DDUtil

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DDUtil

• Flex Data Decoder Utility
• Steve Nance (K5FR)

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Features

• Connects Band Switching Devices to PowerSDR
• Connect up to four (4) Radio Control Programs to
  PowerSDR simultaneously
• Remotely open close Flex Profiler
• Antenna Heading Lookup Rotor Control
• Macro Functions to Control PowerSDR
• SteppIR Antenna Frequency Function Control
• LP-100 Digital Wattmeter Remote Readout
• Monitor Flex-5000 PA Temperature

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Band Switching Devices

• Amplifiers (Icom PW-1, THP, Yaesu Quadra)
• Antenna Controllers (SteppIR)
• Passive Listener Direct Control
• Antenna Tuners (Palstar AT-AUTO)
• Band Switches (DX Engr, Band Master)
• Slave a Radio to PowerSDR (ICOM, K3, Kenwood,
  Yaesu)
• Follows PowerSDR frequency mode
• Homebrew, HPSDR, SDR-1000 (1w), SoftRock, etc.
• BCD, CI-V RS-232 Protocols (TCP/IP soon)

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Band Switching Devices (contd)
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Radio Control Programs (RCPs)

• Up to four (4) RCPs may be attached concurrently
  to PowerSDR
• Any RCP that can talk to a Kenwood radio
• CW Skimmer, DXBase, DXLab, Ham Radio Deluxe
• MixW, N1MM, WriteLog
• Polling controls for RCPs 24
• Rotor Control pass thru option for each RCP
• Either DDUtil or RCPs can control Rotor
• Requires extra set of virtual ports

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RCPs and Other Functions
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Flex Profiler Operation

• Start Stop Flex Profiler from within DDUtil
• DDUtil and other programs dont have to shut down
• Allows Profiler operation on the fly

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Rotor Control

• Rotor Heading Lookup
• Via Prefix, Entity, Country Code, IOTA
• Bearing returned in both Short Long Path
• Turn Rotor to Short or Long Path
• RCP14 pass thru option
• Most Modern Rotors supported
• DX Station Information
• Prefix, Entity, Entity Region, Country Code,
  Latitude
• Longitude, Distance to station, Continent, CQ
  ITU
• IOTA number, Time Zone (UTC /-) local time

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Rotor Control (contd)
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Macro Functions

• Send any CAT command to PowerSDR
• Turn the Rotor to a SP or LP heading
• Send mode commands to a SteppIR antenna
• Multiple commands can be strung together
• Set freq, mode, power, meter function, transmit
  profile, filter and turn the antenna with one
  button.
• Useful for schedules, groups/nets

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Macro Functions (contd)
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SteppIR Antenna Control

• Passive Listener Option
• Follows PowerSDR Frequency
• Active Control Option
• Follows PowerSDR Frequency
• Change Antenna Mode
• Forward, Reverse, Bi-Directional, ¾ wavelength
• Inhibits PowerSDR Transmit when adjusting

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Whats Next

• Additional Hardware Support
• Wave Node WN 2
• Dishtronix Prometheus Amplifier
• TCP/IP Connectivity
• ALC Support for Amplifiers (by Proxy)
• CW Decoder w/feed to DXLab WinWarbler

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Support

• Website
• http//k5fr.com/ddutilwiki/
• Program Documentation
• Install, Setup, How To, FAQ, Glossary
• Reflector
• http//groups.yahoo.com/group/DDUtil/
• Release Announcements
• Community Discussions