Re: [Flexradio] Ready to quit
Bill, check with Dudley Hurry at Flex. Forget Internet instructions. Dudley is incredibly helpful. If you chuck the Flex, you'll be missing out on the best radio there is. And I don't even have the top of the line---just the 1500 and it is fantastic. Lots of people have them working. You can too, and it's well worth any effort it takes. IMHO. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On Mar 10, 2014, at 6:49 PM, Jay n...@no5j.org wrote: Bill You have probably seen this, PowerSDR-UI -- knobs for your SDR radio http://www.dh1tw.de/powersdr-ui, but in case you missed it, there it is. Perhaps an email to tob...@dh1tw.de mailto:tob...@dh1tw.de, or asking at PowerSDR-UI discussion group at Yahoogroups http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PowerSDR-UI/ might help.:-) 73 Jay - NO5J n...@no5j.org On 3/10/2014 4:54 PM, William and Susan wrote: Well, I guess I am just about ready to quit. I have bought and tried to install SDR-Ui, I could not. I bought and tried to install the Hercules DJ controller and could not. I have bought the Flex Controller and tried to put that in line and I could not. So, I will give it a try one more time and if fail then I might as well sell this computer, flex radio, DJ control, and a Flex radio control. Now I admit I am a nit wit when it comes to loading computers with stuff.,But, I do know how to run whatever programs I have in it. Now when I try to load up the Flex it tells me there is another flex running but I do not see it anywhere. I have 3 Masters Degrees, I was a FBI Profiler with a specialty of hunting down Serial Sadistic Sex Offenders. The point being I am not an idiot with all things. I have checked the internet but they simply say to download things but not tell me what to do with them once it is downloaded. If anyone has the program Team Viewer I would gladly let you take control of this computer and set it right for me. Ok Any last time help would be greatly appreciated. Bill ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Ready to quit
Bill, I use the 1500 bare for everything, including contesting. No nothing on it. Don't need anything else My daughter is a ham (38 years old and a professor at Rice University) and she can 't stand a radio with knobs. Too many things to adjust, she says, and proceeds to manipulate complex menus not even thinking about it It doesn't 't faze her a bit. I have many vintage radios with lots of knobs because they had a special meaning for me at one time and they are pretty and unique to show. But for operating, no. People look at the Globe Scout 680 and 755 VFO (matching!) and Hallicrafters SX-99 and the Johnson Matchbox and say, you actually used that . Yep, and learned a heckuva lot of radio doing that. But thank goodness we've come along a long ways in 50 years. Just my opinion. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On Mar 10, 2014, at 7:07 PM, William H. Fite omni...@gmail.com wrote: Or swallow hard and give up your dependence on knobs. I'm not being a patronizing smart ass but many of us have done just that and never looked back. The number of people who have discovered that you don't need knobseven for contesting--is growing steadily. Bill KJ4SLP On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 7:49 PM, Jay n...@no5j.org wrote: Bill You have probably seen this, PowerSDR-UI -- knobs for your SDR radio http://www.dh1tw.de/powersdr-ui, but in case you missed it, there it is. Perhaps an email to tob...@dh1tw.de mailto:tob...@dh1tw.de, or asking at PowerSDR-UI discussion group at Yahoogroups http://groups.yahoo.com/ group/PowerSDR-UI/ might help.:-) 73 Jay - NO5J n...@no5j.org On 3/10/2014 4:54 PM, William and Susan wrote: Well, I guess I am just about ready to quit. I have bought and tried to install SDR-Ui, I could not. I bought and tried to install the Hercules DJ controller and could not. I have bought the Flex Controller and tried to put that in line and I could not. So, I will give it a try one more time and if fail then I might as well sell this computer, flex radio, DJ control, and a Flex radio control. Now I admit I am a nit wit when it comes to loading computers with stuff.,But, I do know how to run whatever programs I have in it. Now when I try to load up the Flex it tells me there is another flex running but I do not see it anywhere. I have 3 Masters Degrees, I was a FBI Profiler with a specialty of hunting down Serial Sadistic Sex Offenders. The point being I am not an idiot with all things. I have checked the internet but they simply say to download things but not tell me what to do with them once it is downloaded. If anyone has the program Team Viewer I would gladly let you take control of this computer and set it right for me. Ok Any last time help would be greatly appreciated. Bill ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ -- I can explain it for you, but I can't comprehend it for you. ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] contrtol
I don't have or use the RCU. I simply run my audio at 80 to 100 from my 1500 to my amplified speakers and use the volume control on them to control the level of audio. The setting depends on the band background noise. My speakers have a headphone jack so I can also plug in my headphones when I want. No problems. The AGC-T setting mitigates the difference in weak vs strong signals to a large extent. Experiment with it. Lots of guys run AGC-T way too high, I think. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On Feb 27, 2014, at 8:40 AM, William and Susan ope...@rcn.com wrote: Hello All, I have a lot of questions huh. I was wondering for those who have the Flex Radio Control Unit? Does that unit have a way to control the volume of the radio? I find it a pain to listen to someone on the radio and the next person comes on who is loud as heck, then I have to jump to the mouse to turn him/her down then move to mouse up to turn up the next person to hear him/her. Thanks Bill ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] FlexRadio Digest, Vol 106, Issue 13
I get a full 5 watts from my 1500 and have since I bought it 4 years ago. Never a problem. The Flex folks have been very helpful in setting it up and transitioning to new versions of the software as well. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On Feb 16, 2014, at 10:18 AM, Frank Meacher fmeac...@aol.com wrote: I complained about this a number of times and finally decided that is about all you really get out of them. I have 2 of them and output is about the same. The 1500 does good to put out 2 watts. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 15, 2014, at 12:00 PM, flexradio-requ...@flex-radio.biz wrote: Send FlexRadio mailing list submissions to flexradio@flex-radio.biz To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to flexradio-requ...@flex-radio.biz You can reach the person managing the list at flexradio-ow...@flex-radio.biz When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than Re: Contents of FlexRadio digest... Today's Topics: 1. Power Out (Randy Pence) 2. 3000 Power Out (Randy Pence) 3. Re: 3000 Power Out (Ross Stenberg) -- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 16:21:59 -0500 From: Randy Pence kd4...@gmail.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Power Out Message-ID: CAMw1X7DaUE_Bj=vygo0qnsxne6xur7tz4eymoigp3cby4mq...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Picked up a used 3000 and only see 48 watts out. Good mic drive and TXALC. I am sure someone will tell me something that will hit me between the eyes to get the output up. Thanks for the help Randy/n4jzy -- Randy Pence N4JZY -- Message: 2 Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 16:39:34 -0500 From: Randy Pence kd4...@gmail.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] 3000 Power Out Message-ID: camw1x7b_wx7qvu-ux_rqaxdf1hm3l-p9ztaw5oeup_absrg...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Got It It hit me between the eyes. Thanks -- Randy Pence N4JZY -- Message: 3 Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 16:20:40 -0600 From: Ross Stenberg ross.stenb...@charter.net To: Randy Pence kd4...@gmail.com,flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] 3000 Power Out Message-ID: E31BAC006E6B410A9A31E861A970AC96@RossFlexSDR Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original Same thing happened to me. It affects about 50% of us. -Original Message- From: Randy Pence Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 3:39 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] 3000 Power Out Got It It hit me between the eyes. Thanks -- Randy Pence N4JZY -- Subject: Digest Footer ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ -- End of FlexRadio Digest, Vol 106, Issue 13 ** ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Flex-1500 and THP HL45B problem with higher speed CW ?
What is the unit of measure? Milliseconds? Maybe a dumb question bit I don't know. Thanks. Bob Sent from my iPhone On Jan 22, 2014, at 9:56 PM, Michael Babineau mbabin...@magma.ca wrote: As it turns out, the source I found on the internet for “Dit duration” was inaccurate so my quick and dirty calculations were out by a factor of ten. What I know know is the correct formula for calculating a “Dit duration” is 1200/WPM (this is just the on-time, not including the trailing inter-element pause). So at 20 WPM the on-time for a DIT is 60ms not 6 ms as I had originally thought. At 30WPM it is 40ms. Usually I send in about the range of 20 to 25 so I am looking at about 50ms for a DIT. If I truncate the leading DIT by 10ms because of the 10ms PTT Out Delay I have set in PowerSDR, I suspect that it will still sound like a DIT as it is only being shortened by 1/5. I am now thinking that this is likely a non-issue. Michael VE3WMB On Jan 22, 2014, at 7:58 PM, Michael Babineau mbabin...@magma.ca wrote: I just recently acquired a Tokyo Hy-Power HL45B for use with my Flex-1500. I also have an interface cable to allow me to key the amp from the Flexwire I/O connector on the rear of the rig. From what I have read, Tokyo Hy-Power recommends using a TX Out Delay of 10MS after keying the Amplifier and before applying RF. https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FlexRadio/conversations/messages/10435 This shouldn’t be an issue on SSB but if I am operating CW, according to my rough calculations the on-time for a DIT will be 10ms in duration for code speeds in the range of 20 to 30WPM so I think that this means that I will be losing the first DIT on any CW transmission. Has anyone noticed this issue using the HL45B with a Flex-1500 on CW ? I think that my WINkeyer USB may be able to compensate for this but a good question to ask is does the Flex-1500 internal keyer take this into account when AntennaFlexWire PTT Out Enabled [ON], Delay [10ms] is set, and perhaps compensate for it .. or am I asking for too much ? Michael VE3WMB ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Flex-1500 and THP HL45B problem with higher speed CW ?
Oops, disregard my question about unit of measure! I sent it before reading a few emails down. Sorry about wasting BW. Bob Sent from my iPhone On Jan 22, 2014, at 9:56 PM, Michael Babineau mbabin...@magma.ca wrote: As it turns out, the source I found on the internet for “Dit duration” was inaccurate so my quick and dirty calculations were out by a factor of ten. What I know know is the correct formula for calculating a “Dit duration” is 1200/WPM (this is just the on-time, not including the trailing inter-element pause). So at 20 WPM the on-time for a DIT is 60ms not 6 ms as I had originally thought. At 30WPM it is 40ms. Usually I send in about the range of 20 to 25 so I am looking at about 50ms for a DIT. If I truncate the leading DIT by 10ms because of the 10ms PTT Out Delay I have set in PowerSDR, I suspect that it will still sound like a DIT as it is only being shortened by 1/5. I am now thinking that this is likely a non-issue. Michael VE3WMB On Jan 22, 2014, at 7:58 PM, Michael Babineau mbabin...@magma.ca wrote: I just recently acquired a Tokyo Hy-Power HL45B for use with my Flex-1500. I also have an interface cable to allow me to key the amp from the Flexwire I/O connector on the rear of the rig. From what I have read, Tokyo Hy-Power recommends using a TX Out Delay of 10MS after keying the Amplifier and before applying RF. https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FlexRadio/conversations/messages/10435 This shouldn’t be an issue on SSB but if I am operating CW, according to my rough calculations the on-time for a DIT will be 10ms in duration for code speeds in the range of 20 to 30WPM so I think that this means that I will be losing the first DIT on any CW transmission. Has anyone noticed this issue using the HL45B with a Flex-1500 on CW ? I think that my WINkeyer USB may be able to compensate for this but a good question to ask is does the Flex-1500 internal keyer take this into account when AntennaFlexWire PTT Out Enabled [ON], Delay [10ms] is set, and perhaps compensate for it .. or am I asking for too much ? Michael VE3WMB ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] post
John, don't presume---try the 3000 tuner. You might be surprised. Flex builds quality products, including tuners. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On Jan 8, 2014, at 4:28 PM, John Paolucci jpa...@me.com wrote: [this is my first post - I think this is the way it is done :) ] Antenna hook up question Here is my situation. I live in a valley location where antennas do not get out well. But I’m in a mountain area where I can drive to nice mountain top locations. So I plan on using the Flex 3000 with a laptop while parked in my car up high. Before, I used an Icom IC-7000 with an AH-4 automatic tuner hooked a Eagle One 31FT push up fiberglass mast (single wire inside the mast), and laid out a few ground radials. Tuning was a breeze on 80-10. I did web searches and found that hooking an AH-4 to a Flex 3000 may not be easy. I’m selling the IC-7000 so might as well sell the AH-4 with it too. I have a MFJ-933B automatic tuner which should be more universal than the AH-4 and I can use it with the 32 FT vertical wire. So I have two questions here. I presume that the Flex 3000 auto-tune does not have the range to match the 32 foot single wire on all bands even if I figured some way to hook the single wire to coax? Second, Flex 3000's Flexwire i/o can be wired to trigger the MFJ-933B? I suppose I could just key the Flex on low power while hitting the “tune” button on the MFJ, but it would be ideal if they were linked to one software “tune” button on the Flex. ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Flex-1500 Overdriving in Some Bands
I've had my 1500 for 3 years too and never a problem. It has it's own bare dedicated computer. Depending on the software version you are using Sent from my iPhone On Oct 18, 2013, at 1:41 PM, ric5 r...@earthlink.net wrote: Not had any complains on my end. I have had my Flex-1500 for about 3 years now. I do a lot QRP digital woke, lately a lot ALE . Rick Kd4jrx FM14 -- From: Mark Griffith mdgriffith2...@yahoo.com Sent: Friday, October 18, 2013 1:59 PM To: Graham Haddock gra...@flexradio.com Cc: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flex-1500 Overdriving in Some Bands Well, obviously it means 100% power, or 5 watts on this Flex-1500. My concern is, why do I get splatter at 30% power on one band, and no splatter on other bands at 100% power? As for a reference, I'm not sure what you mean. I'm asking if other Flex-1500 owners have similar problems. Mark KD0QYN On Friday, October 18, 2013 8:59 AM, Graham Haddock gra...@flexradio.com wrote: Mark: What do you think 100 percent of power means on PSK-31? What is the reference for the tests you are running? --- Graham / KE9H == On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 7:08 AM, Mark Griffith mdgriffith2...@yahoo.com wrote: Recently, I was working PSK31 on my Flex-1500 with other stations, and someone came on my frequency and announced in a not very nice way that was I a lid and splattering all over the band. I had not had any comments from anyone I had worked before, so I was a little concerned if he was right. So, I bought the PSKMETER kit and assembled it. After running it and testing my signal, sure enough, I was splattering quite a bit. This surprised me as I set my sound levels using the ALC meter was always 0db or less and yielded full output power. To better get an idea of what was going on, I setup the SDR 2.6.4 two-tone test to output two tones, 31hz apart, like 1000hz and 969hz to simulate the PSK31 signal. Using PSKMETER and a dummy load to limit stray RF signals, I tested on common PSK frequencies on all the bands. All tests were done with no VACs enabled, and just using the internal two-tone test so over driving by another software program was eliminated. Here's what I found: 80m Starts over driving above 40% power 40m Starts over driving above 30% power 30m Starts over driving above 65% power 20m Starts over driving above 85% power 17m Starts over driving above 75% power 15m No over driving at up to 100% power 12m No over driving at up to 100% power 10m Starts over driving above 35% power 6m No over driving at up to 100% power In all cases, the meter for EQ, Mic, Leveler, Lev Gain, ALC, etc never was any other value than zero. I have tried to work with FlexRadio support, and they gave me the run-a-round, saying to try this or thateven to try using the transmit filter to limit the bandwidth I am transmitting to eliminate the splatter. I would like it if they just admit that the hardware is causing the problem, but I have not received any answer to that question. I had the TX/RX board replaced last summer because of an unfortunate lightening strike. I'm wondering if this board is suspect, but they won't answer. Has anyone else seen this issue of over driving on some frequencies with the 1500? Lucky for me I use JT65 and JT9 modes most of the time now, and they are far less susceptible to splatter than PSK, and my QSOs seem to bear out that my 5 watt Flex-1500 and SkyWire antenna work pretty well. I recently made two contacts from Missouri to Western Australia, one on 20 meters and the other on 40 meters, a distance of over 10,000 miles. Mark KD0QYN ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives:
Re: [Flexradio] Flex-1500 Overdriving in Some Bands
Sorry. Fat fingers. Version 2.6.4 allows different settings for different functions. Check your settings across bands and see if, band by band, they are what you want. Also the factory settings for FHM-1 and FHM-DX are quite different. Using one mic for rag chewing on one band and DXing on another could require some adjustments. I had to adjust factory settings on each mic for my voice to achieve the '0 dB' settings on mic, ALC, etc. It also might be that one band's antenna is closer to your shack than another and inducing RF into the audio chain on one band versus the other. It isn't logical that splatter should be on one band and not another. It has to be either different band settings, switching mic parameters but not noticing it (I've done than once), or RF, IMHO. Bob Sent from my iPhone On Oct 18, 2013, at 1:41 PM, ric5 r...@earthlink.net wrote: Not had any complains on my end. I have had my Flex-1500 for about 3 years now. I do a lot QRP digital woke, lately a lot ALE . Rick Kd4jrx FM14 -- From: Mark Griffith mdgriffith2...@yahoo.com Sent: Friday, October 18, 2013 1:59 PM To: Graham Haddock gra...@flexradio.com Cc: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flex-1500 Overdriving in Some Bands Well, obviously it means 100% power, or 5 watts on this Flex-1500. My concern is, why do I get splatter at 30% power on one band, and no splatter on other bands at 100% power? As for a reference, I'm not sure what you mean. I'm asking if other Flex-1500 owners have similar problems. Mark KD0QYN On Friday, October 18, 2013 8:59 AM, Graham Haddock gra...@flexradio.com wrote: Mark: What do you think 100 percent of power means on PSK-31? What is the reference for the tests you are running? --- Graham / KE9H == On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 7:08 AM, Mark Griffith mdgriffith2...@yahoo.com wrote: Recently, I was working PSK31 on my Flex-1500 with other stations, and someone came on my frequency and announced in a not very nice way that was I a lid and splattering all over the band. I had not had any comments from anyone I had worked before, so I was a little concerned if he was right. So, I bought the PSKMETER kit and assembled it. After running it and testing my signal, sure enough, I was splattering quite a bit. This surprised me as I set my sound levels using the ALC meter was always 0db or less and yielded full output power. To better get an idea of what was going on, I setup the SDR 2.6.4 two-tone test to output two tones, 31hz apart, like 1000hz and 969hz to simulate the PSK31 signal. Using PSKMETER and a dummy load to limit stray RF signals, I tested on common PSK frequencies on all the bands. All tests were done with no VACs enabled, and just using the internal two-tone test so over driving by another software program was eliminated. Here's what I found: 80m Starts over driving above 40% power 40m Starts over driving above 30% power 30m Starts over driving above 65% power 20m Starts over driving above 85% power 17m Starts over driving above 75% power 15m No over driving at up to 100% power 12m No over driving at up to 100% power 10m Starts over driving above 35% power 6m No over driving at up to 100% power In all cases, the meter for EQ, Mic, Leveler, Lev Gain, ALC, etc never was any other value than zero. I have tried to work with FlexRadio support, and they gave me the run-a-round, saying to try this or thateven to try using the transmit filter to limit the bandwidth I am transmitting to eliminate the splatter. I would like it if they just admit that the hardware is causing the problem, but I have not received any answer to that question. I had the TX/RX board replaced last summer because of an unfortunate lightening strike. I'm wondering if this board is suspect, but they won't answer. Has anyone else seen this issue of over driving on some frequencies with the 1500? Lucky for me I use JT65 and JT9 modes most of the time now, and they are far less susceptible to splatter than PSK, and my QSOs seem to bear out that my 5 watt Flex-1500 and SkyWire antenna work pretty well. I recently made two contacts from Missouri to Western Australia, one on 20 meters and the other on 40 meters, a distance of over 10,000 miles. Mark KD0QYN ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives:
Re: [Flexradio] Flex 1500 SDR
I use a 1500 and use i Sent from my iPhone On Apr 19, 2013, at 4:21 PM, w...@cox.net wrote: Is there anyone with a 1500 that can email me direct to discuss a audio transmit issue with a 1500 please ? Thanks Cecil W4CM w...@cox.net ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Flex 1500 SDR
I have a 1500 and use it on SSB and AM with no issues. Perhaps I can help. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On Apr 19, 2013, at 4:21 PM, w...@cox.net wrote: Is there anyone with a 1500 that can email me direct to discuss a audio transmit issue with a 1500 please ? Thanks Cecil W4CM w...@cox.net ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Fw: [Moon-Net] Moon-net Digest, Vol 96, Issue 12
I hav Sent from my iPhone On Mar 17, 2013, at 3:51 PM, Bill Tynan billandmat...@windstream.net wrote: The following is in response to an e-mail I posted on the MoonNet to ham asking about equipment for EME. Does anyone on this reflector have comments/responses to Leif's criticism of Flex equipment? Has anyone noted such performance? 73, Bill Tynan, W3XO Long-time and satisfied Flex 5000 user - Original Message - From: Leif Asbrink l...@sm5bsz.com To: moon-...@mailman.pe1itr.com Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2013 9:03 AM Subject: Re: [Moon-Net] Moon-net Digest, Vol 96, Issue 12 Hi All, The Flex transmitters are very noisy at large frequency separations. There is a noise maximum about 300 kHz from the carrier frequency due to inadequate filtering between the D/A converter and the tx mixer. This is well visible in the ARRL Lab reports in QST. When you hear a noise maximum on 144.100 it is not easy to figure out that it comes from a Flex transmitter on 144.400 because the noise does not carry any modulation and there is no noise within 50 kHz or more from the main signal from the Flex. Use only if you are not likely to produce signals more than 70 dB above the noise for other band users. Also, never use Flex at reduced power with transverters because the noise is not reduced so it increases relative to the signal. Use attenuators. I will make full details public in the future. 73 Leif / SM5BSZ On Sun, 17 Mar 2013 00:52:19 -0500 Bill Tynan billandmat...@windstream.net wrote: Robert: I'm not exactly an EMEer yet. I have one contact off the Moon on 6 meters with W7GJ, but have been copied off the Moon by two other stations. But, I will offer this. thought. Look into the Flex radios. They are very stable and can be locked to a 10 MHz source. Also, if you are going for CW, the filters are extremely good. You can go down to 25 Hz with no ringing. If you plan to use WSJT, you can get software from a guy in Russia called a Virtual Audio Cable (VAC) that connects the radio and sound card without any of the clap-trap boxes and wires needed for digital modes with other transceivers. The Flex 1500 is the least expensive but only puts out 5 Watts. And, it only covers up to up to 6 meters. But, if since you're going to be using transverters anyway, that's not a problem. The Flex 3000 is a full featured, physically small, transceiver which puts out 100 W on 160 thru 6 meters. The Flex 5000, which I have is similar in output but provides for installation of a second receiver. You will need a pretty good computer to go with any of the Flex radios, at least a dual core and probably a quad core processor. I hope this helps. Good luck. 73, Bill Tynan, W3XO/5 EM00kd. ___ Moon-Net posting and subscription instructions are at http://www.nlsa.com/nets/moon-net-help.html ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Fw: [Moon-Net] Moon-net Digest, Vol 96, Issue 12
Bill, I have minimal transmitting equipment for EME but I listen a lot and have not noticed the issue Leif describes. My equipment is an 18-element long Yagi, an ARR 2-meter preamp with less than 0.5 dB NF, and a 2-meter converter all feeding my 1500 on 28 MHz. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On Mar 17, 2013, at 3:51 PM, Bill Tynan billandmat...@windstream.net wrote: The following is in response to an e-mail I posted on the MoonNet to ham asking about equipment for EME. Does anyone on this reflector have comments/responses to Leif's criticism of Flex equipment? Has anyone noted such performance? 73, Bill Tynan, W3XO Long-time and satisfied Flex 5000 user - Original Message - From: Leif Asbrink l...@sm5bsz.com To: moon-...@mailman.pe1itr.com Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2013 9:03 AM Subject: Re: [Moon-Net] Moon-net Digest, Vol 96, Issue 12 Hi All, The Flex transmitters are very noisy at large frequency separations. There is a noise maximum about 300 kHz from the carrier frequency due to inadequate filtering between the D/A converter and the tx mixer. This is well visible in the ARRL Lab reports in QST. When you hear a noise maximum on 144.100 it is not easy to figure out that it comes from a Flex transmitter on 144.400 because the noise does not carry any modulation and there is no noise within 50 kHz or more from the main signal from the Flex. Use only if you are not likely to produce signals more than 70 dB above the noise for other band users. Also, never use Flex at reduced power with transverters because the noise is not reduced so it increases relative to the signal. Use attenuators. I will make full details public in the future. 73 Leif / SM5BSZ On Sun, 17 Mar 2013 00:52:19 -0500 Bill Tynan billandmat...@windstream.net wrote: Robert: I'm not exactly an EMEer yet. I have one contact off the Moon on 6 meters with W7GJ, but have been copied off the Moon by two other stations. But, I will offer this. thought. Look into the Flex radios. They are very stable and can be locked to a 10 MHz source. Also, if you are going for CW, the filters are extremely good. You can go down to 25 Hz with no ringing. If you plan to use WSJT, you can get software from a guy in Russia called a Virtual Audio Cable (VAC) that connects the radio and sound card without any of the clap-trap boxes and wires needed for digital modes with other transceivers. The Flex 1500 is the least expensive but only puts out 5 Watts. And, it only covers up to up to 6 meters. But, if since you're going to be using transverters anyway, that's not a problem. The Flex 3000 is a full featured, physically small, transceiver which puts out 100 W on 160 thru 6 meters. The Flex 5000, which I have is similar in output but provides for installation of a second receiver. You will need a pretty good computer to go with any of the Flex radios, at least a dual core and probably a quad core processor. I hope this helps. Good luck. 73, Bill Tynan, W3XO/5 EM00kd. ___ Moon-Net posting and subscription instructions are at http://www.nlsa.com/nets/moon-net-help.html ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
[Flexradio] 1500 vs 3000 enjoyment
I am seriously leaning toward getting a 3000 as an upgrade to my 1500. Upgrade is probably the wrong word to use. I just want to dedicate my 1500 to VHF/UHF use. If you have gone from a 1500 to a 3000, or have used both, please share your comments relative to their actual operation one compared to the other. I guess I am more interested in how you felt about such a move and whether it made a difference in your operating enjoyment. I have used (and been a delighted fan of) the 1500 for 3 years. I have read the specs for the 3000 and seen it at hamfests. So I am aware of the technical aspects of each model. It may seem like an odd question to such a technically competent group but I would appreciate any feedback on this angle of it. Thanks, Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] power vs antenna
You just have to be patient and listen to the flow. I've worked plenty in pileups like the recent Malpelo and Yemen operations and 200 something countries. Of course, my objective is to just work 'em. I don't care about being first or loudest. I think lots of guys get frustrated with their stations because they either don't have an objective (reason) for it or set too high an objective for what they have. You got to realize that there's always a set of stations that that will be stronger or louder or smarter than you, no matter what your power or antenna. But I agree with you, Jim: more power makes it much easier and more enjoyable in a monstrous pileup. 73, Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On Feb 22, 2013, at 10:05 AM, james e broaddus bearcreekcatt...@juno.com wrote: With the exception of pile ups, agreed! QRP works great for me on one of my favorite bands60 meters or on 6 meters sporadic e. Jim de nx4e On Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:51:30 -0600 Robert Logan bob.loga...@yahoo.com writes: Once one improves one's antennas, one might move on and work on improving one's operating skills. I run 5 watts, an inverted V, and a trap vertical and have no problem working anybody. Ham radio has many facets. Equipment is only one of them. Power means very little in the end. IMHO. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On Feb 22, 2013, at 9:19 AM, james e broaddus bearcreekcatt...@juno.com wrote: But Tim, I beg the question. Once we improve our antennas, when does it stop? Stacking yagis, more power, what? Could Flex offer a nice linear amplifier module and maybe even a software driven FlexerIR antenna? Towers, coax and fancy phasing relay boxes could be purchased from Rohn, HRO and Array Solutions so as not to create a monopoly. I remain a big fan of your company! Maybe an IPO someday when you go public? Jim Broaddus Bear Creek Feline Center (BCFC) Panama City, Florida USA 850 722-9927 New Pill Burns 17lbs Famous doctor discusses this shocking weight loss miracle http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/51278cc32cd9bcc22643st01vuc ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ Jim Broaddus Bear Creek Feline Center (BCFC) Panama City, Florida USA 850 722-9927 ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] power vs antenna
Oh I agree with 'sometimes'. Some of the big gun DX stations, though, are very well-mannered especially with weaker signals. I really admire good operators and some of those guys are really first class. I don't ever hear a weak signal trying to bull around the frequencies. No one would pay attention anyway. Bob NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On Feb 22, 2013, at 4:06 PM, Michael mat...@charter.net wrote: And folks that have power and huge antenna arrays ( or claim to) are sometimes the rudest people you will meet on the bands. PLease note I said sometimes everyone. Michael, W4HIJ On 2/22/2013 10:51 AM, Robert Logan wrote: Once one improves one's antennas, one might move on and work on improving one's operating skills. I run 5 watts, an inverted V, and a trap vertical and have no problem working anybody. Ham radio has many facets. Equipment is only one of them. Power means very little in the end. IMHO. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On Feb 22, 2013, at 9:19 AM, james e broaddus bearcreekcatt...@juno.com wrote: But Tim, I beg the question. Once we improve our antennas, when does it stop? Stacking yagis, more power, what? Could Flex offer a nice linear amplifier module and maybe even a software driven FlexerIR antenna? Towers, coax and fancy phasing relay boxes could be purchased from Rohn, HRO and Array Solutions so as not to create a monopoly. I remain a big fan of your company! Maybe an IPO someday when you go public? Jim Broaddus Bear Creek Feline Center (BCFC) Panama City, Florida USA 850 722-9927 New Pill Burns 17lbs Famous doctor discusses this shocking weight loss miracle http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/51278cc32cd9bcc22643st01vuc ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] power vs antenna
Gerald, I think that's why Michael said 'sometimes' and I reinforced it. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 22, 2013, at 7:54 PM, Gerald Capodieci jcapodi...@gmail.com wrote: I'm very polite but run a 35 foot high inverted V and full power. I use the 10 band EQ to cut my voice below 100Hz and above 2.5 kHz with a Heil C5 boom mike. It's a joy to hear the pleasant responses from distant stations stating that they never new their radios could sound so good and seem very pleased to effortlessly work a station with clean processed but uncompressed audio. Kd6et On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 2:06 PM, Michael mat...@charter.net wrote: And folks that have power and huge antenna arrays ( or claim to) are sometimes the rudest people you will meet on the bands. PLease note I said sometimes everyone. Michael, W4HIJ On 2/22/2013 10:51 AM, Robert Logan wrote: Once one improves one's antennas, one might move on and work on improving one's operating skills. I run 5 watts, an inverted V, and a trap vertical and have no problem working anybody. Ham radio has many facets. Equipment is only one of them. Power means very little in the end. IMHO. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On Feb 22, 2013, at 9:19 AM, james e broaddus bearcreekcatt...@juno.com wrote: But Tim, I beg the question. Once we improve our antennas, when does it stop? Stacking yagis, more power, what? Could Flex offer a nice linear amplifier module and maybe even a software driven FlexerIR antenna? Towers, coax and fancy phasing relay boxes could be purchased from Rohn, HRO and Array Solutions so as not to create a monopoly. I remain a big fan of your company! Maybe an IPO someday when you go public? Jim Broaddus Bear Creek Feline Center (BCFC) Panama City, Florida USA 850 722-9927 New Pill Burns 17lbs Famous doctor discusses this shocking weight loss miracle http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/51278cc32cd9bcc22643st01vuc ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] TOO DAMNED MUCH
I second that. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 22, 2013, at 9:00 AM, Bill Marvin bmar...@comcast.net wrote: Please, stop whining. Bill - W1LLY -Original Message- From: FlexRadio [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Rod Lane Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 1:32 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] TOO DAMNED MUCH I really like this reflector, and I get a lot of good information here. I'm a 3000 owner and this group has really enhanced my experience with the radio But, I get this list in digest mode. That means if you're getting a digest feed and don't clip the reply text from your message, I end up getting HUNDREDS of lines of text in the message then it gets almost impossible to find the message I want out of the pile of old stuff that's included in seemingly EVERY digest pack. PLEASE don't be so lazy that you can't trim your replies. It makes it almost impossible to read on a Smartphone and the messages themselves end up being over 1 MB each. Thanks Rod Lane, N1FNE ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2899 / Virus Database: 2639/6122 - Release Date: 02/21/13 - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2899 / Virus Database: 2639/6122 - Release Date: 02/21/13 ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] power vs antenna
Once one improves one's antennas, one might move on and work on improving one's operating skills. I run 5 watts, an inverted V, and a trap vertical and have no problem working anybody. Ham radio has many facets. Equipment is only one of them. Power means very little in the end. IMHO. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On Feb 22, 2013, at 9:19 AM, james e broaddus bearcreekcatt...@juno.com wrote: But Tim, I beg the question. Once we improve our antennas, when does it stop? Stacking yagis, more power, what? Could Flex offer a nice linear amplifier module and maybe even a software driven FlexerIR antenna? Towers, coax and fancy phasing relay boxes could be purchased from Rohn, HRO and Array Solutions so as not to create a monopoly. I remain a big fan of your company! Maybe an IPO someday when you go public? Jim Broaddus Bear Creek Feline Center (BCFC) Panama City, Florida USA 850 722-9927 New Pill Burns 17lbs Famous doctor discusses this shocking weight loss miracle http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/51278cc32cd9bcc22643st01vuc ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Flex Radio - Reception on Longwave Bands
That Palomar unit works great inu station Sent from my iPhone On Jan 2, 2013, at 8:50 PM, Jeff Singer jsin...@i1.net wrote: The question of how best to listen to longwave on Flex radios pops up occasionally. Some have played with low pass or band pass filters with mixed results. Some report using several filters to cover the desired broad range or to eliminate especially troublesome AM broadcast crud. I've gone another direction. I'm testing a Palomar VLF-B which converts 10 kHz - 500 kHz up to the 4.0 MHz range on my Flex-5000. Now I'm hearing many 600 meter hams, plus NDBs, WWVB and ELF digital stuff from thousands of miles away. My favorite targets are European longwave broadcast stations around 160-220 kHz. Most important, I'm getting almost no AM broadcast ghosts. Antenna is just my HF vertical. I'm using the 5000's RX1 input connector to avoid ruining the converter should I accidentally transmit. I think that's the best way to connect the converter to the radio. A converter seems to be the better way to go. There are a number of homebrew designs that can be built very cheaply. I had considered the costly Heros converter from England. It's probably worthwhile if you have nearby strong broadcast signals. The Palomar unit is $89.00. http://k1el.tripod.com/VLF.html http://www.cliftonlaboratories.com/jackson_harbor_press_vlf_converter.htm http://herostechnology.co.uk/pages/VLF_LF_Converter.html Has anyone else gone the VLF/LF receive converter route with their Flex? Jeff - K0OD k...@arrl.net St. Louis MO ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Tokyo Hi-power amp hookup
What are the finals in the Tokyo amp? The finals in my TenTec 50-watt amp are blown. Thanks for any help, guys. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On Jan 2, 2013, at 7:14 PM, james e broaddus bearcreekcatt...@juno.com wrote: I have the cable that you mentioned furnished by Array Solutions. It provides plug and play capability with the Flex 1500 and the TL-45B. Very inexpensive solution to make about 45 watts of RF with 5 watts of drive. Best, Jim de nx4e On Wed, 2 Jan 2013 19:53:56 -0500 Thomas Bewick tombew...@gmail.com writes: In past posts, and other hook ups I have seen pictures of, it has been mentioned that Array Solutions makes a cable to connect the 1500 to the THP HL-45B amp. That amp is designed specifically for the Yaesu FT-817 so I think the included cable would be for that and it won't work with the 1500. I don't have one but I have a 1500 and I researched it because I am planning on eventually getting a THP amp. 73, Tom k2bew On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 2:18 PM, George Pease kc...@yahoo.com wrote: Hey all, I am wanting to hookup my flex1500 to my Tokyo Hi-power HL-45B. I am having trouble locating the plug for the back of the HL-45b. It is a circular din plug but of course Radio Crap doesn't carry anything like that. Does anyone know where I might be able to get a cable made up or the parts to make my own? I love my 1500 but there are just times when a little more power is needed. Thanks for the help George KC0GP ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ -- God Bless and 73, Tom Bewick, k2bew ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ Jim Broaddus Bear Creek Feline Center (BCFC) Panama City, Florida USA 850 722-9927 Woman is 53 But Looks 25 Mom reveals 1 simple wrinkle trick that has angered doctors... http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/50e4dbb597bf75bb50a04st03vuc ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] 6 meters
As for frequencies, 50.125 is a calling freq for SSB---freqs in the range from 50.1 to 50.150 are for SSB. For CW, good freqs are 50.07 to 50.1. Beacons range from about 50.04 to 50.07. Weak signals and EME range 50.0 to 50.04. Band openings can skew these ranges a good bit. There are several good websites on VHF/UHF operations, including a near real-time on-line bulletin board on which people say what they doing and on what frequency they are doing it. There are also several tutorials on-line for various types of operational interests. At least this is what my experience shows me. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On Dec 27, 2012, at 3:51 PM, Johnnie Spotts n12...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi all, I am operating a Flex-3000. Where can I get info on operating 6 meters. Thannks, Johnnie W6HTY ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Need AVC
Various older Handbooks, including my 1962, have a simple circuit of diodes to lessen nearby blasts of audio. It's called a noise limiter, and works between the audio out and the headphones on the principle of diode current limiting. Not an AVC circuit but it may help. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On Dec 19, 2012, at 7:08 PM, David Edwards w...@verizon.net wrote: Is there anyway to implement an AVC on the flex 5K? I am using 5K, powerSDR 2.5.3, and windows 7 64 bit. When listening to weak DX that is near the noise floor and loud stateside stations calling your ear drums get blown out when the locals are calling. The AGC raises and lowers all boats. Need an AVC, Maybe there is some way to put one between the Flex and the speaker, anyone know of such a device? thanks de WB1S ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] 5000A and PSDR 2.4.4 - 2M transverter above 146 mhz?
I think 2M transverters are only for 144-146 because there's a plethora of 2M FM rigs already available, expensive and not expensive, single band and multi-band, mobile and fixed and handheld, new and used, and so on. If you want on FM, you got a large range of options to choose from. Weak signal work is much more demanding technically and operationally, so the customer-base is smaller, so the mass-market cost reductions are just not there. IMHO only. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On Nov 29, 2012, at 8:29 PM, Terry Maurice ve3...@execulink.com wrote: On 29/11/2012 20:30, Jim Barber wrote: . FWIW, SSB Electronic is the only major supplier you didn't already name. Jim You have forgotten to mention Kuhne Electronic who are located in Germany. They make a range of very fine transverters, albeit expensive units. I have their 2m transverter and it is excellent. It too has a range of only 144 to 146MHz. Transverters are mostly designed for weak signal SSB and EME work. They are more sensitive than what is really needed for satellite work. Many commercial rigs do well with satellite communications. http://www.kuhne-electronic.de/en/products/transverter.html Terry ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] 5000A and PSDR 2.4.4 - 2M transverter above 146 mhz?
Hey, Jim, so do I! One small box with everything would be great. I'm still waiting for that full-service laptop with a built-in 1500 with internal long-life lithium-ion battery and a built-in charger, either solar or AC. And Bob Sent from my iPhone On Nov 29, 2012, at 9:05 PM, Jim Barber audio...@q.com wrote: Well... Me, I just want it ALL on a Flex. :-) - and Terry, yes, I forgot Kuhne, sorry. Great rigs. 73, Jim N7CXI On 11/29/2012 7:01 PM, Robert Logan wrote: I think 2M transverters are only for 144-146 because there's a plethora of 2M FM rigs already available, expensive and not expensive, single band and multi-band, mobile and fixed and handheld, new and used, and so on. If you want on FM, you got a large range of options to choose from. Weak signal work is much more demanding technically and operationally, so the customer-base is smaller, so the mass-market cost reductions are just not there. IMHO only. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On Nov 29, 2012, at 8:29 PM, Terry Maurice ve3...@execulink.com wrote: On 29/11/2012 20:30, Jim Barber wrote: . FWIW, SSB Electronic is the only major supplier you didn't already name. Jim You have forgotten to mention Kuhne Electronic who are located in Germany. They make a range of very fine transverters, albeit expensive units. I have their 2m transverter and it is excellent. It too has a range of only 144 to 146MHz. Transverters are mostly designed for weak signal SSB and EME work. They are more sensitive than what is really needed for satellite work. Many commercial rigs do well with satellite communications. http://www.kuhne-electronic.de/en/products/transverter.html Terry ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
[Flexradio] DX vs CPDR controls
What does the CPDR do versus the DX control do on SSB? Should you use both or only one when transmitting? I've read the manual but it doesn't help much in explaining the different functions of one versus the other Any info would be much appreciated. Thanks . Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Images 1500
I've had no problem like that with my 1500 and hVe fun it for three hears. However, it's the only thing on my laptop and I have no amp on it. Could be some other program you're running with the 1500 is 'talking back' to it. Might try shutting down other programs one at a time and see if the problem goes away Could be a ground loop-feedback issue. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On Oct 30, 2012, at 12:06 PM, George J Molnar geo...@molnar.com wrote: Brian (G3VGZ), I have noticed the same thing. Occasionally there will be upside down signals several kHz away from the real ones, that sound genuine. Saw them on 15 meters yesterday. I've also seen the backwards movement on the panadapter, too. Sounds like it's not your installation. I have no amplifier, here. Also running PSDR 2.4, under Win7/64. George J Molnar Las Vegas, USA Amateur Radio: KF2T Twitter: GJMolnar ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Images 1500
I forgot to add I am running 2.3.5. Bob Sent from my iPhone On Oct 30, 2012, at 12:06 PM, George J Molnar geo...@molnar.com wrote: Brian (G3VGZ), I have noticed the same thing. Occasionally there will be upside down signals several kHz away from the real ones, that sound genuine. Saw them on 15 meters yesterday. I've also seen the backwards movement on the panadapter, too. Sounds like it's not your installation. I have no amplifier, here. Also running PSDR 2.4, under Win7/64. George J Molnar Las Vegas, USA Amateur Radio: KF2T Twitter: GJMolnar ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Yaesu handheld mic for my 1500
Thanks to all for info on the mike. Got the MH31A8J ordered. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On Sep 29, 2012, at 6:35 AM, Tim Ellison t.m.ellison...@gmail.com wrote: It is the Yaesu MH-31-A8J Tim Ellison On 9/28/2012 9:36 PM, Robert Logan wrote: Some nice person sent me a recommendation a few weeks ago for a handheld Yaesu mic that plugs into the 1500 ready to go. I made a note of the model number and now cannot find the note. Can you send me the info again? Thank you. I think I am getting senile. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
[Flexradio] Yaesu handheld mic for my 1500
Some nice person sent me a recommendation a few weeks ago for a handheld Yaesu mic that plugs into the 1500 ready to go. I made a note of the model number and now cannot find the note. Can you send me the info again? Thank you. I think I am getting senile. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire
K3TUF's website says the UCB is longer available. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On Sep 27, 2012, at 11:52 AM, Army Curtis a...@suddenlink.net wrote: Oh yes. Go visit http://k3tuf.com/ and when you're through drooling at Phil's fabulous antenna setup, click on the Flexwire tab. Phil sells a very slick little board with 16 open collector outputs that can switch up to 16 external transverters. The really beautiful part of all this is the ability in PSDR to define each of those transverters so you can select them with just a click on the appropriate band button, and the frequency will read out the actual transverter frequency. You can also enter an LO error for each transverter to compensate as needed. It truly is the slickest thing since sliced bread ;o)) I use a similar setup here in a rover to switch 10 bands using a 1500 as the IF. Cannot be beat. Many thanks to Phil for making the hardware available. 73, Army - AE5P -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Craig Gagner Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 11:30 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Flexwire Has anyone done any work with the Flexwire which allows it to trip a relay to access external Transverters by using the UCB Address in the XVTR Menu? Or is there a way to piggyback Transverters on the XVTR ports. Thanks Craig, W1MSG ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] A big thanks to flex
I second that, Dale. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On Sep 14, 2012, at 12:38 PM, y...@aol.com y...@aol.com wrote: ?? Had some big problems with a reinstall of a 1500 on a system that had been running a 3000. Talked to Greg,who took the time to work thru the problems with me, till we got things figured out. A big thanks to flex and Greg. I don't know of another manufacturer that provides service ,at this level, to its customers. dale wt4t ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] calling all station /14.225 flexer net
14.300 is the Maritime Mobile Service Net. They perform an extremely useful and have for many years on a daily basis. That would be a frequency to avoid for the Flexnet. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On Aug 25, 2012, at 11:19 AM, Michael Smith radion5...@gmail.com wrote: 14.225 is the bottom edge of the general allocation. I won't operate on a band edge, neither will any other good general class license holder. Pick a frequency up, like was mentioned last week. Be aware that 14.230 is SSTV, 14.233 is DSSTV and 14.286 is AM Calling frequency. Usually, frequencies under 14.300 are crowded, and over 14.300 are open. Good luck with the net. Michael ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
[Flexradio] Field Day
A little off topic, perhaps, but if any of you will doing FD with operators this weekend, you might to take a look at my article about training new ops on the ARRL website near the end of the week. The techniques were used successfully last year at my QTH. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] VHF / UHF
I would be very interested in that. Or perhaps a Flex line of high-performance transverters. If Flex can keep it's development team refreshed with one foot on the ground, they could do it and have a market for them. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On May 21, 2012, at 9:40 PM, Tim Ellison t.m.ellison...@gmail.com wrote: A chance? Anything is possible ;-) Tim Ellison On 5/21/2012 4:26 PM, Craig Gagner wrote: What the chance of Flex developing a VHF / UHF stand alone rig ?? It would appeal to a lot of folks especially the Satellite crowd not to mention the Tech's. I know a used Icom 910H which is discontinued go for around $1300.00. I would rather have a stand alone rig than add it to my 5000. Craig W1MSG ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Flex 1500 and RTTY
Nothing wrong with 5 watts. I use my 1500 all the on CW and work everyone. Just worked 7O6T on 20 with my trap vertical. The AM mode, similar to RTTY duty cycle, is 2.5 watts out, however. There are several SS amps available if you want to boost your power. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On May 14, 2012, at 10:49 PM, Thom p...@priest.com wrote: I am strongly thinking about buying a Flex 1500 QRP radio to do some serious RTTY Contesting. I am wondering if this radio can handle the rigorous 100% duty cycle without becoming a pile of molten aluminum. I also understand that Writelog had been successfully used with this radio but i have yet to find any setup info for this specific radio. Yes I know it is only 5 watts but I live in a large apartment building and I need to keep the neighbors happy and uninformed. any thoughts? 73 Thom WI8W ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] VU5K With Dual Band Yagi
I use an Arrow Antenna for 144/433 work and it plays very well with TS-790A. At max 144 power (35 watts) it generates a few birdies on 432 downlink but I reduce power to about 15 watts and they are gone. The antenna is up about 15' with 25' runs of RG-213 to the rig. Bon, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On May 13, 2012, at 5:11 PM, Paul Delaney - K6HR paul.hamra...@verizon.net wrote: Is anyone using a 5000/VU5K with a dualband yagi for satellite work with any positive results? I recently put up a Gulf Alpha EZ Sat Dualband Satellite Yagi and it the performance has been very disappointing. The Flex RX downlink is completely 'overwhelmed' during TX on the uplink. The RX panadapter shows a flat line and a 10-20db rise during uplink TX effectively making my downlink signal unusable in trying to find my signal on the transponder. Before I ditch this antenna, I'd like to hear from anyone using a dualband antenna for satellite work, and any suggestions they might have. Paul Delaney - K6HR paul.hamra...@verizon.net http://k6hr.dyndns.org:8080 ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Game Changer
I'm not a computer or software geek or engineering type. The 1500 appealed to me, first, it was the best performing radio I had ever seen fully demonstrated and, second, the price. Anything way out of the box will have its detractors. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On May 13, 2012, at 5:38 PM, Justin M. Mayrand jmayr...@metrocast.net wrote: Hi Jerry, Thanks! I'll be looking into this this week. Justin KB1TFH On May 13, 2012, at 12:28 PM, Jerry Johnson wrote: Lots of knobs and buttons for my 3000. http://w3jjj.com/hercules.html Jerry W3JJJ - Original Message - From: Justin M. Mayrand To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz reflector Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2012 12:21 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Game Changer I know what I want: more knobs and buttons. I already run my Flex 3K without a keyboard and mouse (touch screen and FlexControl), however, there are times when I really want to fiddle with a knob. I am hopeful. So, my Dream Flex? A normal looking radio with a 9 touchscreen, a few knobs and buttons (all programmable), 100W output, built-in antenna tuner, no need for a keyboard/mouse/screen (but you could if you wanted to). A 5000c with buttons, I guess in short. It would also help Flex if they could have a mainstream radio that the average Joe would even look at - the Flex now appeal to computer geeks (me), software geeks and engineering types. The operator that just want tot urn it on and go would nt even consider aFlex (too complex, they say - I asked many hams why they do not even think about a Flex, but would drop thousands of $$ on a Yaesu, Kenwood, Elecraft (I'd love to have a K3), etc... Justin KB1TFH ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] VU5K With Dual Band Yagi
Alan, thanks for this tip. I wasn't the original writer of this issue but will try it. When I do reduce power it gets rid of birdies and intermodal on the downlink but makes it very marginal to make contacts near the horizon. This should help. As a chance question, would simply hooking up the 2-meter port of a diplexer to a 2-meter RX side of my transceiver help eliminate 2-meter intermodal from public safety repeaters and cell-phone towers near my location? I'm thinking maybe the 2-meter side of a diplexer might have band pass or notch filter characteristics as well. I have severe birdies and intermodal from nearby RF sources on 2 meter weak signal work. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On May 13, 2012, at 6:29 PM, Alan P. Biddle apbid...@united.net wrote: Paul, I use separate antennas, but have found that setting the AGC-T properly is essential. If set too high, it will amplify the noise, and it wipes out the downlink. By backing off, per the instructions in the manual, RX works very well. If I found the correct antenna on the Gulf Alpha site, the antenna uses separate feeds. For mode-J, it is very common to get noise. You can try this filter. Depending on the rest of the station, the results can be dramatic. http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/articles/Mode-J/ 73s, Alan WA4SCA Is anyone using a 5000/VU5K with a dualband yagi for satellite work with any positive results? I recently put up a Gulf Alpha EZ Sat Dualband Satellite Yagi and it the performance has been very disappointing. The Flex RX downlink is completely 'overwhelmed' during TX on the uplink. The RX panadapter shows a flat line and a 10-20db rise during uplink TX effectively making my downlink signal unusable in trying to find my signal on the transponder. Before I ditch this antenna, I'd like to hear from anyone using a dualband antenna for satellite work, and any suggestions they might have. Paul Delaney - K6HR paul.hamra...@verizon.net http://k6hr.dyndns.org:8080 ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] 1500 questions
With respect to the AM question, my answer is yes. There's quite a bit of AM operation here in Central Texas and I often join in round tables with no problems. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On Apr 11, 2012, at 7:59 PM, Jim Barber audio...@q.com wrote: I'm considering buying a 1500 to use as the basis for a secondary station that would be used quite a bit on AM, secondarily on SSB and everything else after that. (my 5000A would remain primary) I've looked over the owner's manual, but there are a few details I'm missing. Hopefully the 1500 owners here can help fill in the blanks. Here's the easy questions: (1) Can the 1500 operate AM TX at 1.25W carrier, (50-ohm resistive load) 90-100% modulation for extended roundtables without stress? In my case I rarely TX as long as some old buzzards, but like to operate with lots of headroom. (2) Are the PSDR TX bandpass parameter limits the same as those for the 5000A? I ask because I seem to remember them being different for some reason. (3) Is the overall audio fidelity of the line-level audio output at the FlexWire connector adequate for a picky listener with amateur and broadcast AM? I've only been able to listen to a 1500 under less-than-optimal conditions. And the harder one... Assuming a 2-stage final, has anyone considered an additional bandpass in the chain and what were your overall IMD3 results at the antenna port? I'm currently thinking of a bandpass between the 1500 and a 10dB (50W) MOSFET driver, then another between the driver and a YC156 final. The YC156 would operate GG at a very stiff 4KV with adequate ZSAC for decent IMD3 from the final itself with either a pi or pi-L tank as required. My primary concern is with the rest of the chain. Thanks, Jim N7CXI ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Flex 3000 Question from a Newbie
I find the scope on my 1500 useful. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On Apr 8, 2012, at 10:25 AM, Burt k1...@yahoo.com wrote: As good a radio as Flex is they decided not to include an ALC line in the radio, at least one you can physically connect to an amplifier. Occasionally they give you useless things like the scope because it is easy to include and not have a physical ALC maybe because it is not easy? In any event BUY THE 3000, it is better than most others And the customer service is exceptional Burt --- On Sun, 4/8/12, Martin Bluhm w8ak...@gmail.com wrote: I've just about made up my mind to purchase a 3000; however, I Have one question. I have a ALS 600 amp that I want to use with the 3000. It utilizes the send and alc lines. I have found the send output on the 3000; but am a loss for the alc control. Does anyone have this configuration and how did you hook it up? Thanks to all for your help in answering my questions on the cw latency. I believe I can live with it and do some work arounds. 73 Marty W8AKS ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Newbie with some Questions
Bill, you said you have a 5K and you use it entirely for VHF, 6 and 2 meters plus 70 cm. I have been wanting to use my 1500 for 2 and 70 cm as well to replace my TS-790a since the Flex is outstanding on HF and 6. Do you use transverters on the 5K and, if so, what kind? Thanks. Bob. NZ5A, Manor Sent from my iPhone On Apr 4, 2012, at 11:41 AM, Bill Tynan billandmat...@windstream.net wrote: Marty: I echo what Ken says. I have been a Flex 5000A owner for about 3 years and use it with a Dell Dimension E-520 Duo Core computer - nothing special. Of course it does have FireWire card. I run XP and will continue to do so as long as I can. I have not noticed any latency problems on CW. Although I am not a high speed CW op, I do use it for working DX on 6 meters. If you are going to run any sound card program such as RTTY with any Flex radio you will want to have a VAC (virtual audio cable) which is software written by a Russian. named Eugene something -or-other. It costs about $30 US. VAC is the means by which you connect the computer sound card program (your RTTY software) with the Flex radio. This is much better and neater than plugging something like a Sound Blaster into the mic and speaker jacks. There is not the need to convert analog to digital and back. With VAC, all the communications between the sound card and the radio are digital. If your computer has a slot into which you can plus a FireWire card, if I were you I would go with the Flex 3000 or 5000. They already put out about 100 Watts, so if that's all the power you want, you won't need an amplifier. The 5000 is more versatile than the 3000. For example, you can add the second receiver, although I don't have one. My use has been entirely for VHF, 6 and 2 meters plus 70 cm.I understand that the 3000 has a better receiver for 6 meters than does the 5000. But, I use an ARR preamp in front of mine so that is not an issue with me. BTW, that's another advantage with the 5000. It has terminals in the receive line into which you can connect things like filters or preamps, without having to go inside the radio. Some, who operate 160, have problems with interference from AM BC stations and connect a filter to these terminmals to resolve the problem. I don't operate RTTY but I have used my 5000 with VAC 4.09 (4.11is the latest version) to copy PSK31 on 15 and 40 meters. Since I've had it, I have not transmitted with the 5000 on the HF bands as I currently have no antennas for them. I have actually made a couple of PSK 31 contacts, but that was on 2 meters with a station about 150 miles away. I hope this has been of help. Good luck and 73, Bill Tynan, W3XO/5 EM00kd - Original Message - From: Ken Alexander k.alexan...@rogers.com To: w8ak...@gmail.com; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 10:28 AM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Newbie with some Questions Hi Martin, One of the main differences between a Flex 1500 and the 3000 or 5000 is that the 1500 communicates with your computer via a USB cable. The 3000/5000 both use Firewire, and they can be particular about which Firewire chipset is used. As far as putting a load on the computer is concerned I don't know if a Flex 1500 + PowerSDR software will put less of a load on the computer than a 3000/5000. There are people here who will know this and hopefully they will jump in soon. I would try it on the computer you have, but be prepared to upgrade your computer to something more powerful. Someone already recommended a quad core machine. That's what I did; it's sound advice. You can use PowerSDR in Demo mode by downloading and installing it. When you run it without a Flex transceiver connected it will see this and open a window that lets you run it in Demo mode. I haven't tried this myself, but the capability is there. Using RTTY should be no different than using PSK-31 or other digital modes. The RTTY software will generate the tones and they'll be sent to the Flex as an audio input, just the same as PSK. It's all audio as far as the transceiver is concerned. I can't speak to the CW latency issues, except to say that I hear it gets better with improvements in the software, and that the best way to send CW with no latency problems is to use an external keyer. There are several amplifier options that will give you 100W output. Unfortunately, those website links are on another computer and I'm currently at work. I'll see if I can get them to you later. I hope the rest of this helps! 73, Ken Alexander VE3HLS From: Martin Bluhm w8ak...@gmail.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Wednesday, April 4, 2012 10:00:03 AM Subject: [Flexradio] Newbie with some Questions Good Morning, I recently had to part with my radio and decided that this was a good time to bring my station into the 21st century. I have a couple questions, so please bear with me. At the moment, I'm leaning toward the Flex 1500.
Re: [Flexradio] Fwd: Newbie with some Questions
I do not run an external keyer on my 1500 and typically run 25-35 wpm in contests. I must have it set right. There is no such limitation on some maximum speed on the 1500 of 15 wpm that I have experienced. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On Apr 4, 2012, at 9:38 AM, John Kramer jkra...@iafrica.com wrote: Hi Marty The Flex 1500 is a fine QRP rig, with an amazing receiver. I think you will be happy with it, however it does have limitations with CW I think it has to do with the use of a slow USB cable to transfer the data between the rig and computer that causes latency problems. I have no problem with the firewire cable on my 3000 and 5000. CW works great on these other rigs. You can tweak it somewhat on the 1500 with the buffers and other settings, but you will still not be able to run much more than 15 wpm on CW...due to your ear hearing the CW note at a different time to what your fingers are sending at. There is an easy fix for this - run an external keyer. The PicoKeyer Plus is ideal with the 1500. The kit is only $ 26 including the cabinet box, and goes together in 15 minutes. There was a review on this kit in QST recently. You then monitor the audio from the external keyer rather than the Flex. I have not used RTTY on any of my Flex rigs, so I can't help you there The demo version is on the Flex website, under downloads Plenty of 100 watt amps available out there. I picked up a used 100 watt amp at the Dayton hamvention last year for $50 One thing that will amaze you is the receiver, the spectrum display and the way the filters work 73 John, ZS5J On 04 Apr 2012, at 4:00 PM, Martin Bluhm wrote: Good Morning, I recently had to part with my radio and decided that this was a good time to bring my station into the 21st century. I have a couple questions, so please bear with me. At the moment, I'm leaning toward the Flex 1500. Reasoning: my computers are old (Dell 530 and a couple of HP (with serial ports)). All the computers are running XP SP3. I looked at the 3000; but that would necessitate purchasing a new computer. etc. I'm not sure I'm ready to jump that far into the pool. Question 1: I'm primarily a rtty contester/dx person. I've been through the videos/faqs etc; however, I see no mention of anybody utilizing rtty on sdr. PSK yes, rtty no. Along this line, I also do cw. Reading the eham reviews, I noted a latency in cw operations. Some of the posts (reviews) were older, I was wondering if the latency problem has been resolved in the newer versions of PowerSDR. Comments? Also on the eham reviews, one poster mentioned that there was a demo version of PowerSDR available for people to become familar with it. I cannot find it. Is it still available? Question 2: I have a Ameritron ALS 600 amp available. I turned my present radio (IC735 backup) down to 5 watts and ran it into the amp. I got 45 - 50 watts out of the amp which I figgered was about normal. I would be interested in a 100 watt amp to put behind the 1500. Are such animals available? A 100 watts will do me just fine. Basically, that is my first of many questions. I'm hitting the web site for answers to most of them and the videos are a great help. Any recommendations, etc are more than welcome to a new kid on the block. Thanks and 73 Marty W8AKS ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Weak 20M Reception
Sounds normal to me, Tom. MMSN is a little up and down. On the other hand, I worked 6V7Z (Senegal) early yesterday evening with my 5-watt 1500. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On Mar 19, 2012, at 5:09 PM, TM tm.st...@verizon.net wrote: Is it just me, or is 20 unusually dead? For the past couple of days I have noticed few if any signals on the band, and those are very weak. Beginning to wonder if it might not be a problem with the Flex 3000. Tnx! 73, Tom K1FR ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] random time loud white noise?
I have had the same problem occasionally with my 1500. When it happens, it blasts me out of the ham shack. Lucky I wasn't wearing headphones any of the times it happened. Seems to happen most often when I have AGC-T and volume up higher than normal for when signals are really weak on the higher bands. To make it get back to normal, I immediately turn the AGC-T and volume back to zero and then increase both to 'medium' settings. Once and once only I had to shut everything down and reboot the computer and restart the 1500. As I said, though, it is an occasional, not a chronic, problem. I am using version 2.3.3. If the version number is wrong, it is the latest one before the new release. I haven't installed the new release. Other than the new skins and update to the USB streaming for the 1500 specifically, it does not add much to what I do. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On Mar 18, 2012, at 1:02 PM, Mathias Krüger mathias.krue...@sunrise.ch wrote: Hi Al, yes it is a FLEX-1500. The AF is about at level 11. PowerSDR is working as before. FLDIGI is showing the waterfall as before and also decoding. Both audios are there but the noise is much louder. Regards NMathias HB9DOU 2012/3/18 Al K0VM al.k...@yahoo.com: Mathias, Just curious, What radio is that.. I have had a similar problem on my Flex 1500... It seems worse with 2.3.5 that with previous versions of PSDR. Does the white noise disappear ( and normal aduio appear ) if the AF gain is adjusted to near minimum (1 ) ? AL, K0VM On 3/18/2012 12:00 PM, flexradio-requ...@flex-radio.biz wrote: Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 09:18:03 +0100 From: Mathias Kr?germathias.krue...@sunrise.ch To: Flex-Radio E-Mail Reflectorflexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] random time loud white noise? Message-ID: CAGtu8GSL24WDc-3=OAini1E2rJ-S-_Y=s7b9dorjvu7ysxz...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hello, i ugraded to PowerSDR 2.3.5, VAC 4.11. My PC is a Pentium with 3.2 GHz, 2GB Memory running Win7 Ultimate. For PSK i use FLDIGI the latest version. From time to time i get a loud white noise from the speaker., much louder then the adjusted AF level. Restarting PowerSDR quits the noise and every thing is ok for some time. After a random time period it occurs again. What is going wrong? Any solutions are very welcome, Best Regards Mathias HB9DOU ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Hand key with 1500
Your Q1: No I'm not kidding. Your Comment 1: Yes I know the diode draw down circuit works on the K2 as per the circuit in their manual. Your Q2: because some contesters send very slowly now and with not so much skill as to read even very slow keyer speeds; because hand keying sometimes cuts through QRM when smooth keyer code doesn't; because I have trouble sending very slow keyer code. Your Comment 2: yep not rocket science there. Been there, done/doing that. Don't like to carry an extra box when I'm portable. That's why I said it's no big deal, just a convenience. Now a Q for you. Got anything useful to say? Sent from my iPhone On Mar 1, 2012, at 10:36 PM, Brian Lloyd brian-wb6...@lloyd.com wrote: On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 7:00 PM, Robert Logan bob.loga...@yahoo.com wrote: Does anyone have a circuit for using a hand key in parallel with the keyer in the 1500? Huh? You're kidding, right? I used a diode draw down circuit for my K2. That works. I am aware of the iambic on/off toggle on the 1500 and it works. But I have to move the mouse, switch iambic off, move my hand to the hand key, send with the hand key, then move the mouse, turn the iambic back on, then move my hand to the paddle, and repeat it each time I need to send with the hand key. Sounds simple but is laborious and slow during a contest. Perhaps this is a stupid question but why are you switching between straight key and paddles? Not a real big deal but a circuit such that I merely move my hand from one key to the other is much more convenient. Thanks for any help. If you want to switch between both, use an external keyer. You can just parallel the keyer with the straight key. My keyer even has a straight-key input. No rocket science involved. -- Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN/J79BPL 3191 Western Dr. Cameron Park, CA 95682 br...@lloyd.com +1.767.617.1365 (Dominica) +1.916.877.5067 (USA) ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Hand key with 1500
Michael W4HIJ and Mike WA8BXN---you got it. Check's in the mail. William Fite---'had to soldier on as best we could'. I respect that and know you were probably one of the best. Thanks for the interesting story. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 2, 2012, at 10:33 PM, William H. Fite omni...@gmail.com wrote: Well...maybe. I certainly have first hand experience with recognizing the sending style of different operators. When, lo those many years ago, I worked as a marine telegrapher, I came to recognize the ops with whom I was communicating and they to recognize me. I sent and received a lot of Norwegian (of which I did not speak one word) and the Norwegian operators all teased me about sending with an accent. But I am not persuaded that simply having a distinctive fist adds a great deal to communication under difficult conditions. I might well say, Ah, that is Magnus in Tromso but I doubt that helped me copy him if conditions were bad. And keep in mind that when the atmospherics were adverse, we didn't have the option to say, Ah, to hell with it, make a sandwich, and go watch TV. We had to soldier on as best we could, taking advantage of any thing we could think of to improve intelligibility. Still, I never recall any instances in which I or any of my colleagues felt that someone's distinctive fist added to our accuracy. Your mileage may, of course, vary. On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 10:42 PM, Michael Tondee mat...@netcommander.comwrote: This may not be very useful...hi hi... but the comment below reminds me of something I remember about my late parents. At one time when I was teenager with a Novice license, my Dad and Mom were away for a couple of weeks and I kept a CW sked with my Dad in the afternoons. My dear mother knew no morse code, in fact she hated the sound of it, but she would hear me calling my Dad and instantly recognize my fist. It baffled and amazed my Dad that she could do that with no knowledge, interest or training in CW but she could! BTW, my Dad, who was the original W4HIJ was a great CW op. One of the best I've ever seen and he hated keyers...he preferred a Vibroplex bug or his trusty McElroy ball bearing stream key that I still have to this day. 73, Michael, W4HIJ On 3/2/2012 10:50 PM, Mike WA8BXN wrote: I use a keyer 99% of the time. A keyer is impersonal. They all sound the same, more or less. With a hand key (or a bug), you can add your own personality. In the olden days, many operators could be identified by their keying personality alone. In a pileup I can see that a signal with a personalized keying pattern might be able to be easier to pick out. On a clear channel, with just a single signal present with a good signal to noise ratio, they keyer generated code would probably be just as good. On the other hand, at poor signal to noise ratios a hand key might more easily be able to emphasize a character that was received incorrectly in a call sign for example. 73 - Mike WA8BXN ---Original Message--- From: William H. Fite Date: 3/2/2012 10:15:32 PM To: Robert Logan Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Hand key with 1500 At the risk of being slammed for saying something not useful, I cannot Imagine any rationale behind the belief that hand code is more readable Than keyer code sent at the same speed. That is absolutely counter Intuitive. Splainify, please. __**_ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/**mailman/listinfo/flexradio_**flex-radio.bizhttp://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/**flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Hand key with 1500
No, Brian, if you read my email instead of thinking of smarty responses, you would see my Q was: Does anyone have a circuit for using a hand key in parallel with the keyer in the 1500? So your answer is 'no'. The suggestion of a Pico-Keyer-Plus is interesting though. I'll look into it. Thanks. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 2, 2012, at 9:56 PM, Brian Lloyd brian-wb6...@lloyd.com wrote: On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 5:39 PM, Robert Logan bob.loga...@yahoo.com wrote: Now a Q for you. Got anything useful to say? Actually, I answered your question, which was, how can I connect a straight key and the paddles so I can hand-send CW without having to touch the mouse and change the internal keyer mode. So I assume what I said would have been useful to you. So just to make sure, here is the answer again in a more succinct form. If you do not want to change mode for the keyer in PowerSDR you need to use an external keyer. You can then put the straight key in parallel with the output of the keyer. Connect all that to the dit input (tip on the 1/4 plug). Now you can send using either straight key or paddles. To solve the problem of the extra box for the keyer, I recommend the Pico-Keyer-Plus. It is a small circuit board that can be mounted to the back of your paddles. Mine conveniently mounts on the right rear of my bencher paddles using double-stick foam tape so there is no extra box to lug around. So there is your answer. -- Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN/J79BPL 3191 Western Dr. Cameron Park, CA 95682 br...@lloyd.com +1.767.617.1365 (Dominica) +1.916.877.5067 (USA) ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Laptops Flex Radios
I'm using a Dell M5030 laptop with my 1500. Has worked great since got the combination in October 2011. Very little cw latency and not hinder my sending CW. Code speed usually at around 30 wpm or higher. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On Mar 1, 2012, at 11:35 AM, ktfrog...@aol.com wrote: Hi, I am interested in getting a 3000 and want to run it from a laptop (for portability reasons). I do not currently have a laptop which would be suitable and I have never owned one with FireWire capability as far as I know. Is it possible to use a laptop with any of the Flex Radios, especially the 3000? What processors, RAM, etc are required? Thanks and 73, Kermit, AB1J ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
[Flexradio] Hand key with 1500
Does anyone have a circuit for using a hand key in parallel with the keyer in the 1500? I used a diode draw down circuit for my K2. I am aware of the iambic on/off toggle on the 1500 and it works. But I have to move the mouse, switch iambic off, move my hand to the hand key, send with the hand key, then move the mouse, turn the iambic back on, then move my hand to the paddle, and repeat it each time I need to send with the hand key. Sounds simple but is laborious and slow during a contest. Not a real big deal but a circuit such that I merely move my hand from one key to the other is much more convenient. Thanks for any help. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Damage control - designed for AM ?
I have a little 1500. It sounds great on AM too. Several people here in the Austin TX area run the 3K and 5K on AM too. They all sound very good and full. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On Feb 25, 2012, at 6:16 PM, Dave Mayfield W9WRL w...@gwltd.com wrote: I have a friend of mine W9AD, he has a 5000A, operates it remote from Mexico most of the time, and sounds like $1,000,000 on AM. Work him every Saturday on 3.885 and no one has a better signal. Other than myself of course. Dave W9WRL Jim Barber wrote: I had to do a little damage control with a member of our regional AM group who was put off a bit about a potential 5K purchase because he was told a Flex employee had stated that the radio was never designed with AM use in mind. Hearsay being what it is I don't know what was actually said, but I certainly hope it wasn't stated quite that way. The 5K works very well on AM; much better than any of the Japanese rigs, at least. Perhaps an expanded section in the manual would help - I've helped several AM'ers with the concept of 1:4 carrier vs modulated output. Once they got it and paused long enough to learn about the TX audio controls, they were fine. My .02 only, adjust for local currency. 73, Jim N7CXI ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2114/4831 - Release Date: 02/25/12 -- 73 Dave W9WRL http://www.w9wrl.com/w9wrl http://www.facebook.com/w9wrl ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] 472-479 KHz receiving and transmitting ERP and antennamodels
I used a Palomar up converter with Drakes in the past and it worked really great. I am going to try and find another one for my 1500. Should be a great combo. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 23, 2012, at 3:33 PM, Robert Costa, KB6QXM kb6...@yahoo.com wrote: It is good to see many hams working on this project. As I agree that filtering can eliminate most or all of the images below 1.8 mhz. My only concern is the sensitivity at those frequencies. I am wondering if a up converter would be the best solution. 73, Robert KB6QXM Ham Radio Open Conversation Yahoo group owner/moderator - Reply message - From: Chuck Oapos;Neal cdon...@comcast.net To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] 472-479 KHz receiving and transmitting ERPand antennamodels Date: Thu, Feb 23, 2012 12:12 pm Here is what I've done with excellent results for the 600+ meter band. I have two Clifton Labs filters, one is the BCB reject filter mentioned below and a second custom low pass filter I had made by Clifton La bs with a 3 dB corner at 85 0 KHz. This second filter allows my Flex 5000A to cover the low end of the BCB with no images, down to 500 KHz from about 850 KHZ where the images appear to start up pretty badly. As noted by Jordan, the BCB band reject filter still allows stuff from above the BCB to to get in and produce lots of false signals below 500 KHz. I can hear 160M amateur signals there with the BCB reject filter in. When I run both the 830KHz low pass filter and the BCB reject filter in series, ALL the false signals and images go away. Nothing left but actual signals from 500 KHz down to about 250 KHz where images from below 500 KHz begin to start up. I think another low pass filter at around 275 KHz would allow reception down lower yet. With all these filters, I think a down converter is probably best in the end. Chuck K1KW - Original Message - From: Jordan outposte...@shaw.ca To: Lloyd Berg N9LB lloydb...@charter.net, flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2012 2:42:31 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] 472-479 KHz receiving and transmitting ERP and antennamodels I have a Jack Smith customized and swept NDB/Navtex BCB reject filter with the following attenuation specs within the BCB: 770khz -83.127dB 910khz -84.85dB 960khz -83.467dB I have the sweeps for the curious When inline, the display above 550khz shows next to nothing, but once you tune below 500khz there are still 'false' signals everywhere, although not as strong as without the filter. Like this, I can hear WWVB quite well, but cannot rely on the signals that appear on the display to be real. It takes a further tunable preselector to clear most but not all of the rest of the 'ghosts', and that only works over a 20-30khz bandwidth at a time. Personally, a good upconverter to one of the ham bands that have BPfiltering @ 50ohms impedance at the input would be a better solution. YMMV...73...Jordan VE6ZT - Original Message - From: Lloyd Berg N9LB lloydb...@charter.net To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2012 12:19 PM Subject: [Flexradio] 472-479 KHz receiving and transmitting ERP and antennamodels I have a 500 KHz low pass filter on the way from Clifton Labs. I will test 600-630 meter receive capability with the FLEX-5000 and FLEX-1500. I'll give the group a report once I've had a chance to install it and run some tests. Also, Ralph, W5JGV - WD2XSH/7, has run the numbers on how much power you will need in order to generate 1 watt effective radiated power. ( A 50' vertical, no top loading, will need 102 watts of transmitter output to generate 1W effective radiated power ). Check out the numbers here: http://500kc.com/600_M_Vert_Ant_Chart.htm 73 Lloyd - N9LB ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz
Re: [Flexradio] 1500 bandscope flatline and no audio
This has happened to me twice. All I did was turn off the computer completely and the 1500, wait a minute or so, and then reboot and turn the 1500 on again. Each time, things returned to normal. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On Feb 2, 2012, at 9:14 PM, Eric Watkins shels...@comcast.net wrote: PSDR 2.2.3 or 2.1.5 on a 32 bit windows XP HP laptop. Launch PSDR, it finds the flex-1500 ok, and appears to start ok. When I press the start button, I get a flatlined bandscope and no audio.. Any ideas how to resolve this? I've run repair.bat from the 32bit driver directory without result. Having this happen @ home is bad, having it happen while out roving is catastrophic. Since this seems to occur on a semi-regular basis, I could use a reliable fix. Thanks, kr0ver ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
