Re: [Flexradio] Maestro to monitor

2016-10-15 Thread Dr. Howard S. White
I have had a lot of success in public demonstrations using my iPad Pro running SmartSDR for iOS AND connecting the output of the iPad to a digital projector. ' Easy to see on a huge screen. __ Howard S. White Ph.D. P. Eng., KY6LA Websi

Re: [Flexradio] Expert 2K Amp

2015-09-23 Thread Dr. Howard S. White
Great Amp. 2300W key down. Idiot proofed. Fully automatic API IS WEAK but Steve K5FR is currently working on a DDUTIL!interface to fix the API __ Howard S. White Ph.D. P. Eng., VE3GFW/K6 ex-AE6SM KY6LA Website: www.ky6la.com "No Good D

Re: [Flexradio] 6300 Remoting that really works?

2014-05-13 Thread Dr. Howard S. White
I have been remoting my Flex Radios (5000, 6700) for years via my iPad Now I have a 6700 which I have controlled from 17 different countries so far... The 6700 series is very easy to remote power on and off over the Internet. https://community.flexradio.com/flexradio/topics/succesful_6000_power_o

Re: [Flexradio] Radiosport headset for Flex radios

2014-03-28 Thread Dr. Howard S. White
on.com] Sent: Friday, March 28, 2014 6:53 PM To: Dr. Howard S. White; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Radiosport headset for Flex radios Unless the mic in the boom is an electret style mic that requires a bias voltage. To the best of my knowledge, the 3000, or any of the other

Re: [Flexradio] Radiosport headset for Flex radios

2014-03-28 Thread Dr. Howard S. White
exradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Dr. Howard S. White Sent: March-28-14 11:36 AM To: john molenda; John Kramer; FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Radiosport headset for Flex radios I have the Radiosport Headsets... and also several other brands of headsets including a c

Re: [Flexradio] Radiosport headset for Flex radios

2014-03-28 Thread Dr. Howard S. White
I have the Radiosport Headsets... and also several other brands of headsets including a couple of Heil's which are LOW quality junk I use them on an IC-756 Pro3, a Flex 5000A and a Flex 6700 I definitely prefer the Radiosports over ALL other headsets.. they are very comfortable especially during

[Flexradio] Visalia DX Conference - Youtube Video - Flex 6700 in Action

2013-04-21 Thread Dr. Howard S. White
I have posted a video of the Visalia DX Convention with the First Public Demonstration of the Flex 6700 http://youtu.be/vLXjL6hoIYg Not too much about the Convention but mostly the radio in operation... The Flex 6700 radio was definitely working but clearly it was a beta test unit. I did manag

[Flexradio] Skype and VOX

2011-08-05 Thread Dr. Howard S. White
I really wish someone could make Skype trigger the VOX ... The delay to manually hit PTT is unacceptable... __ Howard S. White Ph.D. P. Eng., VE3GFW/K6 ex-AE6SM KY6LA Website: www.ky6la.com "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished" "Ham Antennas Save

Re: [Flexradio] Skype

2011-08-04 Thread Dr. Howard S. White
Has anyone ever figured out how to use VOX with Skype on the Ipad. I am using Logmein and Skype I find the manual PTT latency to be very long __ Howard S. White Ph.D. P. Eng., VE3GFW/K6 ex-AE6SM KY6LA Website: www.ky6la.com "No Good Deed

[Flexradio] Using the VOX on Skype?

2011-05-17 Thread Dr. Howard S. White
Yesterday I finally made some QSO's remotely on my Flex 5000 via my iPad. I had installed on my iPad, 1. LogMeIn Ignition to control my Flex Computer and 2. Skype to send and receive Audio On the Flex Computer, I installed 1. LogMeIn, - to control the computer screen remotel

Re: [Flexradio] Plasma TV RF Noise

2011-01-06 Thread Dr. Howard S. White
I have two Panasonic Plasma TV's The older 50" one (2004) is noisy as heck... great picture but wipes out the bands when in use. The newer 58" one (2008) is quiet.. no noise whatsoever.. I also have a LCD in the Shack - no noise My solution was to mount the 58" in the bedroom where my wife likes

Re: [Flexradio] Comparing Flex to K3 for contesting - It's not the features it's the Interface

2010-11-14 Thread Dr. Howard S. White
Katrina, 2003 & 2007 San Diego Fires, 911" From: br...@lloyd.com [mailto:br...@lloyd.com] On Behalf Of Brian Lloyd Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 6:52 PM To: Dr. Howard S. White Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Comparing Flex to K3 for contesting - It's not the

[Flexradio] Comparing Flex to K3 for contesting - It's not the features it's the Interface

2010-11-14 Thread Dr. Howard S. White
"Interesting post. What it boils down to is user-interface and ergonomics, not features." This was my point exactly When comparing the Flex to the older IC-7800 and FT-950 Paradigms... There really needs to be a contest skin/interface for the Flex It needs to integrate contest logging int

[Flexradio] Comparing Flex to IC-7800 and FT950 RE: Fwd: NX6T JIDX SSB Contest 2010

2010-11-14 Thread Dr. Howard S. White
Had the opportunity to work both a Yaesu FT-950 and an IC-7800 from the contest station NX6T today during the JIDX Contest... NX6T is located on a 1100' mountain top near Bonsall California with multiple antennas including a 3Element SteppIR and a 2 Element 40 M Beam on a separate 70' Tower tra

Re: [Flexradio] VFO Knob

2010-10-29 Thread Dr. Howard S. White
I bought a PowerMate VFO knob with my 5000A especially for my friends who like to play with their knobs. I tried to use it in contests but a knob was basically almost useless compared to the mouse which is ideal for search and pounce tuning. To make matters worse, in contests it is very wise to

[Flexradio] FW: CW ID'er for SSB?

2010-10-22 Thread Dr. Howard S. White
Good Deed Goes Unpunished" "Ham Antennas Save Lives - Katrina, 2003 & 2007 San Diego Fires, 911" -Original Message- From: johne tds.net [mailto:jo...@tds.net] Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 3:27 PM To: Dr. Howard S. White Subject: Re: [Flexradio]

[Flexradio] CW ID'er for SSB?

2010-10-22 Thread Dr. Howard S. White
If you have ever listened to the long winded pontifications of 80M, 40M and 20M, you know some hams can talk for a very long time during a round table. They usually have CW ID'ers that automatically ID every 10 minutes to keep them legal. It would be very convenient to be able to automatically s

Re: [Flexradio] Dumb question about com0com

2009-10-27 Thread Dr. Howard S. White
Having experimented with both Com0Com and VSP_Manager, I find that VSP is much easier to use, loads new ports significantly faster and seems more reliable. The fact that it contains signed drivers is a real benefit. __ Howard S. White Ph.D

Re: [Flexradio] What external antenna tuners are folks using with Flexradio?

2009-09-15 Thread Dr. Howard S. White
Buy a Steppir antenna. Perfect match everywhere. No ATU or tuner needed KY6LA --Original Message-- From: Mark Lunday Sender: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz To: flexra...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Flexradio] What external antenna tuners are folks using with F

Re: [Flexradio] Windows 7...worth the trouble?

2009-08-02 Thread Dr. Howard S. White
On our commercial installations we beta tested Vista for almost a year before deciding that there was no economic benefit and significant performance degradation to upgrade to Vista. Like most businesses we stayed with XP Pro and even now pay a $120 premium to Dell to remove Vista and deliver

Re: [Flexradio] OT

2009-06-23 Thread Dr. Howard S. White
I built my first computer in1958 from an article in Popular Electronics. It was a total of 4 bits. Used 17 tubes. Hooked it to a home brew Xmter and sent counts from 0 to 15 on 40M to a second one I built to receive them. You guys make me feel ancient and I really am not that old! BTW had