[amsat-bb] Re: Flex-5000 "PA Info" Display Bug During SatelliteOperation?

[Alan]

Hi Bill,

I have a VU5K, and tried that.  Everything looked rock steady using the parameters you specified.

73s,

Alan
WA4SCA
 

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<[mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Bill Bordy, NJ1H 
<Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2013 3:28 PM
<To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
<Subject: [amsat-bb] Flex-5000 "PA Info" Display Bug During 
<SatelliteOperation?
<
<I have been active on the satellites lately with my Flex-5000 using 
<external transverters.  PowerSDR version 2.6.4.
<
<I have noticed an error in the PA Info display, Ctrl-Shift-I, 
<when I am 
<in mode B and transmit is enabled. The Temp: will read  very unusual 
<temperatures, i.e. 572, intermittently for a moment. Values 
<change, but 
<seem to be repetitive. I have seen large negative F values also. The 
<Voltage: also reads 0 briefly sometimes.The radio appears to function 
<normally when this occurs.
<
<This occurs even if the TX Drive is set to 0.
<
<I am running SatPC32 V.12.8b to control the uplink and downlink 
<frequencies using x10 Speed. The problem seems to only occur 
<when CAT is 
<enabled on SatPC32.
<
<This seems like a conflict between variables used by PowerSDR's CAT 
<control and the PA Info routines.
<
<Is anyone else using a Flex-5000 seeing this?
<
<73,
<Bill
<NJ1H
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