A collection of information on PowerSDR and Flex Radio Flex5000 HF tranceiver. Power. SDR Flex. Windows PC Setup to Prevent High CPU usage. Use only Windows 7 x. Under Windows 1. 0 you will want to turn all the new privacy settings and how updates are delivered to OFF block. Otherwise your computer will be allowed to constantly send data not only back to Microsoft others, but allows others to use your computer as an Update server. SSTVScreen.jpg' alt='Easy Pal Sstv Frequencies' title='Easy Pal Sstv Frequencies' />What is RTLSDR RTLSDR is a very cheap software defined radio that uses a DVBT TV tuner dongle based on the RTL2832U chipset. With the combined efforts of Antti. West Mountain Radio 4 Operating Manual Introduction About The RIGblaster Advantage We understand you have a choice when buying Amateur Radio products. Open Windows STORE app. In the upper right corner. Turn off automatic updates of Apps,otherwise Windows 1. Power. SDR is running. Turn OFF Microsoft Compatibility Telemetry. Power. SDR text procedure to disable it here4 Turn OFF the following Windows Task Scheduler items Microsoft Compatibility Telemetry. Customer Experience Improvement. Power Efficiency Diagnostics Windows Defender start hard drive scans manually yourself when you want Media Center. Since it Windows 1. Turn OFF the following Windows Services All the Diagnostics. Tracking assuming all your components are working Lfsvc Geolocation. Fax fax Homegrouplistener Homegroup Home. Group continuously scans your network for files, printer, devices, data Homegroupprovider Homegroup. Media Center. continuously scans your network. WMPNetwork. Svc Windows Media sharing Windows Search indexing continuously updates its index files every single time a file is created, which keeps the CPUs Memory HDD busy. Turn OFF. network Printer SERVICE HP and others have poorly written network printer Services that will continuously eat up CPU Network. Turn OFF MSCONFIG STARTUP programs that check themselves for updates i. You can use free CCLEANER. Schedule your Virus Checker program to update itself scan at off hours. Midi Pop Indonesia. Dont run the virus scanner when you are using the PC. Many Virus scanner program do background optimization without your knowledge. Usually the only way to quiet them down is to put them into Gamer Mode or Silent Mode. Disable Windows automatic updates. Do the checks yourself. Leave your computer ON, set for HDD monitor to turn off after 2. This way the OS doesnt spend time after start up to do housekeeping. Some Video card driversi. Nvidia include Gamer previews that download and update without your knowledge. You will want to. Task Manager to see any programs that are running and delete them. If you have an NVidia card you will want to check this link to turn off the Nvidia Power. Miser feature here. Run Task Manager right click on the task bar and select Start Task Manager then click on the Show processes from all users. This will show all the hidden processes that require ADMIN privileges to stop. Check them to see if any sneaky programs are running. Periodically do Windows updates manually to check for driver updates. IF YOUR VIDEO CARD IS POOR Go to System Properties Advanced Performance Settings Visual Effects Adjust for best performance to turn off the graphics extras that you probably dont need1. To speed up your computer, get a new Solid State Hard drive, and a Gamers video card. CPU on average should run at around 1. CPUs. Latency should not be an issue with a Quad Core PC To EnableDisable Windows Services Click on the Start button and type services in the search window. Click on Services local. FINALLY Right CLICK on the task bar bottom of the screen and select Start Task Manager, then click on the show processes for all users down at the bottom. Its good to print this screen out for future reference when your computer starts to act. Kill rogue programs that are running in the background like java update scheduler, ituneshelper,etc. Also, check the Task Scheduler to make sure Windows or other programs dont run a schedule task while your operating. Audio recording Folders location of REC PLAY Power. SDR Database. The Quick. Audio file names now contain a sequential index value Mode freq date time of the recording. Every time you hit the REC button a file SDRQuick. Audio. XXX. wav is created in the folder userprofileApp. DataRoamingFlex. Radio SystemsPower. SDR v. 2. 8. 0Quick. Audio Right Click on the PLAY button to open this folderand Wave MP3 folder an SDRQuick. Audio. XXX. MP3 is created in the folder userprofileApp. DataRoamingFlex. Radio SystemsPower. SDR v. 2. 8. 0Quick. Audio. MP3The file location of the MEMORY scheduled recordings MP3, and the orignal Wave folder recordings is userprofilemusicPower. SDR Power. SDR MEMORY data, and DX Cluster data files userprofileApp. DataRoamingFlex. Radio SystemsPower. SDR Database files look for your radios serial number in the file name original userprofileApp. Winzip Win7'>Winzip Win7. DataRoamingFlex. Radio SystemsPower. SDR v. 2. 7. 2 new ke. App. DataRoamingFlex. Radio SystemsPower. SDR v. 2. 8. 0Griffin Powermate for frequency tuning. Griffen Power. Mate Drivers are now Written directly into Power. SDR ke. 9ns v. 2. If you are running Power. SDR ke. 9ns v. 2. This section and these files may be useful to other SDR users not running Power. SDR ke. 9ns v. 2. I wrote 3 programs below that Force the Griffin Powermate Knob to send Frequency change commands to Power. SDR no matter what you doing on your computer 1 Auto. Focuses the Power. SDR window and sends Keyboard Shortcuts AND also allows Remote Knob Operation but without the Auto. Focus2 Sends CAT commands to a COM port connected to Power. SDR3 Same CAT commands, but with a Signal Strength Meter added. NOTE when using any of these programs Do NOTrun the Power. Mate program you normally use with the Knob look for the knob image in your tray. Windows should install the Griffin driver automatically. Power. MatePower. SDR using keyboard shortcuts i. Power. SDR onlyNOTE This version now allows remote operation over a Remote Connection but does not autofocus the Power. SDR window on your Remote Connection. BUT, if you are running it locally, it will still auto focus to Power. SDR. Do NOTrun the Power. Mate program you normally use with the Knob look for the knob image in your tray. Instead download this zip file, unzip the folder and keep the 2 files together. Simply run the. EXE file but in ADMIN compatability mode. Just minimize to the Tray and leave it running all the time Power. SDR is running. You will need to have. NET 4. 0 framework installed. This will work with the new Power. SDR 2. 7. 2 ke. 9ns revisions, BUT you must run Power. SDR, then run Ke. Power. Mate, then its OK to open the DX spotter window. It must be done in that order using this version. Power. Mate Flex Radio CAT commands. This Power. Mate version does not change Window Focus, it simply opens up a COM port that links back to the CAT for your radio. I use ZZADU commands for VFOA with 3 selectable step rates 1. I use ZZRF for the RIT function 1. I could not use ZZRUZZRD for RIT because DDUtil gets caught in a loop. Download this zip file, unzip the folder and keep the 2 files together. Simply run the. EXE file dont need ADMIN permission. You will need. NET 4. The default is COM7 you can select 1 1. You will need to use a program like vsp. Mgr to create virtual COM port pairs i. COM6 COM7 pair, and DDUtil to link 1 side of each COM pair back to your CAT rig. RCP1 in DDUtil to COM63 Flex Radio CAT commands RX Signal with Powermate Download this zip file. This version again dont run Power. Mate Editor can work with or without the Power.