[hpsdr] Penelope

Phil Harman phil at pharman.org
Wed Jan 7 16:44:18 PST 2009


Hi Hulen,

Have you set the band-by-band gain using

Setup>PA Settings>Gain by Band

The value for each band represents the PA gain so to increase the power 
output reduce the value.

73's Phil...VK6APH



Quoting Hulen Smith <clay1952 at cmaaccess.com>:

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> Hello All,
>
> I got Penelope going today right from the getgo since getting my USBIO
> driver working with my hardware. It sounds great on a second receiver
> however I can't hardly get 100mw out of it using COMP AND CMPD. I'm
> wondering if we could be told where in the software to fine tune the PWR
> out so we can get at least 400-500 mils. I have no interest in
> increasing IMD products but sure would like to get what this little
> jewel is rated for.
>
> I've used a 1 watt HF Bird slug, WM2 watt meter and an IFR-120B.  They
> all read close enough for government work. It will tune at 60mw, talk at
> 70-80 mils and with COMP & CMPD get very close to 100mw while
> screaming.  ;)
>
> Anyone have any ideas?
>
> I'll look back through the archives as well but wanted to ask again if
> the subject had already come up so we can get another fresh look at this
> issue.
>
> Did I mention it had darn good audio? :)
>
>
> Thanks Guys
> Hulen
> K5HCS
>
>
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