version 2.0.935

ahop...@googlemail.com

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Dec 16, 2022, 7:47:30 AM12/16/22

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Hi All,

there is win64 version 2.0.935 here https://www.sparksdr.com/download/SparkSDR.2.0.935.win64.zip

This is built with a more recent version of AvaloniaUI to see if this fixes the virus warning.

It also has a level 0 mode in JS8 which allows logging JS8 spots without JS8Call being installed and which uses less cpu.

There is an option to cancel the IQ balance when using RTL dongles, I'm interested to see if this is the cause of the level issues that some people see on the rtl, so if you experience the levels shooting up I would be interested to hear if switching the iq balance off fixes it.

73 Alan M0NNB

Mike Brown

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Dec 16, 2022, 10:21:23 AM12/16/22

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Hi Alan, thanks for the new version. Unfortunately Bitdefender is still complaining about SparkExtIOsource_x86.exe.

I ran this new zip file past Virus Total and it reported 15 of 67 security vendors flagging the file. Mind you for all I know they could all be using the same engine. (Your earlier email about Virus Total had disappeared into spam otherwise I probably wouldn't have bothered.)

The option to cancel IQ balance sounds promising. I’m not sure the symptoms were the same but I recall having to keep IQ balance off in one of the other SDR packages I use (possibly gqrx).

73

Mike, G4RAA

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Dec 16, 2022, 10:58:14 AM12/16/22

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Hi thanks for that,

this version simple removes the extio exe files for now https://www.sparksdr.com/download/SparkSDR.2.0.937.win64.zip I did try rebuilding them with updated libraries but still got a warning.

73 Alan M0NNB

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Dec 16, 2022, 12:48:39 PM12/16/22

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Hi Mike,

just had the rtl gain issue happen here and it is caused by the iqbalance, so I now know what to fix (just the how to work out). Turning off the iqbalance reverts the level to normal.

73 Alan M0NNB

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Mike Brown

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Dec 16, 2022, 12:57:30 PM12/16/22

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Hi Alan

Good news about the IQ balance.

The situation with Bitdefender has got worse though. It now interrupts the file download on the basis that the source is iffy.

Sure enough I found it was also blocking access to www.sparksdr com. I clicked through the 'take me there anyway' messages, got to the website and was then able to download the new zip file from the link in the email. Needless to say the file is clean when scanned.

Out of an abundance of caution I'm doing a full PC virus scan, which I'm sure will come back clean.

73

Mike

G4RAA

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Josh Logan

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Dec 16, 2022, 7:45:34 PM12/16/22

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PPM still jumps.

0.00 to -0.38 the single is unchanged, when I go to -0.39 the carrier moves.

ft8 mode still seems to not work, I get the same behavior as the old version:

The 2nd receiver is working well.

73, KD7HGL

Josh

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Dec 21, 2022, 11:40:57 AM12/21/22

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Hi Josh,

I've being trying to get to the bottom of the ppm issue but have not got an answer yet, it is as if the rtl does not really tune to what you ask for, I shall keep looking. The ft8 issue is odd, by the time the data gets to the ft8 decoder the code dealing with the rtl is very divorced, does it fail straight away and does a lower sample rate help.

73 Alan M0NNB

Josh Logan

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Dec 21, 2022, 12:18:44 PM12/21/22

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Thanks for taking a look.

It fails right away.

Changing to 1.536M seems to help.

The order matters...

USB and 3.2M
3.2M to 1.536M
USB to FT8

The waterfall updates and I get decodes.

If you use this pattern:
USB and 3.2M
USB to FT8

3.2M to 1.536M

The waterfall does not update, but I do get decodes, from a different TX I used..

The audio tone listening with USB is also better at 1.536M. I'll make sure to keep my device at 1.536M bandwidth.

I tried PPM correction at 1.536M, no change. it still goes from no change to a jump.

One suggestion I have is squelch on SSB signals. There is some usage here on 2m ssb, and it would be nice to set a receiver on those frequencies, which are at 144.220 and 144.240. That is nice and close to the FT8 frequency and would fit the bandwidth well.

73, KD7HGL

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J P Watters

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Dec 23, 2022, 11:39:39 AM12/23/22

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Alan,

Is there a version that I can run on Chromebook?

This morning as I VPN'd into my home network, I discovered that SPARKSDR version 2.0.933 crashes on Chromebook.

./SparkSDR
starting
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.front
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.rear
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.center_lfe
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.side
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround21
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround21
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround40
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround41
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround50
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround51
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround71
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.iec958
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.iec958
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.iec958
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.hdmi
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.hdmi
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.modem
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.modem
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.phoneline
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.phoneline
Cannot connect to server socket err = No such file or directory
Cannot connect to server request channel
jack server is not running or cannot be started
JackShmReadWritePtr::~JackShmReadWritePtr - Init not done for -1, skipping unlock
JackShmReadWritePtr::~JackShmReadWritePtr - Init not done for -1, skipping unlock
Cannot connect to server socket err = No such file or directory
Cannot connect to server request channel
jack server is not running or cannot be started
JackShmReadWritePtr::~JackShmReadWritePtr - Init not done for -1, skipping unlock
JackShmReadWritePtr::~JackShmReadWritePtr - Init not done for -1, skipping unlock
ALSA lib pcm_oss.c:377:(_snd_pcm_oss_open) Unknown field port
ALSA lib pcm_oss.c:377:(_snd_pcm_oss_open) Unknown field port
ALSA lib pcm_a52.c:823:(_snd_pcm_a52_open) a52 is only for playback
ALSA lib conf.c:5200:(snd_config_expand) Unknown parameters {AES0 0x6 AES1 0x82 AES2 0x0 AES3 0x2 CARD 0}
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM iec958:{AES0 0x6 AES1 0x82 AES2 0x0 AES3 0x2 CARD 0}
ALSA lib pcm_usb_stream.c:486:(_snd_pcm_usb_stream_open) Invalid type for card
ALSA lib pcm_usb_stream.c:486:(_snd_pcm_usb_stream_open) Invalid type for card
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:1075:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
Cannot connect to server socket err = No such file or directory
Cannot connect to server request channel
jack server is not running or cannot be started
JackShmReadWritePtr::~JackShmReadWritePtr - Init not done for -1, skipping unlock
JackShmReadWritePtr::~JackShmReadWritePtr - Init not done for -1, skipping unlock
Expression 'ret' failed in 'src/hostapi/alsa/pa_linux_alsa.c', line: 1736
Expression 'AlsaOpen( hostApi, parameters, streamDir, &pcm )' failed in 'src/hostapi/alsa/pa_linux_alsa.c', line: 1768
Expression 'ret' failed in 'src/hostapi/alsa/pa_linux_alsa.c', line: 1736
Expression 'AlsaOpen( hostApi, parameters, streamDir, &pcm )' failed in 'src/hostapi/alsa/pa_linux_alsa.c', line: 1768
Expression 'ret' failed in 'src/hostapi/alsa/pa_linux_alsa.c', line: 1736
Expression 'AlsaOpen( hostApi, parameters, streamDir, &pcm )' failed in 'src/hostapi/alsa/pa_linux_alsa.c', line: 1768
Expression 'ret' failed in 'src/hostapi/alsa/pa_linux_alsa.c', line: 1736
Expression 'AlsaOpen( hostApi, parameters, streamDir, &pcm )' failed in 'src/hostapi/alsa/pa_linux_alsa.c', line: 1768
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

..jpw

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Dec 23, 2022, 2:08:06 PM12/23/22

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Hi JPW,

does it crash at startup, it looks like it does and is probably an Avalonia issue. I hope to release new linux versions over the holiday. If you are feeling adventurous you could try running with gdb and report the backtrace when it crashes.

gdb SparkSDR

r

bt

73 Alan M0NNB

J P Watters

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Dec 23, 2022, 5:10:56 PM12/23/22

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Still Crashng.

..jpw

gdb ./SparkSDR
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Reading symbols from ./SparkSDR...
(No debugging symbols found in ./SparkSDR)
(gdb) show configuration
This GDB was configured as follows:
configure --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu
--with-auto-load-dir=$debugdir:$datadir/auto-load
--with-auto-load-safe-path=$debugdir:$datadir/auto-load
--with-expat
--with-gdb-datadir=/usr/share/gdb (relocatable)
--with-jit-reader-dir=/usr/lib/gdb (relocatable)
--without-libunwind-ia64
--with-lzma
--with-babeltrace
--with-intel-pt
--with-mpfr
--with-xxhash
--with-python=/usr (relocatable)
--with-python-libdir=/usr/lib (relocatable)
--with-debuginfod
--without-guile
--enable-source-highlight
--with-separate-debug-dir=/usr/lib/debug (relocatable)
--with-system-gdbinit=/etc/gdb/gdbinit
--with-system-gdbinit-dir=/etc/gdb/gdbinit.d

("Relocatable" means the directory can be moved with the GDB installation
tree, and GDB will still find it.)
(gdb) run
Starting program: /usr/share/SparkSDR/SparkSDR
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
Using host libthread_db library "/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libthread_db.so.1".
[New Thread 0x7ffff7a69700 (LWP 17346)]
[New Thread 0x7ffff725f700 (LWP 17347)]
[New Thread 0x7ffff6a3e700 (LWP 17348)]
[New Thread 0x7ffff6239700 (LWP 17349)]
[New Thread 0x7ffff506f700 (LWP 17350)]
[New Thread 0x7fbf4f555700 (LWP 17351)]
[New Thread 0x7fbf4cd4c700 (LWP 17352)]
starting
[New Thread 0x7fbf479e4700 (LWP 17353)]
[New Thread 0x7fbf471e3700 (LWP 17354)]
[New Thread 0x7fbf4c079700 (LWP 17355)]
[New Thread 0x7fbf469e2700 (LWP 17356)]
[New Thread 0x7fbf461e1700 (LWP 17357)]
[New Thread 0x7fbf45035700 (LWP 17358)]
[New Thread 0x7fbf1f529700 (LWP 17359)]
[New Thread 0x7fbf1e353700 (LWP 17360)]
[New Thread 0x7fbf1db52700 (LWP 17361)]
[New Thread 0x7fbf1d351700 (LWP 17362)]
[New Thread 0x7fbf1cb50700 (LWP 17363)]

ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.front
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.rear
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.center_lfe
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.side
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround21
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround21
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround40
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround41
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround50
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround51
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.surround71
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.iec958
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.iec958
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.iec958
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.hdmi
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.hdmi
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.modem
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.modem
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.phoneline
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.phoneline

[New Thread 0x7fbf1786e700 (LWP 17366)]

Cannot connect to server socket err = No such file or directory
Cannot connect to server request channel
jack server is not running or cannot be started
JackShmReadWritePtr::~JackShmReadWritePtr - Init not done for -1, skipping unlock
JackShmReadWritePtr::~JackShmReadWritePtr - Init not done for -1, skipping unlock

[Thread 0x7fbf1786e700 (LWP 17366) exited]
[New Thread 0x7fbf1786e700 (LWP 17367)]

Cannot connect to server socket err = No such file or directory
Cannot connect to server request channel
jack server is not running or cannot be started
JackShmReadWritePtr::~JackShmReadWritePtr - Init not done for -1, skipping unlock
JackShmReadWritePtr::~JackShmReadWritePtr - Init not done for -1, skipping unlock

[Thread 0x7fbf1786e700 (LWP 17367) exited]

ALSA lib pcm_oss.c:377:(_snd_pcm_oss_open) Unknown field port
ALSA lib pcm_oss.c:377:(_snd_pcm_oss_open) Unknown field port

[New Thread 0x7fbf177e4700 (LWP 17368)]
[Thread 0x7fbf177e4700 (LWP 17368) exited]
[New Thread 0x7fbf177e4700 (LWP 17371)]
[Thread 0x7fbf177e4700 (LWP 17371) exited]

ALSA lib pcm_a52.c:823:(_snd_pcm_a52_open) a52 is only for playback
ALSA lib conf.c:5200:(snd_config_expand) Unknown parameters {AES0 0x6 AES1 0x82 AES2 0x0 AES3 0x2 CARD 0}
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM iec958:{AES0 0x6 AES1 0x82 AES2 0x0 AES3 0x2 CARD 0}
ALSA lib pcm_usb_stream.c:486:(_snd_pcm_usb_stream_open) Invalid type for card
ALSA lib pcm_usb_stream.c:486:(_snd_pcm_usb_stream_open) Invalid type for card
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:1075:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave

[New Thread 0x7fbf177e4700 (LWP 17372)]
[New Thread 0x7fbf177e4700 (LWP 17373)]
[Thread 0x7fbf177e4700 (LWP 17372) exited]
[Thread 0x7fbf177e4700 (LWP 17373) exited]
[New Thread 0x7fbf1786e700 (LWP 17374)]

Cannot connect to server socket err = No such file or directory
Cannot connect to server request channel
jack server is not running or cannot be started

[Thread 0x7fbf1786e700 (LWP 17374) exited]

JackShmReadWritePtr::~JackShmReadWritePtr - Init not done for -1, skipping unlock
JackShmReadWritePtr::~JackShmReadWritePtr - Init not done for -1, skipping unlock
Expression 'ret' failed in 'src/hostapi/alsa/pa_linux_alsa.c', line: 1736
Expression 'AlsaOpen( hostApi, parameters, streamDir, &pcm )' failed in 'src/hostapi/alsa/pa_linux_alsa.c', line: 1768
Expression 'ret' failed in 'src/hostapi/alsa/pa_linux_alsa.c', line: 1736
Expression 'AlsaOpen( hostApi, parameters, streamDir, &pcm )' failed in 'src/hostapi/alsa/pa_linux_alsa.c', line: 1768
Expression 'ret' failed in 'src/hostapi/alsa/pa_linux_alsa.c', line: 1736
Expression 'AlsaOpen( hostApi, parameters, streamDir, &pcm )' failed in 'src/hostapi/alsa/pa_linux_alsa.c', line: 1768

[Thread 0x7fbf4f555700 (LWP 17351) exited]

Expression 'ret' failed in 'src/hostapi/alsa/pa_linux_alsa.c', line: 1736
Expression 'AlsaOpen( hostApi, parameters, streamDir, &pcm )' failed in 'src/hostapi/alsa/pa_linux_alsa.c', line: 1768

[New Thread 0x7fbf4f555700 (LWP 17375)]
[Thread 0x7fbf4f555700 (LWP 17375) exited]
[New Thread 0x7fbf4f555700 (LWP 17376)]
[Thread 0x7fbf4f555700 (LWP 17376) exited]
[New Thread 0x7fbf4f555700 (LWP 17377)]
[Thread 0x7fbf4f555700 (LWP 17377) exited]
[New Thread 0x7fbf4f555700 (LWP 17378)]
[New Thread 0x7fbf4f555700 (LWP 17379)]
[Thread 0x7fbf4f555700 (LWP 17378) exited]
[New Thread 0x7fbf177e4700 (LWP 17380)]
[Thread 0x7fbf177e4700 (LWP 17380) exited]
--Type <RET> for more, q to quit, c to continue without paging--c

Thread 16 "SparkSDR" received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
[Switching to Thread 0x7fbf1e353700 (LWP 17360)]
0x0000000000000000 in ?? ()
(gdb) run
The program being debugged has been started already.
Start it from the beginning? (y or n) n
Program not restarted.
(gdb) continue
Continuing.
[New Thread 0x7fbf469e2700 (LWP 17383)]
[Thread 0x7fbf469e2700 (LWP 17356) exited]
[Thread 0x7fbf471e3700 (LWP 17354) exited]
[New Thread 0x7fbf461e1700 (LWP 17384)]
[Thread 0x7fbf461e1700 (LWP 17357) exited]

Thread 16 "SparkSDR" received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x0000555555e473bc in ?? ()
(gdb)

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