:...
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Sid Boyce
priddix
Dec 10, 2012 2:14 am
Possibly but may be we just accepted it as normal or otherwise it was too intrusive in the SDR-Widget. 73 ... Sid. ... -- Sid Boyce ... Hamradio License G3VBV,...
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MIKE DURKIN
seth_otherpower
Dec 10, 2012 3:13 am
Ha!! The KX3 is spendy .... TS-2000 etc... To: softrock40@yahoogroups.com From: sboyce@... Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 02:14:25 +0000 Subject: Re:...
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MICHAEL TALLENT
w6mxv
Dec 10, 2012 3:22 am
Do you have the audio output cable connected to the "line in" on the computer. If you remove the audio plug from the SDR and touch the pins on the plug do you...
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Justin Cumberland
thamanjc
Dec 10, 2012 4:08 am
i have to work early in the AM , but I will try those things, i know that my audio is connected to the line in and I know that its selected because Im getting...
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Jasmine Strong
h_e_r_o_i_c
Dec 10, 2012 4:57 am
Microphone noise can generate noise on the input- tuning quickly should give you a pinging effect when the oscillator relocks, that's how I check I have the...
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Justin Cumberland
thamanjc
Dec 10, 2012 5:05 am
Well I'm sure its stereo line in, just double checked that recently, but yes I get that frequency shift noise when I tune rapidly, i didn't have the extIO file...
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Zack Widup
w9sz
Dec 10, 2012 6:04 am
Justin, Try tuning for WWV on 5 and 10 MHz. What I did when I first got started was use Rocky with bands set up so the 5 and 10 MHz frequencies were about 10...
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Alan
alanzfq
Dec 10, 2012 7:28 am
... Subject: Re: [softrock40] fresh ensemble 2 HF, finished build, plugged in and nothing ... In fact CFGSR's "Calibrate A" should be used first. This reads...
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Alan
alanzfq
Dec 10, 2012 7:56 am
... Subject: Re: [softrock40] KX3 and Si570 tuneing step noise So this Freeze M really does make the Si570 like Kelvin described in the KX3? NO noticeable...
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pe0fko
derfymork
Dec 10, 2012 10:33 am
For the use of the freeze-M you need a new chip, I expect the new softrocks are using the new chips but if you have a older softrock there maybe a old si570...
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Alan
alanzfq
Dec 10, 2012 10:59 am
... Subject: Re: [softrock40] KX3 and Si570 tuneing step noise ... Thank you Fred. I now understand, V 15.15 AND a new Si570. So, not really a sensible...
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digital_steve_k1rf
digital_stev...
Dec 10, 2012 11:35 am
... I have built both softrocks and the Genesis G11. They are both excellent but serve different purposes, thought they are both excellent bang for the buck....
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Sid Boyce
priddix
Dec 10, 2012 12:27 pm
HI Alan, I did mention earlier that early si570's didn't have the bit. 73 ... Sid. ... -- Sid Boyce ... Hamradio License G3VBV, Licensed Private Pilot Emeritus...
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pe0fko
derfymork
Dec 10, 2012 1:34 pm
Yes, but! Somewhere between two and one years ago the Freeze-M bit is added to the documentation, it is not sure (for me) if there was a new chip or it was ...
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Alan
alanzfq
Dec 10, 2012 2:13 pm
... Subject: Re: [softrock40] KX3 and Si570 tuneing step noise ... Sid, But I'm a master of misunderstanding! I thought you meant it was not documented:) 73...
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Alan
alanzfq
Dec 10, 2012 3:27 pm
... Subject: Re: [softrock40] KX3 and Si570 tuneing step noise ... Fred, Yes, that is what Sid says and my tests confirm. Or do they? So you need a chip that...
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Sid Boyce
priddix
Dec 10, 2012 3:34 pm
... Hi Alan, It's a mystery, the statements could be interpreted either way. Whether it was absent or undocumented is unclear. The only way to ascertain the...
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Sid Boyce
priddix
Dec 10, 2012 3:35 pm
... The screwdriver test is the only way to confirm. With the SDR-Widget it was horrible enough to mask audio when tuning with the rotary encoder, same on the...
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Alan
alanzfq
Dec 10, 2012 4:16 pm
... Sid, Yes, I always thought that the early Kees controller did not use the "smooth tuning". I only have the early version. I'm not sure if this was...
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pe0fko
derfymork
Dec 10, 2012 4:42 pm
... "smooth tuning". I only have the early version. ... first data sheet. Maybe Fred can comment on that. Smooth tuning was always possible with the chip, the...
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Sid Boyce
priddix
Dec 10, 2012 4:49 pm
... I also have the early version of the si570 Controller so the AVR probably was not programmed for the latest chip. I don't know if the Controller II has...
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n2bha
Dec 10, 2012 5:10 pm
I would echo what Steve has pointed out. I have built the Genesis G3020, G59 + GPA10 amp, and the G11 along with the Softrock RXTX V6.3 and now building the...
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kcmuthumani
Dec 10, 2012 11:58 pm
Hi Fred, Yes that's what got me thinking, looking at the block diagram of the KX3 Hi Fred, which can be downloaded at the address below ...
