[Skimmertalk] Flex5000 and CWSkimmer

W3OA w3oa at roadrunner.com
Sun Nov 15 09:23:38 EST 2020


Hi Eb -

Sometimes this means Skimmer is in the "BLIND mode".  Click the 
"Commands" item in Skimmers menu bar and see if "BLIND mode" is checked.

73 - Dick, W3OA

> Subject:
> [Skimmertalk] Flex5000 and CWSkimmer
> From:
> Eb Wijkstra <eb.wijkstra at outlook.co.nz>
> Date:
> 11/14/2020, 5:28 PM
>
> To:
> "skimmertalk at contesting.com" <skimmertalk at contesting.com>
>
>
> Hi.
>
> I have a Flex5000 set up with CWSkimmer. Both CWS and RigSync are 
> following the Flex frequency exactly as it should, hence CAT 
> communication is OK. This is also indicated on the bottom of the CWS 
> screen.
>
> I am unable to get any decoding on the screen.
>
> I have uninstalled and reinstalled everything about 4/5 times. 
> Followed the CWS and RigSync guide lines to the letter, used the 
> knowledge base for Flex, but no written decoding.
>
> Looking to the bottom of the CWS screen everything seems to work, but 
> nothing on the right window of CWS. The CW signals seem also very 
> faint, like there is insufficient signal strength for CWS te decode.
>
> The waterfall is going, but no decoding, while on the bottom of the 
> CWS screen the following is shown:
>
> CAT interface OK
>
> Audio input bandwidth OK
>
> Decoder capacity used: 16%
>
> Decoders: 39 of 39
>
> SNR: -2dB
>
> 23WPM
>
> Tln: 1 user
>
> Can somebody help me please.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Best 73s de,
>
> Eb W. ZL4RM/PA0JAG
>
>
> ForwardedMessage.eml
>
> Subject:
> Re: [Skimmertalk] Flex5000 and CWSkimmer
> From:
> "Bob Wilson, N6TV" <n6tv at arrl.net>
> Date:
> 11/14/2020, 6:18 PM
>
> To:
> Eb Wijkstra <eb.wijkstra at outlook.co.nz>, SkimmerTalk Reflector 
> <skimmertalk at contesting.com>
>
>
> Sounds like you have selected 3 kHz audio mode as the radio model in 
> CW Skimmer.  Probably not what was intended.  With that option, you 
> would have to feed the audio output of the Flex (the headphone jack) 
> to the sound card input.
>
> See 
> https://community.flexradio.com/discussion/8007447/cw-skimmer-without-sdr-bridge-or-slice-master
>
> Looks like you need a 3rd party program for full band skimming (SDR 
> Bridge or SliceMaster).  I don't know anything about them.
>
> 73,
> Bob, N6TV
>
>
> On Sat, Nov 14, 2020 at 2:29 PM Eb Wijkstra <eb.wijkstra at outlook.co.nz 
> <mailto:eb.wijkstra at outlook.co.nz>> wrote:
>
>     Hi.
>
>     I have a Flex5000 set up with CWSkimmer. Both CWS and RigSync are
>     following the Flex frequency exactly as it should, hence CAT
>     communication is OK. This is also indicated on the bottom of the
>     CWS screen.
>
>     I am unable to get any decoding on the screen.
>
>     I have uninstalled and reinstalled everything about 4/5 times.
>     Followed the CWS and RigSync guide lines to the letter, used the
>     knowledge base for Flex, but no written decoding.
>
>     Looking to the bottom of the CWS screen everything seems to work,
>     but nothing on the right window of CWS. The CW signals seem also
>     very faint, like there is insufficient signal strength for CWS te
>     decode.
>
>     The waterfall is going, but no decoding, while on the bottom of
>     the CWS screen the following is shown:
>
>     CAT interface OK
>
>     Audio input bandwidth OK
>
>     Decoder capacity used: 16%
>
>     Decoders: 39 of 39
>
>     SNR: -2dB
>
>     23WPM
>
>     Tln: 1 user
>
>     Can somebody help me please.
>
>     Thanks.
>
>     Best 73s de,
>
>     Eb W. ZL4RM/PA0JAG
>
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> ForwardedMessage.eml
>
> Subject:
> Re: [Skimmertalk] Flex5000 and CWSkimmer
> From:
> "E.H. Russell" <ehr at qrv.com>
> Date:
> 11/15/2020, 6:02 AM
>
> To:
> "'Bob Wilson, N6TV'" <n6tv at arrl.net>, "'Eb Wijkstra'" 
> <eb.wijkstra at outlook.co.nz>, "'SkimmerTalk Reflector'" 
> <skimmertalk at contesting.com>
>
>
> SDR-Bridge (me) and Slice Master (K1DBO) are for Flex 6000 series. 
> RigSync (me) is for Flex 5000 series and works with many other radios.
>
> It seems like your setup is good and RigSync is working properly. Send 
> me a screen shot of CW Skimmer and I’ll try to diagnose.
>
> Tks,
>
> 73 Ed w2rf
>
> *From:* Skimmertalk <skimmertalk-bounces+ehr=qrv.com at contesting.com> 
> *On Behalf Of *Bob Wilson, N6TV
> *Sent:* Saturday, November 14, 2020 6:19 PM
> *To:* Eb Wijkstra <eb.wijkstra at outlook.co.nz>; SkimmerTalk Reflector 
> <skimmertalk at contesting.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [Skimmertalk] Flex5000 and CWSkimmer
>
> Sounds like you have selected 3 kHz audio mode as the radio model in 
> CW Skimmer.  Probably not what was intended.  With that option, you 
> would have to feed the audio output of the Flex (the headphone jack) 
> to the sound card input.
>
> See 
> https://community.flexradio.com/discussion/8007447/cw-skimmer-without-sdr-bridge-or-slice-master
>
> Looks like you need a 3rd party program for full band skimming (SDR 
> Bridge or SliceMaster).  I don't know anything about them.
>
>
> 73,
>
> Bob, N6TV
>
> On Sat, Nov 14, 2020 at 2:29 PM Eb Wijkstra <eb.wijkstra at outlook.co.nz 
> <mailto:eb.wijkstra at outlook.co.nz>> wrote:
>
>     Hi.
>
>     I have a Flex5000 set up with CWSkimmer. Both CWS and RigSync are
>     following the Flex frequency exactly as it should, hence CAT
>     communication is OK. This is also indicated on the bottom of the
>     CWS screen.
>
>     I am unable to get any decoding on the screen.
>
>     I have uninstalled and reinstalled everything about 4/5 times.
>     Followed the CWS and RigSync guide lines to the letter, used the
>     knowledge base for Flex, but no written decoding.
>
>     Looking to the bottom of the CWS screen everything seems to work,
>     but nothing on the right window of CWS. The CW signals seem also
>     very faint, like there is insufficient signal strength for CWS te
>     decode.
>
>     The waterfall is going, but no decoding, while on the bottom of
>     the CWS screen the following is shown:
>
>     CAT interface OK
>
>     Audio input bandwidth OK
>
>     Decoder capacity used: 16%
>
>     Decoders: 39 of 39
>
>     SNR: -2dB
>
>     23WPM
>
>     Tln: 1 user
>
>     Can somebody help me please.
>
>     Thanks.
>
>     Best 73s de,
>
>     Eb W. ZL4RM/PA0JAG
>
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