... of voice maybe you'll get nicer replies. This is a very confusing statement to me, because I didn't read anything negative in any of the _previous_ posts. ...
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Alan
alanzfq
Feb 22, 2013 9:52 pm
... Subject: [softrock40] Re: How does one set up the Ensemble RXTX transmit? ... Adam, OK, it all seemed very negative to me. Maybe it was not meant that way....
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Joe Vilardo
jvilardo2000
Feb 22, 2013 10:26 pm
Adam You are way off base. There isn't any other reflector group that I know of who freely give as much support as this softrock40 group does. Joe Vilardo West...
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Adam Jacobs
kyn781
Feb 22, 2013 10:59 pm
Yes, you did, Alan, and I appreciate that very much (especially since I have an RXTX that I haven't started on the transmit configuration end of things yet). I...
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kb9gpm
Feb 22, 2013 10:59 pm
Hi Joel We'll I'll take a stab at helping you with your radio. Like the others have said, it's a very much dig in and learn it all yourself kind of thing. So...
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John Williams
jswillms
Feb 22, 2013 11:35 pm
Joel, I can help with HDSDR if you choose to go that way. As a start, I have found that PowerSDR needs a fairly new (newer than my Pentium 4 dual core circa...
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g4elj
Feb 23, 2013 12:14 am
Hi Warren, The IP3 value is a hypothetical value where the signal you are hearing at 7.221 MHz is the same strength as two separate signals at 7.224MHz and...
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warrenallgyer
Feb 23, 2013 1:16 am
Got it Duncan. Excellent explanation! Now I have more things to measure and that puts a smile on my face. I share your shortwave broadcaster problem here in...
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warrenallgyer
Feb 23, 2013 1:39 am
Joel In my experience Rocky is the easiest and quickest to get working on transmit. It can be more difficult and a little unstable on Win 7 and above. Here is...
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warrenallgyer
Feb 23, 2013 2:07 am
Joel After hitting SEND I realized I made some assumptions that a newbie may not make: 1) You will need a second sound card. You need a sound input for the...
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g1ivg
Feb 23, 2013 10:49 am
Hi John, Following your message I went through the test point voltages to check the PTT and confirmed the radio was going into TX, however still with no audio...
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g1ivg
Feb 23, 2013 10:54 am
Warren, I have to do the same. I've got it working now, it looks like I had a bad connection on one of the audio cables. It was a strange fault and seemed to...
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g1ivg
Feb 23, 2013 10:56 am
Thanks for the tip Tim, I have also changed the default startup frequency now. 73 de Colin G1IVG...
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g1ivg
Feb 23, 2013 11:02 am
Alan, That must have been the problem. All test points suggested the PTT was working well. However with no RF output detected. I then used Rocky on CW for a...
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Fred Moore
wd8kni
Feb 23, 2013 12:06 pm
Slightly off topic, but since we seem to have many WSPR ops here. I notice a question on wsprnet.org some time ago and have not found the answer myself: ...
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warrenallgyer
Feb 23, 2013 12:24 pm
Hi Fred Picking a few nits here: 1) All transmissions are one way. 2) No WSPR is 24 hours a day. Even people who transmit at 100% (and almost no one does this)...
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Alan
alanzfq
Feb 23, 2013 12:29 pm
... Subject: Re: [softrock40] Re: WSPR TX problem on Ensemble RXTX with Delta 44 ** Help ** ... Fred, I think WSPR is in a grey (gray) area for most amateur...
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John Greusel
greusel...
Feb 23, 2013 1:59 pm
Fred, I agree that WSPR is not permitted as a beacon below 10 meters in the US and when I use WSPR I try to not run my station without "operator control."...
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ns5z_john
Feb 23, 2013 2:55 pm
I have for sale or trade a built Ensemble RXTX that was built by TJ W0EA for me. I have done nothing with it and i have now turned my interests toward the...
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Fred Moore
wd8kni
Feb 23, 2013 4:29 pm
John, thanks for the reply, and yes I have been on WSPR and have used it to test propagation, and antennas. I have no objection to the mode or the technology,...
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John Greusel
greusel...
Feb 23, 2013 5:35 pm
Fred, That's a good point for being protective of  7.040 for rock bound QRP activities. I would suggest that you could suggest an alternative spot to Joe and...
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John Greusel
greusel...
Feb 23, 2013 5:52 pm
Fred, I didn't address your other point about abuse. I think there are areas of the country (Florida being one) where good propagation, a large retirement...
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warrenallgyer
Feb 23, 2013 11:48 pm
Actually an excellent point about rockbound QRP operations. I have one of those myself. I would not mind moving the 40 meter WSPR a few KHz. Warren Allgyer -...
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Jasmine Strong
h_e_r_o_i_c
Feb 23, 2013 11:52 pm
On a less antisocial note, I run WSPR but never transmit. Since there are other people transmitting, you get to see all sorts of interesting places pop up,...
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jmshaffer_pa
Feb 24, 2013 12:11 am
I have a Softrock that I bought second-hand from another user last year. It seems to hardly receive anything from 4 to 8 MHz, the bandpass filter #1 range....
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eb4apl
Feb 24, 2013 1:32 am
I have seen your problem in the Softrock of a friend, it didn't select the BPF for that band, either automatically or manually. The problem was a bad...
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Jerry Haigwood
w5jhjerry
Feb 24, 2013 3:21 am
Hi All, I just completed building an ensemble II RX. All of the tests checked OK during the build. So, I decided to give it a try this afternoon. I am using...
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richard.lawn@...
richard.lawn...
Feb 24, 2013 3:24 am
In the testing section at the end of this stage of the build the manual says: "Activate PTT. (As an alternative to using the SDR Software to activate PTT, you...
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Mike Saeger
devmrs
Feb 24, 2013 4:03 am
I finished my Ensemble RxTX and it works GREAT! I made some CW and PSK31 contacts using Rocky. I made an SSB contact using HDSDR I made an RTTY contact using...
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Dave Matthews
velo1_4mb
Feb 24, 2013 4:28 am
Working on 40 should be fine but you will probably want a filter for the harmonic that you are probably transmitting on 20. Dave KB2YWT...
