Welcome to the new FlexRadio Community! Please review the new Community Rules and other important new Community information on the Message Board.
Need the latest SmartSDR, Power Genius, and Tuner Genius Software?
SmartSDR v3.3.33 and the SmartSDR v3.3.33 Release Notes | SmartSDR v2.8.1 and the SmartSDR v2.8.1 Release Notes
SmartSDR v1.12.1 and the SmartSDR v1.12.1 Release Notes
Power Genius XL Utility v3.7.28 and the Power Genius XL Release Notes v3.7.28
Tuner Genius XL Utility v1.1.16 and the Tuner Genius XL Release Notes v1.1.16
SmartSDR v3.3.33 and the SmartSDR v3.3.33 Release Notes | SmartSDR v2.8.1 and the SmartSDR v2.8.1 Release Notes
SmartSDR v1.12.1 and the SmartSDR v1.12.1 Release Notes
Power Genius XL Utility v3.7.28 and the Power Genius XL Release Notes v3.7.28
Tuner Genius XL Utility v1.1.16 and the Tuner Genius XL Release Notes v1.1.16
If you are having a problem, please refer to the product documentation or check the Help Center for known solutions.
Need technical support from FlexRadio? It's as simple as Creating a HelpDesk ticket.
Need technical support from FlexRadio? It's as simple as Creating a HelpDesk ticket.
CW Skimmer SDR Bridge Problem
W9WLX_Chuck
Member ✭✭
I have a 6500 at 1.10.8 beta running CW Skimmer 1.8.3.350 with SDR Bridge 1.5.1 on Windows 10. I seem to have everything working, but there is an issue with the waterfall frequency on CW Skimmer.
All frequencies sync and follow--the slice receiver, SDR Bridge and the TX frequency on CW Skimmer. If I set the TX frequency on skimmer to the center frequency of the DAX IQ stream, it works as expected. However, if I change the slice frequency, off the center stream frequency, it shifts in the opposite direction. For example, if my center stream frequency is 7.020 and I double click on a station at 7.022 on the Skimmer waterfall, the slice receiver will follow and go to 7.022, however the station is really at 7.018.
I tried changing the CW sideband on the Phone/CW tab in Radio Setup, but it made no difference. Any ideas what I may have set incorrectly?
Chuck-W9WLX
All frequencies sync and follow--the slice receiver, SDR Bridge and the TX frequency on CW Skimmer. If I set the TX frequency on skimmer to the center frequency of the DAX IQ stream, it works as expected. However, if I change the slice frequency, off the center stream frequency, it shifts in the opposite direction. For example, if my center stream frequency is 7.020 and I double click on a station at 7.022 on the Skimmer waterfall, the slice receiver will follow and go to 7.022, however the station is really at 7.018.
I tried changing the CW sideband on the Phone/CW tab in Radio Setup, but it made no difference. Any ideas what I may have set incorrectly?
Chuck-W9WLX
0
Answers
-
I've resolved the problem. In the CW Skimmer application, I had to swap the I/Q channels. Once I made the change, the waterfall on CW Simmer was in sync with the Flex's panadapter.
0 -
Hi Chuck,
Is this the setting you changed in the snapshot below? The Arrow points to the correct setting and I assume you had the Q/I selection set. Is that correct? If so I'll add the symptom and fix to the next version of the troubleshooting notes. They are available on the SDR-Bridge site and my web page:
http://www.nn4zz.com/Data/NN4ZZ%20CwSkimmer%20Bridge%20setup%2018-Feb-2016.pdf
Regards, Al / NN4ZZ
al (at) nn4zz (dot) com
SSDR / DAX / CAT/ 6700 - V 1.10.16
Win10
0 -
Yes, this is the setting. The default when I installed CW Skimmer was Q/I and it needs to be I/Q. I had not found the support document when I was initially configuring and I was using the trial and error method!
0 -
Chuck,
Thanks, I updated my setup and troubleshooing guide with your notes and the solution. The new version is dated 25-Mar-2017 and posted to my web page. See page 25.
http://www.nn4zz.com/FLEX6700.htm in the QuickLinks section or directly at:
http://www.nn4zz.com/Data/NN4ZZ%20CwSkimmer%20Bridge%20setup%2025-Mar-2107.pdf
I also sent a copy to Ed (SDR-Bridge author) to update his SDR-Bridge web page when he gets a chance.
Regards, Al / NN4ZZ
al (at) nn4zz (dot) com
SSDR / DAX / CAT/ 6700 - V 1.10.16
Win100
Leave a Comment
Categories
- 19.5K All Categories
- 169 Community Topics
- 2K New Ideas
- 345 The Flea Market
- 6.5K Software
- 5.6K SmartSDR for Windows
- 99 SmartSDR for Maestro and M models
- 256 SmartSDR for Mac
- 204 SmartSDR for iOS
- 194 SmartSDR CAT
- 131 DAX
- 327 SmartSDR API
- 8K Radios and Accessories
- 6.6K FLEX-6000 Signature Series
- 657 Maestro
- 34 FlexControl
- 799 FLEX Series (Legacy) Radios
- 531 Genius Products
- 305 Power Genius XL Amplifier
- 191 Tuner Genius XL
- 35 Antenna Genius
- 152 Shack Infrastructure
- 101 Networking
- 264 Remote Operation (SmartLink)
- 104 Contesting
- 400 Peripherals & Station Integration
- 100 Amateur Radio Interests
- 669 Third-Party Software