Re: [Flexradio] fkex 6500

2014-03-18 Thread K8MLM
There are a number of that hang out on 14.185. Bob K8MLM In a message dated 3/18/2014 5:19:59 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jimhoward1...@gmail.com writes: Where do the people with the new flexs, 6500/6700 hang out. ___ FlexRadio Systems

Re: [Flexradio] For Sale – FlexRadio 5000A

2013-10-12 Thread K8MLM
The FLEX-5000a is sold. Bob K8MLM In a message dated 10/10/2013 8:25:55 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, k8...@aol.com writes: For Sale – FlexRadio 5000A · Pristine as new condition, never around a smoking environment · Works flawlessly, Original Owner · 2nd

Re: [Flexradio] For Sale – FlexRadio 5000A

2013-10-12 Thread K8MLM
Neal, It would have been a shame to have a great radio being unused. Since the FLEX-6700 is here the FLEX-5000A wasn't seeing much action. 73, Bob K8MLM In a message dated 10/12/2013 1:08:40 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, nealk...@gmail.com writes: Congrats!! 73 Neal Campbell

[Flexradio] For Sale – FlexRadio 5000A

2013-10-10 Thread K8MLM
For Sale – FlexRadio 5000A · Pristine as new condition, never around a smoking environment · Works flawlessly, Original Owner · 2nd receiver installed · HFRIO 34C Board factory installed - Up to date with all factory installed ECO's - · IEEE

Re: [Flexradio] Flex 3000 for DX'ing and SDR

2013-09-18 Thread k8mlm
NO. USB will not handle the data rate required nor the data rate handled by a firewire.. Bob K8MLM -Original Message- From: George Shapow gsha...@rochester.rr.com To: radioart radio...@frontiernet.net; 'Mike' mi...@m0aws.co.uk Cc: flexradio flexradio@flex-radio.biz; craigs cra

[Flexradio] FOR SALE FLEX 5000A

2013-08-09 Thread K8MLM
FOR SALE FLEX-5000A with 2nd receiver and original box. Original owner. No functional or cosmetic issues. $2500. Selling because I got my new FLEX-6700 Bob K8MLM Woodbridge, VA ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http

Re: [Flexradio] Update on FlexRadio 6700 on air experience

2013-06-04 Thread K8MLM
Stu, Happy to see I made your blog. You sounded great with your FLEX 6700 and KW. I was running barefoot with my FLEX 5000. It appears you didn't have to work too hard to hear me. Next time I'll put the big AMP on. 73, Bob K8MLM In a message dated 6/4/2013 1:51:31 P.M. Eastern

Re: [Flexradio] Possible image problem in 2.6?

2013-03-17 Thread K8MLM
Tim and Beta Group- I don't see it here. Bob K8MLM In a message dated 3/16/2013 1:26:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, k...@comcast.net writes: Tim and Beta Group- I started noticing this behavior a few days ago and never noticed it before I installed 2.6. On the HF bands, in SSB

Re: [Flexradio] [FlexEdge] Product Decision

2012-12-27 Thread K8MLM
. Bob K8MLM In a message dated 12/27/2012 12:32:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, ke5...@tx.rr.com writes: Robert: I have two baluns from Balun Designs one of which is the 1115DU. Both are very well made, heavy duty items. I have not used or seen the MFJ device, so I have no comment on it. My

Re: [Flexradio] [IC-7000] Using a SDR As Second Receiver With IC7000

2012-11-18 Thread K8MLM
with the IC-7000. Bob K8MLM Lake Ridge, VA In a message dated 11/18/2012 3:31:38 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 3...@comcast.net writes: Rene - WA6MJE Thank you for posting your ideas on the IC-7000 reflector I am sending a copy of this email to the Flex Radio SDR reflector in hopes

Re: [Flexradio] 73 K8JK

2012-06-27 Thread K8MLM
Art, After many FLEX QSOs I'll will miss you. I first worked Art with the SDR-1000 and continued with the FLEX-5000. 73, Bob K8MLM In a message dated 6/27/2012 10:14:41 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, w8...@yahoo.com writes: I received word that Art, K8JK passed away this morning. I

Re: [Flexradio] got it working again...

2011-12-18 Thread K8MLM
Where / how does one shut off Windows search? Thanks, Bob In a message dated 12/17/2011 6:35:16 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, abrohamn...@gmail.com writes: Turning off Windows Search would not be your problem, all it does is make searches a tiny bit slower. Everyone should turn it

Re: [Flexradio] Fan noise

2011-12-08 Thread K8MLM
Tinnitus is actually your ear - brain compo compensation for the quiet. The system wants some sound. How about plain bourbon in place of eggnog? Much simpler. Bob In a message dated 12/8/2011 1:31:44 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, omni...@gmail.com writes: As you know, tinnitus

Re: [Flexradio] 6th Year as Flex'er

2011-11-28 Thread K8MLM
My FBOD was 24 MAY 2005. It was a birthday present from my XYL. Bob K8MLM In a message dated 11/28/2011 3:14:05 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, t...@flex-radio.com writes: My FBOD (Flex Born on Date) is 10/20/2005. I forgot to order myself some cake. :-) -Tim --- Tim Ellison, W4TME

Re: [Flexradio] Band/ freq changes after shutoff

2011-10-14 Thread K8MLM
I hope you are shutting down your PowerSDR software first. If you don't it will revert to the last settings you had when you exited the Setup menu. Bob K8MLM In a message dated 10/14/2011 6:41:50 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, rpmar...@comcast.net writes: My 5000A has done that since

Re: [Flexradio] version 2.2.2 interference

2011-09-06 Thread K8MLM
I've noticed the same thing, although I haven't moved back a version. Appears as though the radio has lost selectivity and dynamic range. My Radio - Flex 5000A Bob K8MLM In a message dated 9/6/2011 6:42:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, fran...@comcast.net writes: I have noticed

Re: [Flexradio] Plasma TV RF noise

2011-01-05 Thread K8MLM
The simple resolution for plasma TV RF noise is dynamite! Although I think TNT might work better. In a message dated 1/5/2011 1:12:49 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, garyw...@gmail.com writes: Anyone got any good ideas about how to stop RF noise from coming from a plasma TV- seems worst

Re: [Flexradio] question about running Flex 3000 on emergency power

2010-05-19 Thread K8MLM
I concur with Tim's comment. I run my Flex 5K on battery back-up but use a DC - DC N8XJK Battery Boost Regulator to bring my DC voltage up to 13.8 volts, Bob K8MLM In a message dated 5/19/2010 6:34:42 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, telli...@itsco.com writes: You will not get full power

Re: [Flexradio] [FlexEdge] FlexRadio Supporting N5P Special Events Station

2009-12-05 Thread K8MLM
The station is on the air at 14.256 Bob In a message dated 12/3/2009 11:35:35 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, g...@flex-radio.com writes: FlexRadio Crowd: FlexRadio is helping out this weekend with a very special event in Central Texas: The National Museum of the Pacific War is having

[Flexradio] SPECIAL EVENT STATION N5P

2009-12-05 Thread K8MLM
N5P is on 14.256 ___ 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.flex-radio.com/

Re: [Flexradio] Odd RFI Problem

2009-12-05 Thread K8MLM
Scott, Recommend tie all your grounds (house ground, shack and RF ground, if your conduit is metal, tie it to the same ground) together. Having you rig and house on separate is not a good thing. Bob K8MLM In a message dated 12/5/2009 1:55:54 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, ac

Re: [Flexradio] Battery

2009-08-07 Thread k8mlm
by monitoring/controlling the battery charge rate and only charge the batteries when I'm operating the radio.? However, there are various battery charge controllers designed for gel cells or any other?kind of battery to prevent over charging. Bob K8MLM -Original Message- From: Michael

Re: [Flexradio] 40 Meter Net

2009-07-30 Thread k8mlm
Concur daily roundtable net.? A week is too long to wait to get together. Bob K8MLM -Original Message- From: Robert Redmon k5sm@gmail.com Cc: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Wed, Jul 29, 2009 6:12 pm Subject: Re: [Flexradio] 40 Meter Net I have to agree

Re: [Flexradio] OT: WX Intruder on 14.000mhz?

2009-07-05 Thread K8MLM
I copy it here in Northern VA running about S-9. It's distorted... must be a mistuned transmitter. Bob K8MLM In a message dated 7/5/2009 5:43:52 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, vtnn...@comcast.net writes: Right now (21:42 GMT) I am tuned to 14.000 USB and there is a marine WX forecast

Re: [Flexradio] Is it worth the trouble??

2009-06-02 Thread K8MLM
I sure would but it again. Flexer since 2005 Bob In a message dated 6/2/2009 4:25:45 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, wa5...@hotmail.com writes: This year at Dayton I was able to see the Flex radios. When I got home I signed up and have been reading the reflector emails to decide if I

Re: [Flexradio] Gauging some interest in an audio workshop

2009-05-20 Thread K8MLM
Tim, I guess I qualify as an OT. 40M and 20M are OK with me. Ready to record and play back. Bob In a message dated 5/20/2009 11:49:54 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, t...@flex-radio.com writes: With a plethora of FLEX-3000s shipping daily from Austin and more and more new Flexers

Re: [Flexradio] SUNAIR / FLEX ?

2008-10-12 Thread K8MLM
It's a Flex-Radio in SunAir clothing. In a message dated 10/12/2008 10:17:03 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Nice screen. Allmost no knops to touch, ;-) Seems to have hacked a bit in PWRSDR ??. Lots of ??? 73s peter pa0pvn groeten Peter website

[Flexradio] FLEX-RADIO QSO PARTY K5SDR on 14.273

2008-09-27 Thread K8MLM
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Re: [Flexradio] tx meter quit working

2008-07-29 Thread K8MLM
Bob, Same thing happened to mine. Eric can fix. Recommend send Eric the serial number of your radio. 73 Bob In a message dated 7/29/2008 7:19:59 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This evening when I turned on the Flex 5k, I noticed that when I transmit, the

Re: [Flexradio] Flex 5000

2008-01-28 Thread K8MLM
Same problem here and same solution. Toggling MOX fixes it. Bob K8MLM In a message dated 1/28/2008 4:16:55 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've never done that - when I'm operating I've found that simply toggling MOX fixes it. - Jeff --- Tim Ellison [EMAIL

Re: [Flexradio] Eham SDR Discussion

2007-10-14 Thread K8MLM
In spite of the fact that I have a Flex-Radio and tune it with a mouse, I still have more than enough knobs to keep me happy. The amplifiers and antenna tuners still require some traditional knob twisting. Bob K8MLM Happy Flex-Radio operator In a message dated 10/13/2007 8:53:15 P.M

Re: [Flexradio] Spurs on 20m

2007-09-01 Thread K8MLM
Yes. I see spurs from 14.291.5 to 14.297. Using a SDR-1000 with Delta 44. Bob K8MLM In a message dated 9/1/2007 10:12:29 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I just ran across a strange artifact that is present in both v1.10.1 in SVN 1503. I was on 20m USB

Re: [Flexradio] Continuing transmit strangeness in new setup

2007-03-30 Thread k8mlm
Paul, If it's not the white wire Jeff described, it's the diodes (for forward reflected) in the SWR bridge. Same thing happened to mine. The SWR bridge diodes were replaced and everything worked fine. Bob K8MLM -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [Flexradio] SWR MALFUNCTION

2006-11-05 Thread K8MLM
and reflected reading on the console -- 568 watts... My reflected power reading is much higher than forward power... on the console, reflected power reads 5-6 times higher than forward power... obviously not correct. Any other recommendations on what to look for? Bob K8MLM In a message

[Flexradio] SWR MALFUNCTION

2006-11-04 Thread K8MLM
. System ran correct before the fault, receives fine and same SWR problem exists after re-booting the computer and reloading the software. Bob K8MLM -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20061104/54b22e43

Re: [Flexradio] Is Anyone Using the SDR1000 as Primary Radio

2006-09-22 Thread k8mlm
YES. My FT-1000D is gathering dust. Bob K8MLM -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 11:32 PM Subject: [Flexradio] Is Anyone Using the SDR1000 as Primary Radio Yes, its the A station here at this QTH. In the spirit of full

Re: [Flexradio] Image Null Calibration.

2006-09-14 Thread K8MLM
I simply used my back-up station transceiver (FT-1000) into the dummy load with the drive cut all the way back. I also disconnected the antenna from the SDR 1000. It provided a nice strong stable signal for calibration. Bob K8MLM In a message dated 9/14/2006 6:00:50 P.M. Eastern

Re: [Flexradio] SDR1000 WPI (Water Pipe Interference) Problem

2006-09-11 Thread K8MLM
Years ago I had a similar problem on 75 M AM phone. My neighbors could hear me in their bath tub. Bob In a message dated 9/11/2006 12:36:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Gerry, it appears that your pipes may be resonate on 75 M. try grounding them at different

Re: [Flexradio] Bug or feature??

2006-08-04 Thread K8MLM
I think it's a great feature. When I'm in a QSO, hitting the space bar is my posh-to-talk button. And if I want to tune an antenna, it's great to set up the space bar to key it to tune. Bob K8MLM FLEX user for the past year + In a message dated 8/4/2006 4:05:13 P.M. Eastern Daylight

Re: [Flexradio] Best speakers for SDR1K

2006-04-26 Thread K8MLM
. Bob K8MLM In a message dated 4/26/2006 4:36:20 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi gang. Just tried to run the SDR with some power (1KW or so) and got lots of feedback through the PC speakers. I then tried it with headphones.not as bad but still there. So

Re: [Flexradio] SDR1000 fan

2006-03-14 Thread K8MLM
in the rack makes it easier to keeps RF under control and keeps the wires neat where I can get at them and besides, the SDR black box serves no function at the operating position... power is turned on and off at the power supply. 73, Bob K8MLM In a message dated 3/14/2006 8:24:07 P.M

Re: [Flexradio] Sound card and related queries

2006-03-01 Thread K8MLM
Welcome aboard. I'm in the Washington DC area, have had the SDR-1000 since MAY 05 and think it's the best. Let me know if you need some up close and personal help. Bob K8MLM Woodbridge, VA In a message dated 3/1/2006 11:04:20 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes

Re: [Flexradio] LOW POWER OUTPUT

2006-02-12 Thread K8MLM
for 40 M was in the normal range at 48.9. Suspect a bad connection which may require some re-soldering. I'll keep an eye on it. Bob K8MLM In a message dated 2/11/2006 1:39:09 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, K8MLM writes: I had a strange one this morning... While operating this morning

[Flexradio] LOW POWER OUTPUT

2006-02-11 Thread K8MLM
calibration with the exception of the PA Calibration numbers. I haven't opened the SDR black box yet to look for toasted parts on the PA filter board yet. Any ideas? Bob K8MLM

Re: [Flexradio] intermittant power glitch

2006-02-09 Thread K8MLM
Yes. I have seen this problem. Mine has been corrected by hitting the push-to-talk several times. Bob K8MLM In a message dated 2/8/2006 3:46:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Anyone else having this problem with Preview 12? Subject: intermittent power glitch

Re: [Flexradio] X2 delay settings and CW

2005-12-29 Thread K8MLM
Greg, I'm using 80ms, but that's for SSB to keep from hot switching the AMP. Bob K8MLM In a message dated 12/29/2005 1:51:21 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Wondering what setting folks are using for the amp interface?Seems like when running CW anything over 20ms

Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR Beta v1.4.5 Preview 9 is Released

2005-12-24 Thread K8MLM
Preview 9 loaded and runs OK so far. Gateway 3.3 GHz, D44. Thanks for a great year. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all you Flexers out there. Bob K8MLM In a message dated 12/22/2005 5:53:08 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Please see the following link

[Flexradio] Receiver Sensitivity

2005-09-25 Thread K8MLM
oot, I've changed the entire antenna input (changes coax and switches / exchanged connections with the FT-1000D) line-up to the SDR with no change. My guess is the receiver front end (Preamp) is out. Using PowerSDRV1.4.5, Computer - Gateway 3.2 GHz with Delta-44 Thanks, Bob K8MLM

Re: [Flexradio] Receiver Sensitivity

2005-09-25 Thread K8MLM
John, I Tried different versions of PowerSDR... no difference in receiver sensitivity. SDR runs several S-units behind the FT-1000D. Now that I think back several weeks ago, when turning on the SDR, if the Preamp was in the "High" position, I had to first turn it to the "Mid" or lower

Re: [Flexradio] sdr and rf

2005-08-15 Thread K8MLM
short and watch out for resonant lengths on the audio lines. Good luck. 73, Bob K8MLM In a message dated 8/14/2005 11:20:45 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Fellow sdrmen,Several of us are struggling with what seems to be a common problem. All using the 100w sdr