On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 3:41 PM, Harold Rosee wrote:
> So now that It working everywhere I can enjoy the radio. I just wish the
> boys at Flex would spend an extra $10-15 dollars and put a better cable with
> the radio. The one I used is a good choice. It might save them some returns
> and
Those little blue dot labels (office supply) do a good job of knocking down
the light from the front, but there is still an opportunity to be blinded
from the side, especially in a dimly lit shack.
At 10:31 AM 6/21/2009 -0400, you wrote:
It was a part procurement issue. A while back the blue
I'm looking for a recommendation on a 6 meter preamp for the Flex 3K for
meteor scatter work - will the suggestions in this thread work for the
3K/scatter too or is that a different animal?
On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 4:28 PM, Tim Ellison wrote:
> And I'll add the Down East Microwave (DEMI) 6MLNA to
The PR-781 sounds excellent on the 5K, it'll be interesting to see how
it does on the 3K.
Thread hijack:
Tim: VOX is a bit painful (on the 5K at least) with lower-output mics
(like the PR-781) connected to the rear panel balanced input. Any
particular tips?
And another by-the-way:
For experi
Subject line rebranding done and extraneous messages removed.
Although Julius' stuff is the BOMB (an excellent piece of audio gear), and I do
have the EQplus, I no longer use it on my FLEX-5000 or FLEX-3000. I just use
the internal 10-band EQ and feed the microphone straight in. I was using th
This thread may be morphing so feel free to rebrand the subject :) Tim -
makes sense - will try the external receiver to monitor - I noticed you use
a W2IHQ EQ - is this what you're talking about or the use of the PowerSDR
EQ?
On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 8:07 PM, Tim Ellison wrote:
> Larry, if you
Larry, if you get a chance to listen with another receiver to your transmitted
audio, that will help. The Monitor is not limited to 3K like most receivers
(that are not FLEX SDRs) so your voice will sound a little different over the
air and may need some additional EQing to get it sounding good
I recently wired a Heil PR-781 to my Flex 3K and it sounds very full-
bodied through the monitor - will give a full report after Field Day
is over as the 3000 will be the center of attention during the event.
In fact the 3000 is generating a lot of interest by local hams who
want to come ove
Ernie.
I haven't played with the radio for over two weeks. (I know, it's a real
problem, but)...
Just downloaded the newest release of 1.18.1 with no trouble. Seems to work
great. I listen to a lot of shortwave radio in the AM mode and found the
reception to be kind of noisy. So I remembered
Could we please get support for the 3dConnexion Space Navigator
reinstated. W2RF's version of PowerSDR does not work with the latest
version of the driver (or is it the firmware?), and no support for this
device is included in the "official" version -- why not? Nobody has to
use it if s/he does
Hi Harold,
Good to see that you got the RFI tamed. Tim (W4TME) has mentioned in
the past, about cables from www.granitedigital.com.
I don't have any association with them, but I will attest to their
quality (...expensive -- but you get what you pay for). Maybe
Flex might consider using them
And I'll add the Down East Microwave (DEMI) 6MLNA to the list. BNC connectors
and runs off of 13. VDC Good gain and a low NF.
-Tim
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Sent: Saturday, June 20,
Bob, I can make a standard audio recording of it for you with 1.18.1 and
then with again with the same staion with 1.62.2 and convert it to mp3 from
wav, send it to you and you can hear the issue. It's not an IQ but it will
clearly demonstrate the problem I am hearing.
Please advise,
Frank
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Excellent. I am glad you got the RFI suppressed in the
computer/FLEX-3000 radio system.
For 99% of the installations, the Firewire cable included with the
FLEX-3000 is more than sufficient. It is in cases like yours where you
have high RFI levels that other steps need to be taken.
You stil
I still have one 6 m preamp left for the Flex5000a. $75 + shipping ($7) gets
it. Mankes the Flex come alive.
Pete WA2ODO
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First I want to thank everyone for all their suggestions. The 3000 was pack up
and ready to head back to Austin at least 6 times the last 2 days. I lost
count.
I finally went to Fry's and bought a new firewire cable. It is a 6 foot Belkin
double shielded 1394, model F3N400-06-ICE.
He
Ignacio, all:
Your observations are consistent with mine. My point of reference is a
new Pwr SDR 1.18.0 with a F5Ka, compared to Hammarlund and
Hallicrafters non-coherent AM detection (Hammarund wins, by the way).
The F5Ka coherent AM detection is quite impressive in terms of its
resistan
When the rig is on, press the power button so that it is fully
depressed. Wedge a wooden toothpick (or two) into the front panel
chassis power switch hole between the side of the hole and the plastic
power button to wedge the power button in the fully depressed position.
Now when you 13.8 VDC
I think you had better define what you mean by Remote Control
One can already remote control the band switching of the PW-1 using
DDUTIL
So I suspect that you mean remote controlling the following:
1. Turn Power ON/OFF
2. Engage the Tuner Button (Cause the Tuner to tun
Has anyone figured out or is any one working on a way to remote control the
ICOM PW-1 amp. I would love to be able to contol it remotely.
N4zvn>Ed
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The orientation of the Flex 5K in the shack is as important as the sense
of humor and the ability to cure RF "Influx" hi. In my case, I have the Flex
5k with the blue "eyeball" facing forward next to the quad core with the other
blue "eyeball" on the left. The result is a 20-20 vision ca
The KC article, Interfacing a PTC-IIpro Pactor Modem to a FlexWire
Enabled SDR (http://kc.flex-radio.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50422.aspx)
has been published.
-Tim
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Harold,
I think you're on the right track. It's probably something going on
with the Firewire link. That's a high-speed digital link so it's pretty
sensitive to disruptions. If the software/hardware drivers, on either
end of the wire, aren't sophisticated enough to recover gracefully from
a pro
I responded some time ago to this subject, saying that I didn't see any
problem with my S-1000; since the topic continues open I though it
twice and made some test before giving more opinions.
Listening carefully to strong (and not so strong) AM voice
transmissions, I must agree that the situ
Harold
You have not mentioned your power supply for the Flex.
Linear or Switcher?
What brand?
On same AC circuit as the Linear? I'd try to get it on a separate AC feed if
possible.
You can monitor the internals of the Flex 3000 by doing a Shift Control I.
Tells you internal temp and DC vo
On Jun 21, 2009, at 8:42 AM, Bill Gipps wrote:
* Transmit time out - if I lose the link when I am transmitting, it
will continue transmitting - I don't see anywhere that I can specify a
transmit time out? Did I miss it? If it isn't there, are there any
intentions to add it? If no, what
I started fresh today and decided to just hook the flex up to the Bencher
Skyhawk that I have never had a bit of a problem with. The skyhawk has no
traps and is flat across 10/15/20.
I tried it on those 3 bands with 100 watts and it worked fine. I played for a
while and then decided to ho
Years ago I was plagued with a poor shack layout that forced long
ground runs etc. I found the effective cure for stray RF problems to
be the old, old artificial ground trick. Basically, tuned radials in
the shack for each band of interest. If it can't be fixed "right", the
symptoms can sti
On Jun 21, 2009, at 5:08 AM, Harold Rosee wrote:
My shack is long with the radios at one end and the computer cpu's
at the far end. Monitor and keyboads in the middle.
Lots of wire spread out over a long distance makes for a lot of common-
mode RF pick-up. I can imagine some of that getting
Re: distinguishing SVNs for Alpha code software from released versions:
Change the background color for SVNs to red or green or yellow or something
intense, and keep the boring beige for the fully released versions.
OR a large banner in a bold color at the top of the Alpha console screens
wit
On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 8:04 AM, Gary Strong
wrote:
I went through the driver control panel and set buffer size to 512 and
sampling rate to 48K. Also, set mode to "Normal". This done, I was
able to raise one PMBO, but couldn't hold the connection. The receive
signal was quite weak, and the
Bill Gipps wrote:
> * The power on button - momentary push on - how are others
> remotely turning their machines on and off? I really want the
> ability to power it down and then back up.
This is, I think, the biggest hassle for remote operation as it is the
only problem that is ultimately u
Whoops - the "upward shifts" I was referring to are noise floor shifts
in the pan display.
Bob
On Jun 21, 2009, at 8:39 AM, Bob McGwier wrote:
But this is not a fix, it is a bandaid. I need an IQ recording of
the problem happening. I am unhappy that Frank is having to set the
AGC thresh
Hi Bill, I am not sure about your setup, but perhaps a Web
(Internet Remote) accessible power switch would solve some of your
problems? They are readily available on eBay for $75
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270400080007
>
GL de Ken N9VV
Bill Gipps wrote:
I'm a new owner
I'm a new owner of a 5000A and a SPE Expert 1K amplifier. I'm going through
the learning curve - but having a blast as I do!
I'm currently just remoting from the Shack to wherever I am in the house /
yard. I've also accessed it from my car, using my laptop and aircard. I've
got it working, but
We completely agree.
Frank Mayer wrote:
It's not really a "fix". It requires constant adjustment of the AGC-T
and/or Preamp level to avoid the limiting effect on AM depending on
the strength of the signal.
- Original Message - From: "Tim Ellison"
To: "Frank Mayer" ;
Sent: Saturday
But this is not a fix, it is a bandaid. I need an IQ recording of the
problem happening. I am unhappy that Frank is having to set the AGC
threshold to a pretty ridiculous level. What this says to me is that
there is something wrong with attack and it needs to be investigated.
I am very pro
I've made multiple recordings and I had Eric make recordings of a 60
over S9 AM station. I am unable to duplicate what you are seeing.
What I need for diagnosis of the issue is an IQ recording so I can see
the problem in action. This will be a large file that probably won't
fit through emai
Flex should carry these as a accessory, with a little stand to put it in
front of the light...
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.16807
N4BFD
On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 10:31 AM, Tim (W4TME) wrote:
> It was a part procurement issue. A while back the blue LEDs started having
> very long
I went through the driver control panel and set buffer size to 512 and
sampling rate to 48K. Also, set mode to "Normal". This done, I was
able to raise one PMBO, but couldn't hold the connection. The receive
signal was quite weak, and the PMBO eventually dropped me. Probably I
should try anothe
It was a part procurement issue. A while back the blue LEDs started
having very long lead times and missing one part delays the entire radio
production and delivery. so the "Ruby" version of the FLEX-5000 was
born. The early blue ones became known as the "Sapphire" version.
For both version
Thanks to all who responded, I've purchased one.
73
Tim
NZ8J
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[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of NZ8J
Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 8:38 PM
To: flexra...@flex-radio. Biz
Subject: [Flexradio] Would like to try a Gr
Harold,
You've been given all kinds of good advice here so I won't add anything
technical. I've been at the same level of frustration that you are
suffering, so let me add some sympathy to the message mix.
When I got my first Flex radio three years ago I had a lot of trouble
getting it to work (no
Interesting. My 5KA is about 4 weeks old. The power switch light is
RED. I was expecting blue. Now, ordinarily, a red indicator would not
bother me. But, this switch light is so bright it is rather irritating
insofar as it is bright enough to be distracting. I wonder if this
was a systemat
6m is all I operate right now and that's what I use. You can install
additional components (pad - included) to decrease the overall gain ... it
works perfect with the Flex. 73 de Kevin VE3KH
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Also consider Down East Microwave, they sell stuff for 50Mhz-10Ghz..
they list a decent 6 meter unit (GaAs FET pre amp., 18dBG, <0.7DBNF,)
for $65. If u want they will sell it as a kit for $35.. its not hard to
put together .. about a dozen of the larger sized surface mount components..
ht
Roger,
What antenna are you using.
Let me tell you a little more about my current setup. I have 2 HF stations set
up now. One is a 756 proII hooked up to a Bencher Skyhawk through a drake
MN2700 tuner and an AL-80B
The other is a ICOM 706mkIIg hooked up to a Alpha Delta DX plus inv
Hello all,
I have a very nice late model, 8 pin mike connector, SDR-1000 I would like
to sell. Its in like new condition and includes the FA-66 sound module with
all audio cables including the parallel and firewire cables. Nothing else
to buy and you will be on the air with the new SDR techn
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