FlexRadio Systems Flex-3000 Bedienungsanleitung

®®

Owner's Manual

Version 1.18.0

HF-6m Transceiver

The

SOFTWARE DEFINED RADIO

The FLEX- 000 Owner's Manual

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Table of Contents

PREFACE.....................................................................................IX

ACKNOW EDGMENTS................................................................XI

USING THIS MANUA IN ITS PDF FORM..................................XIII

1 HARDWARE INSTA ATION.......................................................1

UNPACKING AND DECIDING ON A LOCATION..............................................................1

Contents of the Carton...................................................................................................1

Location Considerations.................................................................................................2

PHYSICAL CONNECTIONS.............................................................................................3

Front Panel...................................................................................................................3

(1) Power Switch....................................................................................................................3

(2) Straight Key or Paddles (KEY)..............................................................................................3

(3) Microphone Connector........................................................................................................4

(4) eadphone Jack................................................................................................................5

Bac Panel...................................................................................................................5

(1) 13.8 VDC Power Socket......................................................................................................5

(2) RF Ground Terminal...........................................................................................................5

(3) Antenna Port.....................................................................................................................5

(4) IEEE 1394 FireWire® Jack...................................................................................................6

(5) PTT Jack...........................................................................................................................6

(6) External Keying Line...........................................................................................................6

(7) Powered Speaker Jack........................................................................................................7

(8) FlexWire™ Peripheral Interface Bus......................................................................................7

INSTALLING AND CONFIGU ING THE FLEX ADIO FI EWI E D IVE .........................8

Switch Off the FLEX-3000 and Install the FireWire Driver...................................................8

Power Up the FLEX-3000 and Install the New Hardware Found..........................................13

Configuring the FlexRadio Driver using the Control Panel..................................................16

Sampling Rate and Buffer Size ...............................................................................................17

Operation Mode....................................................................................................................18

DPC Latency Chec er...................................................................................................19

2 POWERSDR INSTA ATION & SETUP......................................21

UPG ADING F OM AN EA LIE VE SION..................................................................21

POWE SD INSTALLATION........................................................................................21

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POWE SD SETUP WIZA D.......................................................................................26

INITIAL POWE SD CONFIGU ATION.......................................................................30

Transfer of Calibration Data..........................................................................................30

Audio Parameters........................................................................................................32

Audio Mixer................................................................................................................32

COMPLETELY FACTO Y CALIB ATED..........................................................................33

3 FRONT CONSO E.....................................................................35

(1) VFO A...................................................................................................................37

(2) TUNING CONT OLS..............................................................................................37

(3) VFO B...................................................................................................................38

(4 ) MULTIMETE S.....................................................................................................38

RX Meters...................................................................................................................39

TX Meters...................................................................................................................39

(5) BAND SELECTION & BAND STACKING MEMO IES.................................................40

(6) MODE SELECTION.................................................................................................41

(7) FILTE CONT OLS................................................................................................42

Labeled Filter Buttons..................................................................................................42

Variable Filter Buttons..................................................................................................43

(8) MODE SPECIFIC CONT OLS..................................................................................44

Phone Controls ...........................................................................................................44

CW Controls................................................................................................................45

Digital Controls...........................................................................................................47

(9) DISPLAY CONT OLS.............................................................................................47

Screen Controls...........................................................................................................48

Display Selection Controls............................................................................................48

Display Type Descriptions.............................................................................................48

Spectrum.............................................................................................................................49

Panadapter (Panoramic Adapter).............................................................................................49

istogram............................................................................................................................50

Waterfall..............................................................................................................................51

Scope..................................................................................................................................52

Phase..................................................................................................................................52

Panafall...............................................................................................................................53

Panascope............................................................................................................................53

Off......................................................................................................................................53

Cursor and Peak Position........................................................................................................53

(10) MULTI X CONT OLS..........................................................................................54

(11) DSP CONT OLS..................................................................................................54

(12) VFO CONT OLS...................................................................................................55

(13) CPU %................................................................................................................56

(14) STA T/STOP BUTTON.........................................................................................56

(15) MON (MONITO )................................................................................................56

(16) MOX (MANUALLY OPE ATED T ANSMIT)...........................................................57

(17) MUT (MUTE).......................................................................................................57

(18) EC ( ECO D) AND PLAY...................................................................................57

(19) TUN (TUNE)........................................................................................................57

(20) ATU AND BYP.....................................................................................................58

(21) AF (AUDIO F EQUENCY GAIN)...........................................................................58

(22) AGC-T (AGC MAXIMUM GAIN)............................................................................58

(23) D IVE (T ANSMITTE POWE OUTPUT/TUNE POWE ).....................................59

(24) AGC (AUTOMATIC GAIN CONT OL)....................................................................59

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(25) X GAIN.............................................................................................................59

(26) SQL (SQUELCH)..................................................................................................60

(27) DATE/TIME DISPLAY..........................................................................................60

(28) SETUP FO M.......................................................................................................60

(29) – (34) OPE ATING FO MS.................................................................................60

4 SETUP FORM............................................................................61

GENE AL TAB.............................................................................................................63

Hardware Config Sub-Tab.............................................................................................63

FLEX-3000 Config...................................................................................................................................63

Receive Only.........................................................................................................................................63

Radio Model...........................................................................................................................................64

DDS.....................................................................................................................................................64

Options Sub-Tab..........................................................................................................65

Options.................................................................................................................................................66

Process Priority......................................................................................................................................66

Clic Tune Offsets (Hz).............................................................................................................................67

Miscellaneous........................................................................................................................................67

Keyboard..............................................................................................................................................68

Custom Title Text...................................................................................................................................68

Calibration Sub-Tab......................................................................................................69

Filters Sub-Tab............................................................................................................70

AUDIO TAB.................................................................................................................71

Primary Sub-Tab..........................................................................................................71

Buffer Size............................................................................................................................................71

Sample Rate..........................................................................................................................................71

Mic Boost..............................................................................................................................................72

Expert..................................................................................................................................................72

Latency (with Expert chec ed).................................................................................................................72

VAC Sub-Tab...............................................................................................................73

Virtual Audio Cable Setup........................................................................................................................73

Gain (dB)..............................................................................................................................................73

Latency.................................................................................................................................................74

Mono/Stereo..........................................................................................................................................74

Combine VAC Input Channels...................................................................................................................74

Auto Enable...........................................................................................................................................74

Allow PTT to override/bypass VAC for Phone..............................................................................................74

Direct IQ...............................................................................................................................................75

DISPLAY TAB..............................................................................................................76

Spectrum Grid.......................................................................................................................................76

Refresh Rates........................................................................................................................................77

Waterfall...............................................................................................................................................77

Multimeter............................................................................................................................................78

Phase Resolution....................................................................................................................................78

Scope Time Base....................................................................................................................................79

Averaging..............................................................................................................................................79

Polyphase FFT........................................................................................................................................79

DSP TAB.....................................................................................................................80

Options Sub-Tab..........................................................................................................80

Noise Reduction.....................................................................................................................................80

Automatic Notch Filter............................................................................................................................81

Use Pea Readings for TX Meter DSP Values..............................................................................................81

Buffer Size............................................................................................................................................82

Noise Blan er........................................................................................................................................83

Noise Blan er 2......................................................................................................................................83

Window ...............................................................................................................................................83

Image Reject Sub-Tab..................................................................................................85

Expert..................................................................................................................................................85

Receive Rejection...................................................................................................................................86

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Transmit Rejection..................................................................................................................................86

Keyer Sub-Tab.............................................................................................................87

CW Pitch...............................................................................................................................................87

Connections..........................................................................................................................................88

Options.................................................................................................................................................88

Signal Shaping.......................................................................................................................................89

Brea In...............................................................................................................................................89

AGC/ALC Sub-Tab........................................................................................................90

AGC.....................................................................................................................................................90

Leveler.................................................................................................................................................91

ALC......................................................................................................................................................91

T ANSMIT TAB...........................................................................................................92

TX Profiles.............................................................................................................................................92

Transmit Filter.......................................................................................................................................93

DC Bloc ...............................................................................................................................................93

Tune.....................................................................................................................................................93

Noise Gate............................................................................................................................................94

VOX.....................................................................................................................................................94

Monitor.................................................................................................................................................95

AM Carrier Level....................................................................................................................................95

Standard TX Profiles...............................................................................................................................95

PA SETTINGS TAB.......................................................................................................96

Gain By Band (dB).................................................................................................................................96

APPEA ANCE TAB ......................................................................................................97

Display Sub-Tab..........................................................................................................97

Overall Display.......................................................................................................................................98

Cursor/Pea Readout..............................................................................................................................98

Panadapter............................................................................................................................................99

General Sub-Tab........................................................................................................100

VFO....................................................................................................................................................101

Band Data...........................................................................................................................................101

Meter Sub-Tab...........................................................................................................102

Original Style.......................................................................................................................................103

Edge Style...........................................................................................................................................103

KEYBOA D TAB........................................................................................................104

CAT CONT OL TAB....................................................................................................105

Cat Control .........................................................................................................................................106

PTT Control..........................................................................................................................................107

DigL/U Returns LSB/USB.......................................................................................................................107

FlexProfiler Installed.............................................................................................................................107

Allow Kenwood AI Command..................................................................................................................107

Test....................................................................................................................................................108

RTTY Offset.........................................................................................................................................109

TESTS TAB................................................................................................................110

Two Tone Test:.....................................................................................................................................110

Audio Balance Test...............................................................................................................................110

Signal Generator..................................................................................................................................111

Enable HW Signal Generator..................................................................................................................112

5 OPERATING FORMS...............................................................113

(29) MEMO Y FO M.................................................................................................114

Save… .....................................................................................................................114

Recall….....................................................................................................................115

(30) WAVE FO M.....................................................................................................116

Playbac .............................................................................................................................................116

Playlist................................................................................................................................................117

Record................................................................................................................................................117

TX Gain (dB)........................................................................................................................................117

Quic Rec and Quic Play......................................................................................................................117

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Record Options..........................................................................................................118

Receive...............................................................................................................................................118

Transmit..............................................................................................................................................118

Sample Rate........................................................................................................................................118

(31) EQUALIZE FO M.............................................................................................119

3-Band Equalizer.......................................................................................................119

10-Band Equalizer.....................................................................................................120

(32) XVT S FO M....................................................................................................121

(33) CWX FO M.......................................................................................................123

Standard CWX Controls..............................................................................................123

CWX Memories....................................................................................................................124

Special Characters...............................................................................................................124

Keyboard and Extended Controls.................................................................................125

Extended CWX Controls........................................................................................................125

Morse Definition Editor.........................................................................................................126

(34) MIXE ..............................................................................................................128

Input..................................................................................................................................................128

Output................................................................................................................................................128

VOLTAGE AND TEMPE ATU E INFO MATION..........................................................129

6 OPERATION............................................................................131

POWE -UP P OCEDU E...........................................................................................132

POWE -DOWN P OCEDU E.....................................................................................132

TUNING METHODS....................................................................................................133

Spectrum Drag and Click......................................................................................................133

Mouse Wheel......................................................................................................................133

Mouse Wheel over.............................................................................................................133

Spectrum Click Tuning..........................................................................................................133

Keyboard Keys....................................................................................................................134

USB Tuning Knob.................................................................................................................134

VOICE OPE ATION...................................................................................................135

CW OPE ATION........................................................................................................138

Initial Settings...........................................................................................................139

Internal Keyer...........................................................................................................140

External Keyer...........................................................................................................142

CWX Form................................................................................................................142

Third Party Program...................................................................................................143

DIGITAL OPE ATION...............................................................................................146

CAT Control Setup.....................................................................................................149

Install VCOM.......................................................................................................................149

Configure the VCOM Port Pairs...............................................................................................155

Configure PowerSDR CAT Control...........................................................................................157

Configure PowerSDR Keyer Connections..................................................................................158

Virtual Sound Connection............................................................................................159

Create the Virtual Audio Cables.............................................................................................159

Setup VAC in PowerSDR.......................................................................................................161

Setting up Third Party Digital Programs........................................................................162

Using MixW with PowerSDR...................................................................................................162

Programs Needing to Connect to the Default Sound Device........................................................166

7 SPECIFICATIONS AND ARCHITECTURE................................169

FLEX-3000 T ANSCEIVE SPECIFICATIONS............................................................169

FLEX-3000 A CHITECTU E.......................................................................................171

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DECLA ATIONS OF CONFO MITY.............................................................................172

FCC..........................................................................................................................172

EU Compliance..........................................................................................................172

A BUFFERS AND SAMP E RATE................................................173

FILTE EFFECTS.......................................................................................................173

LATENCY EFFECTS....................................................................................................175

UNDE LYING THEO Y..............................................................................................175

B UPDATING THE F EX-3000 FIRMWARE.................................179

AUTOMATICALLY......................................................................................................179

MANUALLY...............................................................................................................179

Download and Extract the Firmware.............................................................................179

Update the Firmware..................................................................................................180

C OPTIMIZING THE AGC...........................................................183

D WINDOW FUNCTIONS............................................................185

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Preface

Welcome to the exciting world of software defined radio. The FLEX-3000™ 1 software defined

transceiver is the culmination of many years of experience gained with FlexRadio's ground brea ing

series of transceivers. The experience gained and lessons learned have resulted in an SDR platform that

is truly state of the art, yet extremely compact. And unli e most other transceivers, which once

acquired, rarely if ever change, the FLEX-3000 will continue to (rapidly) evolve, offering future

capabilities currently only dreamed of.

This operating manual attempts to both guide the user step by step through the setup process (both

hardware and software) and to act as a reference once the radio has been set up. Additionally, the

freely downloadable PowerSDR software will install with default settings that, in most cases, will require

little adjustment. Any adjustments that you ma e are automatically saved and can be imported into an

updated version of the software.

Due to the nature of the FLEX-3000, the largest part of this operating manual, by far, will refer to

software. The operating manual has numerous screenshots of windows and forms to detail the various

steps. Although the manual describes the latest official release of the PowerSDR software, you may

occasionally notice an earlier version identified in the title bar of a screenshot. This is because FlexRadio

Systems® has decided to only update a screenshot if it changes. If you have any ideas on how to

improve the FLEX-3000, please feel free to contact us, or better still, to join our email reflector (see

http:// c.flex-radio.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50024.aspx). Not only is the FLEX-3000 a software

defined radio; it is also a user defined radio.

FlexRadio Systems is committed to ensuring that your experience with the FLEX-3000 will be one of the

most enjoyable you have with Ham radio. If you have any questions, issues or problems operating

PowerSDR and/or the FLEX-3000, you may be able to find the solution on the Support Pages of our

website (http://support.flex-radio.com/), in our Knowledge Center (http:// c.flex-

radio.com/search.aspx), our Forum (http://forums.flex-radio.com/), or through our highly active email

reflector (http:// c.flex-radio.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50024.aspx). If none of these sources provide

you the assistance required, please contact FlexRadio Systems using the information provided on the

Contact Page of our website (http://www.flex-radio.com/About.aspx?topic=contactus).

1 FlexRadio Systems is a registered trademar of Bronze Bear Communications, Inc. DBA FlexRadio Systems. The FlexRadio

Systems Waves Design (logo), SDR-1000, FLEX-3000 and the FLEX-3000 logo, FLEX-5000 and the FLEX-5000 logo, FlexWire,

Clic Tune, MultiRX, PanaFall and PanaScope are trademar s of FlexRadio Systems.

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Acknowledgments

FlexRadio Systems could not be as successful, nor could the FLEX-3000 radio be what it is today

without the many selfless contributions from our users all over the world. These contributions have

spanned and continue to span improvements to our hardware and software, ranging from bug reports

and feature requests to actual design and implementation of certain functionality.

Identifying contributors by name would only ris leaving out others with equally valuable contributions.

We therefore wish to suffice with a heartfelt than you for your support and continued commitment.

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