I'm using an LG 32" 4k monitor and Win 10 scaling at 125%. With this setup I can fit the six components of DXLab that I use most (cmd, dxk, dxv, pf, pv, sc), along with OpenHPSDR mrX 3.4.2 and WSJT-X with JTAlert - all with a bit of extra screen room left over to bring up DXLab's ww if I want (...

As far as I can tell looking at the code, that button was originally used to select the 2m band (judging by the variable naming convention). Somebody evidently had a new use in mind after implementing the VHF+ button. But as of now, the LF/MF button does nothing but light up when you press it.

Thanks for tracking it down, Andrew. Glad there's a fix, but it's clearly not something that should happen. I'll have a look when I get a chance.

Andrew, Thanks for noting this. It's not really a bug but certainly may be incorrect. The way the code is structured (I don't know how far back this goes), these segments and names are literally hard-coded into the software. I'll have a look at it and see if we can correct it according to what you p...

So, the question remains: what to do about it? What's the glue Apache started using? Or did they do it right and make a more permanent marking? Absent any official recommendation, I suppose I'll wing it. But I'd think the correct way would be to use a stronger glue and then coat it with clear-coat (...

Is anyone else having the problem of the serial number label peeling off its position on the rear underside cabinet? I imagine I'm not the only one. What is the suggested permanent fix? By the way whose idea was it to use a paper label for the serial number on a $4k piece of equipment? (I think I'm ...

Thanks, Paul! I ordered two as backups.

Paul,

Thanks for the additional details and history. And the offer. I do have a complete set of schematics for the '89.

By the way I replaced the TX PIN diodes a few years ago. I sure enjoy completely silent QSK.

There seems to be several versions of the Alpha 89 out there. Mine is a 1994-vintage one (with the ETO logo) and has no dynamic bias manipulation. You have two states from which to choose: SSB and CW, as someone's described earlier, which insert one or two zener diodes. PS has no problems with this ...

Ok, that makes sense, Scott.

So then my question is: where in the forum is the proper place to ask a question about a radio itself (i.e. the hardware) - a question having nothing to do with interfacing to anything else?

Should we have a topic grouping around the various hardware models? Right now I don't see a place for questions about a specific Apache model, or OpenSDR board. There is a firmware group with a topic around each hardware platform. There is also a Topic group called Hardware & Software Interfacin...

Shige-san, I looked at this again (more carefully) and can now confirm that the Behringer controller also behaves this way, compared with the PowerSDR/OpenSDR console. I incorrectly told you otherwise when we exchanged emails last week - my apologies. There is indeed apparently a difference. I concl...

Tony,

It's a bug, in a tangled web. Thanks for finding it.

Geoff, No harm in asking. Good ideas abound and no one has a monopoly on them. (The beauty of open source.) 1 - MNF already is saved and restored in the DB. Are you seeing otherwise. It works for me. 2 - RIT has been changeable when off for a while. It works that way on many rigs-with-knobs, too. 3 ...

Tony, You can see my current mappings here: http://w2pa.net/SDR/2017/05/06/summary-of-mods-for-both-behringer-cmd-pl-1-and-cmd-micro/ It took me a few iterations to arrive at an arrangement I like for most operating. I mapped my most often used functions to the Micro and have the unit positioned jus...

Sorry for the delayed response but it looks great, Tony. I chose to put the labels on top of the buttons and find it works fine, but of course blocks the existing lit-up label. This is fine for me and avoids confusing dual labeling. The one exception is I kept the "Sync" button as-is and m...

Someone should probably update the main Apache Labs web site. It still points people to 3.3.9.

Well, I'm not so sure. Let me try to describe in as precise a way I can, how I think it should work. Anyone is, of course, free to disagree or correct - but I'll give it a shot. Either way, it's an interesting topic to consider here because we're bumping up against yet another change in operating pr...

Scott, I'd only make one slight modification to your #1: MIDI and CAT commands to PowerSDR will never directly cause focus to shift. When the Grab Focus thing is active in N1MM+, using the MIDI controller to change frequency in PSDR is detected by N1MM+ which, in turn, causes focus to shift if Grab ...

Importing a TXProfile doesn't touch either the State table or the Options table, as they aren't present at all in a TXProfile database file. There is a separate table just for TXProfiles named, appropriately enough, TXProfile. I will look into how xvtr settings are saved. Rob has identified the ones...

Thanks, Scott. Quite helpful. All of those settings in the .ini file are now selectable in N1MM's Configurator window.

The quirky behavior remains.

Well, there does seem to be some inconsistency going on. N1MM now works fine with PSDR. Conditions are: PSDR set to N1MM+ Logger, N1MM+ set to Grab Focus. Now, N1MM+ will take focus after 2 seconds no matter which other window I click on. If I tune the radio, focus goes back to N1MM+. But occasional...

Experimenting a bit further: It's not really true that N1MM is able to grab focus *entirely* from other applications. If, for example, I have Firefox with focus, then tune PSDR using the MIDI controller, N1MM does indeed grab focus, but it doesn't activate its text entry field. Only when I touch the...

I've experimented with this a bit just now too and conclude that this has nothing to do with FocusMaster. With or without FocusMaster enabled, N1MM has its own ability to grab focus when the radio that it's connected to gets tuned. That is what you want to have happen so you can rapidly enter a call...

Scott, Has anyone ever suggested establishing a Wiki to crowd-source documentation? We have the crowd all set. ;-) Ideally, such a reference could cover everything in the Open HPSDR world, not just the Apache hardware or PowerSDR and its progeny. Yes, I'm aware of the various sources of information ...

Just a note on upgrades... When you update PowerSDR-OpenHPSDR mRX PS - such as today to v3.4.1, you need to copy the midi2cat.xml file from your old installation into the new directory where your database file sits. This is because the MIDI settings are stored separately from all the other database ...

Joe, This looks to me like you have a database file that's gotten corrupted somehow, and it's happening during start-up. The fix is to (1) rename your database.xml file to something else, (2) find another database file on your computer that has worked in the past, (3) copy that file into the directo...

Tony, The master AF Gain is currently not mappable to a PL-1 mini-wheel, only to a knob/slider. But I can add that in the next release if you'd like. The individual AF Gains are usable with both mini-wheels and knobs/sliders in the current version. And as for the jog wheels on the Micro: I use both ...

What kind of error are you getting? Are you sure you downloaded the correct file?

The new manual may have different wording. I'll have to take a look and perhaps modify my own instructions.

Stu - thanks for the link to the diagrams. _ . . . _ I'm going to pick up a digital scope (because I need one around here) and will then do Stu's experiment properly. Meanwhile, I received this note via email from Joe, K2GX: "The 8000 has about 12db more attenuation then the 100-200D at the PS ...