Dumb question -- did you check your powers supply ? I had similar behavior with my 5000 .. turned out to be the PS .
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard Clafton Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 7:47 PM To: 'Tim (W4TME)' Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [FlexEdge] Failed Flex-3000 tonight Afraid not. I thought the same, so did all the same tests done with bypass, with same results. Bypassed into Dummy load, raise drive from 10 to 100, meter shows 10 watts rising to 50'ish and then drops to around 5 watts. Current draw on the PSU reflects the same drop. -----Original Message----- From: Tim (W4TME) [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 8:41 PM To: Richard Clafton Cc: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [FlexEdge] Failed Flex-3000 tonight So your issues are only when you are using the atu? -Tim -------- Sent from my iPhone On May 19, 2010, at 9:14 PM, "Richard Clafton" <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, > > I was using the latest FW 2.0.1.2 since about an hour after it was > release, with PB 3706 and the latest Flex Driver and updated Win > 7 x64 DLL. All was working great for the past 24 hours (apart from > two incidents of NO RF with the latest firmware last night). > > Anyway, today I have the Flex on in the background while I work and > I have been jumping from 20m to 40m most of the day - even had a > few QSO's on 75m this morning with some local guys. This evening > I switch bands to 10m and hit the ATU, 1:1 - as usual on 28.420. > I then make my call with the drive at 100 and I notice I am only > getting 4-5 watts and the PowerSDR is reporting HIGH SWR. > Strange. I hit ATU again and I get 1:1 OK. I click TUNE which > is set for 10watts and I am seeing 10watts out on the external > meter. I increase drive to 50watts and the power increases to > 50watts on the meter for about a second or two and then it drops to 5 > watts and bounces - again HIGH SWR is reported. > > I switch the antennas over to the FT-2000 and tune 1:1 perfect, > increase drive and get 100 watts out no problem. Just to make sure > I plug the antenna in the analyzer and no issues. Plugged the Flex > into the dummy load - same issue. ATU OK 1:1 - tune and > increase drive - starts at 50 and drops like a lead balloon to 5 > watts. > > I have done complete resets, reverted to 1.2.5.6 and 1.18.6 PSDR and > production versions of Flex Driver - same each time. > > Anyway, I have emailed support to get an RMA. > > Thought I would share anyway. Just wiping the dust of the FT2000, a > short retirement that was. > > ------------------------------- > Richard A Clafton, W5\G7EIX > 'the brITish guy' - [email protected] > RIROC - Hosting - Development - Technology - www.riroc.com > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Flexedge mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz > This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It > is used for posting topics related to SDR software development and > experimentalist who are using alpha and beta versions of the software. _______________________________________________ Flexedge mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is used for posting topics related to SDR software development and experimentalist who are using alpha and beta versions of the software. _______________________________________________ Flexedge mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is used for posting topics related to SDR software development and experimentalist who are using alpha and beta versions of the software.
