[Skimmertalk] Skimmer Server with Elad sdr - questions

[Don Moman VE6JY]

Thanks to Bob and Pete, we have success!

Got the right ini file installed in the right directory - note to self -
Skimmer and SkimmerServer are not the same directories hi!  Now skimming
all the band I need to.  Even during the ARRL CW with several thousand
reported spots in 30m the cpu load was ~10% on a i5 3320m laptop.

And downloaded the dll files for the S2 from
http://sdr.eladit.com/FDM-S2%20Sampler/ExtIO%20Dlls%20for%20use%20with%20%20third%20party%20software/Skimmer_Server_Dll_1_00/index.php?lang=EN

Installed all 3 files in the Skimmer Server directory and life is good.
The S2 can do the skimming and I can use the Duo for other projects.

73 Don



On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 6:12 AM, Bob Wilson, N6TV <n6tv at arrl.net> wrote:

> Don,
>
> Comments below.
>
> 73,
> Bob, N6TV
>
> On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 7:25 PM, Don Moman VE6JY <ve6jy.1 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> First question...   cw limits.  I have chosen 192 khz in the skimmer
>> server
>> (v1.5).  However Aggregator 4.3 reports the bandwidth is quite a  bit
>> less.
>> For example, on 160m I can only cover up to 1840 khz.  I've attempted to
>> change this via the ini files, with no luck.  Obviously I'm missing
>> something as there should be lots of spots above 1840.
>>
>
> Probably the wrong SkimSrv.ini file was changed, or Aggregator is using a
> different one than the that one that was edited.  Look in:
>
> %appdata%\Afreet\Products\SkimSrv\SkimSrv.ini
>
>
> and compare it to the one edited, and to the one specified by Aggregator
> under the .ini files tab.  %appdata% will automatically expand to
>
> C:\Users\*yourWindowsID*\AppData\Roaming
>
>
> when used in a File | Open dialog or CD command.  If everything looks OK,
> send us a copy of your SkimSrv.ini file so we can have a look.
>
> Second question...  I also have the Elad FDM-S2 rx, using the same software
>> as the Duo.  I would much rather use this device but it isn't recognized
>> by
>> the software.  Is there a way to enable it?  The drop menu only shows the
>> Quicksilver and the Duo, yet I know others are using the Perseus and
>> SDR-IQ
>> receivers for skimmer server so there must be a way to add more devices?
>>
>
> First, open a command prompt with Administrator Privileges (right click on
> the Comand Prompt icon, then select *Run as adminstrator*).  Next, copy
> the ExtIO DLL supplied with the Elad into your SkimSrv installation
> directory, usually C:\Program Files (x86)\Afree\SkimSrv\ .
>
> Exit and restart SkimSrv and the Elad should be listed..
>
> 73,
> Bob, N6TV
>