I have my Flex5000A sitting on TOP of my linear which is capable of running 2400watts DC on 5 bands. I have never had any RFI problems with the Flex when I "accidentally" drive it to this level. The only torriods I have on the radio are what came with it.
Everybody's mileage may vary, but RFI is the least of my worries with the Flex. My pc is within 6 inches of the amp. My other dust collecting radio is a IC756Pro3 and I never had any RFI trouble with it either. My worry with the Icom is selling it if I keep it much longer. :-) Mel, K0PFX ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 8:48 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] 5K HF Lockup >I have been reading this reflector on the 5000a since I ordered one back in > late September. Based on what I have been reading about these various > lock-up problems probably due to RFI, I am seriously considering > cancelling > my order. Since I plan on using this rig for a few major phone contests a > year, these sort of reliability problems are of major concern to me. > Especially if is based on RFI, which means that it can't be fixed with new > firmware. I don't care to spend days trying to play with different > grounding techniques and wrapping leads through many torriods to get it to > work reliably, when my present IC756Pro had no issues with RFI running the > full legal limit on any band. > > It seems that RFI susceptibility is the Achilles heel of this radio. > > I will continue to read the reflector for the next couple of week or 2, > then > make a decision whether to cancel my order. But it's not looking too > promising to me at this time. > > Sorry for the negative post, but I am sure that there are others who are > waiting for their 5000a's and have the same concerns. > > Thanks for your attention, > > Gary - W9BS > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of R.Haighton > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 5:11 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Flexradio] 5K HF Lockup > > I find the 5KA to be an excellent device on 80, 40,M but am having > troubles > on higher frequencies with HF Lockup after transmitting. > > It seems that the transmitter stays on and the only way to switch off is > by > removing power from the 5000A then re-booting Power SDR > > I have tried extra chokes on all the leads ands using a direct connection > to > a Dummy load as well as various grounding systems - all to no avail. > > Has anyone else met this problem and if so what is the solution?. > > > > 73 > > Robin Haighton VE3FRH > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20 > 071127/1c35bb0c/attachment.html > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio mailing list > [email protected] > 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/ > > > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio mailing list > [email protected] > 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/ > _______________________________________________ FlexRadio mailing list [email protected] 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/
