Thank you Scott !

Best 73s Phil

Hi Scott,

Has Hercules Starlight Compact which seems very similar to your controler been successfully used for this task ?
I can get one for a good price and would like to test it.
Which labeling system did you use ?

73s

Phil FM5GB.

Wow does that mean that PS will make a class C amplifier feel like a true linear class A or AB ? Class C amps boosting FM or pure carrier signals would not need PS. Did you check the behaviour on a separate SDR receiver or spectrum analyzer ? This could simplify and cheapen PA in the future. It's ha...

Hi All ! Bootup takes less than 12 seconds (Thetis 2.6.9. I7-4770 K.@3.5GHz, 24 GB RAM; 0.5 TB SSD. Network & radio with fixed IP) This fast bootup has been since the last Win10-64pro update some weeks ago; before it was much slower as was all my software unfortunately I did'nt make a comparativ...

Hi Mike

a low phase noise seems a more important spec to me for an
oscillator.

Phil FM5GB

Hi all ! Just for fun but no practical ham use ! When running my 10 GHz transverter chain I'm well within accuracy for QSO's when using my GPSDO. I can understand people contesting for highest frequency accuracy, trying to get close to the 133 Cesium standard (10 to the power of minus 16 second per ...

Hi You went to Wave menu in the toolbar and adjusted TX Gain to your needs (was 0 dB). I had to add 10 dB to get the same average output when playing a recorded wave file. Changing the TX meter mode works in receive or transmit even when playing back a file in my setup (Orion board on 200D Thetis v ...

Hi Georg, remember to utilize DDUtil v 3.2.5 and connect your radio to your computer & the amp to your computer (as explained in the amp manual) so you can automatically control your drive level in Thetis by band. So you never overdrive your 1K-FA. I've been utilizing this procedure since I got ...

Hi all

Same here (an extra -20 dB position)
200D. Thetis 2.6.9,
I can live with it.

73s Phil FM5GB

Hi Joe,

did'nt know that either: great tip ! (using 2.6.9)

73s.

Phil

Hi, Export and save your database on your desk Uninstall Thetis un Win10 Go into C: (or your local disk)\Users\<user you>\Appdata\Roaming\OpenHPSDR\Thetis Delete all files in Thetis. Then reinstall Thetis using installer. A new wisdom file will be created and installation should run flawlessly. Then...

Hi,
had the same problem with certain skins especially those with the worldmap.

73s

Hi Ruben, the first thing to do is to unplug any antenna from the radio. If the lines disappear its probably an interference of some sort coming "on the air" maybe a local one. If the lines remain the culprit might be some rubbish getting into the power line or any wire connected to your r...

Hi

Try to change Windows regional and date format settings.

73,s Phil FM5GB

Hi Pierre ! After having heard about a new FW implementing transverter operation on the Orion mark 1 board (Anan 200D). Great thanks to Rick N1GB ! I decided to reinstall Thetis 2.6.9 completely from scratch (after deinstalling a previous 2.6.9 install AND after deleting ALL Thetis files in C:/Users...

Hi Rick ! You're a winner !!! This FW version works exactly like it should : - Disable PA effectively cuts off the PA : there is no more power output from the PA board when an Xverter is selected even at full power. - xmitter keys up in all modes - Signal at the Xverter output is adjustable in the P...

Hi Rick,

to keep it short : the new FW disables PTT & TX keying when PA disable is checked in XVTR menu. There is no action
from this checkbox on the PA at all.

Will try this new version right know & report.

Regards & many thanks.

Phil FM5GB

Hi Rick and thank you much for your help. I checked quickly the FW version 1.9. Unfortunately when PA disable is checked in the XVTR menu AND when selecting a transverter in the VHF band table the transmitter does not key anymore (tune, mox or foot switch) although the panafall windows goes in trans...

Hallo Norbert ! I use the 200D Orion MK1 board (the 7000 DLE uses Orion MK2 board and a different FW). I use several Kühne modules : and of course I use separate TX & RX paths as you do. I suspect the FW 1.8 for the Anan 200 D to have a missing feature allowing to disable PA. Maybe some one has ...

Hi All I gave It another try to day as I am now retired I have more time. Reflashed FW 1.8 (ANAN 200D) then deleted all Thetis files in AppData/Roaming/OpenHPSDR before installing Thetis _v2.6.9.0_25Jan20.msi. No luck : after redoing setup from scratch I have still the same mess. As soon as I touche...

DL8LAQ wrote "I don't wanna use QSK on the 2 m band with xvtr and power amp" Hi Norbert ! How is the transverter function working on your system ? I was never able to disable the PA in any Thetis version in tranverter mode. (Win 10 pro. I7- 24 Go RAM.500 Go SSD- Orion mark 1 reboxed ANAN 2...

HI all and thanks for the good job done. This version looks very nice. especially the user interface looks great. Unfortunately the transverter facility is still not functionnal as in the previous version. - the PA disable seems to work : there is no (as it should be) output on the antenna but still...

Friday afternoon job or poor workmanship...

73s Phil

Addendum When I reinstall PowerSDRmrx & reflash protocol 1 FW things work flawlessly : when checking PA inhibit box on Xvtr setting page there is no power output from the PA. Returning to Thetis-FW 1.8 (protocol 2) brings the issue back. Probably a bug in Thetis or in the protocol 2 FW. 73s Phil...

Hi Scott! Yes it could also be a P2 firmware issue. I' ve never used Wireshark so maybe someone can investigate the issue if it can be reproduced on his system. I have to finish building my 28 - 144 Mhz - 10 GHz transverter chain before I need this feature. I have a long way to go before , I transmi...

Addendum

Under PowerSDR mrx & protocol 1 the PA disable function works on my system.
After reflash of FW1.8 and reinstall of Thetis from scratch (yes i watched the wisdom file creation)
there is no more PA disable function.

So this is a Thetis bug.

73s Phil FM5GB

Hi all ! When using the transverters i'm unable to disable the PA even with Disable PA chekbox checked in the XVTR Setup form or in General/Antenna Setup. When ever I transmit the PA will deliver full output (eg 60 Watts for an XVTR output of 0 dBm and up to max power when Xvtr power is set to 38.8 ...

Hi Adrian ! I have an ANAN 200D (rev 16 PA board) and am struggling with the Power Out of the transverter "XVTR out". During transmit I can easily increase the output power to 0 dBm and more but I am absolutely unable to disable the 100 W PA what ever I do. This is not surprising when I lo...

Hi Rob, I use Thetis exclusively since FW 1.8 has been released with absolutely no trouble. I just tried the filter settings you mentioned to confirm the startup issue. For the rest I have nothing to complain (I mainly do low to medium power FT8 trafic and very few phone SSB contacts); I have no pro...

Hi Rob,

same fatal error on my 200D/FW 1.8/Thetis 2.6.7

Needs a restart after deleting the worn databases in User/AppData/Roaming/OpenHPSDR/Thetis/ plus DB_Archive.

73s Phil FM5GB