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Problem with Hardware ALC with in SmartSDR 1.14.0

WX7Y
WX7Y Member ✭✭✭✭
edited June 2020 in SmartSDR for Windows
Found a "Unhandled Error" with the hardware ALC that I have been able to easily recreate
wonder if anyone else is using this and if it has showed a error after just a few transmissions.

With Hardware ALC off I never get this error at all.
73's
Bret
WX7Y


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  • Lee - N2LEE
    Lee - N2LEE Member ✭✭
    edited February 2017
    Bret, I started getting a similar error last night but have not been able to track it down. I will try to turn off ALC and see if this fixes the same problem I am having.
  • Tim - W4TME
    Tim - W4TME Administrator, FlexRadio Employee admin
    edited March 2017
    This is an issue with hardware ALC.    As a work around, you can disable ALC and be careful of your exciter drive level.  It will be fixed in the next release of SmartSDR.  Sorry for the inconvenience.
  • Lee - N2LEE
    Lee - N2LEE Member ✭✭
    edited February 2017
    Tim, thanks for confirmation. Saves a lot of time troubleshooting.
  • WX7Y
    WX7Y Member ✭✭✭✭
    edited June 2020
    Thanks Tim,
    Also for those with Solid state Amps like ALS1300,  ALS600, ALS500 with out Hardware ALC working, I would be very careful of over shoot. On my particular 6700 with the Slider set at 100 it puts out 125 Watts P.E.P. on both of my Calibrated Watt meters in SSB on 40 Meters, When I click tune it puts out 98 Watts as does CW. 

    73's
    Bret
    WX7Y

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