Hi Warren! Very nice to get your response and expert feedback on my question. I have used a gamut of compressors (software emulations for the most part), including Opto, Tube and FET which all sound different, at least in my ears. My query was in part prompted by Dynamic EQ's (DEQs) as they and mult...

Richie, You have been contributing in a big way to all of this and are painstakingly working to usher in improvements and, dare I say, embellishments :) ! Now, to those who possess a lot of PX profiles it would be very practical or at least helpful if there was a way to save an existing TX profile u...

I was playing around with the CFC this morning and decided to add a boost at only two frequency nodes, thinking that this would be roughly equivalent to a 3-band compressor. Splitting frequency bands into just 2 or 3 (perhaps 4) has produced reasonably good "separation" between sub-bands w...

Yup. Well, I thought I was OK, but now that I look at my TX with the DUP on, I see a MUCH larger RF signature with the max of my TX being off the screen. Never saw that before. PS works as it should, but I am seeing a bottom that is VERY wide. Nobody will see it on the air though, but this bothers m...

Scott, I am NOT calibrating for frequency, but I am calibrating the S meter ("Level Cal"). In the mean-time, I had RX2 tuned to the wrong frequency which explains why I didn't see the signal in the Panadapter although I injected a signal into RX2. :roll: The Signal generator (TinySA Ultra)...

Signal generator output is 14,999.75 MHz

Why is it that when I inject -20dBm into RX antenna (RX2), I see the signal in RX1? Also, the S meter indicates a little shy of +50dB signal although -20dBm is equivalent to +53dB/S-9. Update: Disabled VAC1 and VAC2 and the S meter now corresponds pretty well with +53dB. Might as well use -23dBm lev...

Scott, I will be unpacking a frequency analyzer that features a reasonably good signal generator tomorrow. In the run-up to conducting the actual level calibration, when you write " temporarily increase FFT bin width to maximum ", are you talking about the "Slider" that governs t...

I have 3 amps, 1 is Solid State and the other 2 are tube. Add running the ANAN barefoot, I would have minimum 4 different PA profiles. Now, I would want to set up two PA Profiles when I am on the Solid State amp in particular, one for CW and the other for SSB as I don't want to overdrive the Solid S...

Having worked in the electronics manufacturing industry (our purchase volumes were in the 100's of millions of U$D annually) at different levels of the supply chain for many years, I am actually surprised by the fact that Apache-Labs can actually source components, foster supplier relationships and ...

Mark (et Al),

Thanks for the suggestions.

Juha
"JJ"

Does anyone have a recommendation for a basic signal generator? I am not looking to get a "full-fledged" fancy device, just a garden variety deal that may come in handy.

73!
Juha
NI2M

K9UR posted this (after my signature) on the B26-PA (Solid State amp from Germany, also known as RF-KIT) Groups page yesterday. I will believe when I see it. And, of course one can use an external RF coupler on an amp. Can anyone confirm what is written below? Juha NI2M "As long as the amp has ...

Scott,

Thank you for your consistent support and a detailed response .

The ANAN never ceases to amaze me.

Juha

S meter calibration is an important parameter that I have never done before, but I will be getting help by someone who has done it before, using a signal generator. I have watched Richie's brief video on how to do this. I would imagine that even if you do a good job at establishing S9 level that the...

Thanks to Doug's patience and dedication I am looking forward to getting on the air again with no anomaly in the noise floor that I had reported on very extensively in an earlier posting. :) The Orion board of my 7000 DLE MKII was replaced (the PA/Filter board was replaced too, months ago) by Doug s...

Roger that Scott! I assume there aren't significant benefits between the pre-release and official 2.9.0.8 versions either?

Using the 7000 DLE MKII, I am wondering if transitioning to 2.10.1 from 2.9.0.8 (I am still on the Pre-release) provides any real benefits and if so what are they? Real benefits that I can see or hear?

73!
Juha
NI2M

Update: Thanks to Mark's very gracious help it appears clear that the anomaly is related to my radio and not my station set-up overall. He had my radio in his shack (while I was operating his radio in my shack, having no issues at all with the noise floor) and observed the same exact problems with ...

Hi Doug,

I was suspecting that. Using VAC.

73,
Juha
NI2M

I noticed that Master AF slider does absolutely nothing. Not sure if I have accidentally "turned off" that feature. Which form should I check?

Juha
NI2M

Hey Mark!

Yes, just running RX1 so I guess the speed is "normal."

Thanks for your gracious help again yesterday!

Juha

Wondering if this low (see image from Windows 10 below) Ethernet speed is normal? The green LED on the ANAN is flickering pretty fast (using a dumb Ethernet switch). I was expecting to see much higher numbers. Protocol 2 in use.




73,
Juha
NI2M

Let me just preface this by saying that I am not all that networking/IT savvy and I am sure some of my previous posts and questions below are a big "tell." Now, my intention is to completely disable internet browsing on the PC that my ANAN is connected to (via a dumb switch as I also have ...

Yes.

Scott, I am thinking that the fact that my radio was likely used as a "football" or perhaps a fork-lift's fork hit the box (the puncture doesn't seem consistent with that though, given the diameter and shape of the puncture), the trouble could be attributable to a cracked solder joint, may...

Scott, Whatever the case may be doesn't make me think that Quality Control works well. Perhaps my thinking is "skewed" owing to the fact that I worked for a multi-billion dollar telecommunications company where Quality started with the "small things." A case in point; an entire t...

Scott, I will report back in a week what I am observing. Are there many Protocol 1 firmware versions for my 7000? The serial # is: DX8300340. I got v.2.7 installed now, but I think I was using another Protocol 1 version a year ago. Incidentally (and this is conjecture), when I received my radio (stu...

I didn't have any issues for about a week - thinking that I had the problem solved - but the glitch reared up its ugly head again back last night. I merely switched on the radio and almost immediately there was a considerable drop in the noise floor. The floor kept ebbing and flowing, just as it did...