PDW on Windows 10 64 Bit

[comport1]

Just in case anyone asks, PDW works fine on Windows 10 64 Bit using "Audio In" to the Sound card, and i am getting 100% Decode Rate. But in saying that, i am using a TAIT TM8250 for the Receiver and utilizing the TAP Output of Unfiltered Audio through the DB-15 plug on the back of the unit. I have the Line Level @ 50% on the Windows Audio Mixer (Recording Devices) and working awesome!

I have been using PDW on Win XP for years, one on 148.6375 (FSK Slicer into Comport) and 148.5625 (Audio in From Scanner).

You can check out my that setup here, http://www.aussiescanners.com.au/forum/ ... =67&t=7034

Although working on, the XP Machine is getting on, and now using a modern Desktop.

I'm going to do a complete overhaul very soon of my PDW setup, featuring NEW Mini-PC Windows 10, and bypassing the need for Slicers and Using Audio in and will post as i progress...

Hopefully, someone finds this info useful.

Cheers

[comport1]

[Phantom]

Thanks for the update and info

[Bass Junkie]

FWIW, works fine on win 10 64 bit with an RTL-SDR too. Also fine on Win 2k12 and 2k8R2

[comport1]

Just an update to my overhaul of my PDW Rx'ing Setup, i have put these "Ground Loop Noise Isolator" inline, and wow, i think i'm even getting better results again. I noticed some 1200 baud traffic wasn't decoding properly, and i was "missing" messages and this would happen especially if it TX'ed directly after a 512 Transmission and no break for the 1200 straight after. Even though i was always showing 100% success rate, the 1200 stuff is coming through even better now, and not missing the messages now, as i compare it to a another RAW feed using Pocsag Protocol Monitor .....

These "Ground Loop Noise Isolators" also help great with Scanner Streams, using Line In & get's rid of that "Hum" or "Buzzing" that you often hear on some stream providers.

For $9.95 ea from Jaycar, you can't go wrong, i bought several...


I highly recommend these for any Scanner to PC connections usuing the LINE In or MIC jacks to your soundcard.

Cheers

[zonian149]

I would like to know how you get PDW working in Windows 10. I have been running PDW for many years on my PCs that are Windows XP. I have tried to run it on Windows 10, but the slicer driver doesn't work in Windows 10. I have a 2-level Data, and a 4-level Data Slicers. I have even run it without a slicer using the sound card, but that was always on Windows XP PCs. Any help would be greatly appreciated.--Gary

[rob_w]

I am getting 100% on Win 10 64 bit here too using an SDRPlay piped via VB cable or Voicemeeter but I must keep all audio levels and RF gain down, fairly sure the RTL SDR works just as well. Haven"t tried the win10 system yet with one of the discriminator tapped sets but can't see why they won't work as well. The 64 bit Win 10 is on a 13" HP Convertible i7 with all audio and settings as they came out of the box, only VB Cable and Voicemeeter installed.
Don't seem to need any filters, maybe as I am in a rural area with no RFI but have very strong pager signals.
No different to set up than the Win 7 laptops or from memory the XP system (but my memory ain't what it used to be!) Rob.

[comport1]

Just an update on this.... Note the "100 Percent" on both windows...

Decoding nicely on Win 7 64 Bit. Screenshots attached, and personal details removed...

This is the seperated 512 Baud decode.

512.png

And this is the seperated 1200 Baud decode.

1200.png

Cheers

[Phantom]

Awesome results!

[jkl090]

Hey comport, just curious about why you run two PDW instances... is there a reason you do that? does it give better results?

[cjl_72]

Hey comport, just curious about why you run two PDW instances... is there a reason you do that? does it give better results?

I am curious too...mine runs 2 so each frequency has 1

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[jkl090]

cjl_72: Yeah I do exactly the same on mine, I have two instances, one for each frequency.

[dags19]

cjl_72: Yeah I do exactly the same on mine, I have two instances, one for each frequency.

I do the same too,anybody else????

[comport1]

Hey comport, just curious about why you run two PDW instances... is there a reason you do that? does it give better results?

So, the reason i do this, is i have done extensive testing and different ways of doing this, and i found that when listening to the RAW audio, sometimes a 512baud message comes across, and with no break in transmission, a 1200 baud message comes across straight after the first one and the one instance of PDW will miss the 1200 baud message, also in vice-versa, 1200 first then 512, it will miss it. So by having 2 separate instances running, one is ticked "512 only" and the other "1200 only" no messages are missed and get a successful 100% decode rate all day every day.

Hope this makes sense

Cheers.

[comport1]

Hey comport, just curious about why you run two PDW instances... is there a reason you do that? does it give better results?

Also, furthermore, those 2 instances are for 148.6375 and i have a 3rd Instance running for the 146.5625 Frequency, but most messages are 512 only, so i don't have the issue on that one. To make it more interesting, i run another 2 Instances for using the 2.16 version of PDW, which has the HTML capabilities. So 5 instances running at once on the one WIn10 PC. This PC runs continuous all day everyday and rarely gets a reboot, or even locks up.

Cheers