I built the Jabra and Parrott combination listed below and I can report that
it works fine with the Flex radio. I just personally don't use VOX very
much. Feel free to email me off list if you have questions.
73,
Mack de WB4MAK
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From: "Bret Mi
I was trying to get PowerSDR 1.18.0 to go with MixW on my Flex 3000 but I could
not get the PTT to go. Fortunately PowerSDR 1.18.1 was released yesterday and
with it the PTT problem is solved and MixW is now working fine. Thanks
Sig, NV7E + ZS6SIG
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That would really be misleading to potential customers. Ddutil, VAC usage
as "experimental"? When I bought the Flex I was really surprised to find all
of the contortions necessary to make it perform the digital modes.
73,
Marty
In a message dated 6/19/2009 9:48:29 P.M. Central Daylight Ti
Contortions! All in all, I found it quite easy. I guess it's in the eye of
the beholder and or sophistication levels.
73,
Kirk
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I just received my FLEX 3000 yesterday. It hooked up pretty easy and receives
well.
My problem is with the transmit. As soon as I turn the power up past 60 watts
RF is
getting into something and the software locks up. The transmitter does stop
transmitting
but I finally get a host error
I had the same problem on 3885 with my amp when it exceeded 150 watts.
The problem went away. The computer is sensitive. I found if you change wire
layout it can help
--- On Sat, 6/20/09, Harold Rosee wrote:
> From: Harold Rosee
> Subject: [Flexradio] New Flex 3000 - RF Issues
> To: flexradio
Sure sounds like rf into the computer to me.
First suspicion would be the kvm. You could try adding a ground wire
from the kvm case to your station ground or
temporarily taking the kvm out of the loop and see what happens. Or try
adding a ground wire from the computer case to your station ground
Harold,
Here are a few things for you to try.
First find out where the RFI is coming from. Does it lockup with a dummy load
attached? If not, you have common mode currents on the shield of the coax
coming from the antenna and it is best to eliminate them before they get into
the shack. It i
Marty,
I think what Jack is saying is that new code alone does not define what is and
is not "experimental". Hardware and operating systems factors are just as
important as changes in the source code, as they are all inter-related and
interdependent. Where you "draw the line" is a matter that
OK, I think I found the cause of the firewire driver reverting back to
48000. Seems the beta of Kaspersky Antivirus was blocking changes to be
written & saved to the PC when Kaspersky was set to interactive mode.
I set Kaspersky to basic mode and also tried AVG antivirus and it saves
changes wh
I've been trying out the recorder function in PowerSDR and can't seem to make
it do what I want. I've searched in the Knowledge base and the Flex3000 manual,
but still a bit confused on how to make this do what I want.
I'd like to record a voice CQ and then use it to call CQ using playback of
The record function really isn't designed to be "voice keyer" I recommend to
check out Ray's Voice Keyer software.
http://kc.flex-radio.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50275.aspx
-Tim
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On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 6:39 AM, Dave wrote:
> OK, I think I found the cause of the firewire driver reverting back to
> 48000. Seems the beta of Kaspersky Antivirus was blocking changes to be
> written & saved to the PC when Kaspersky was set to interactive mode.
> I set Kaspersky to basic mode an
Hi Harold;
I fell your pain !
Couple of suggestions, suggestion one is try it with a dummy load if
it is working then it is probably RF coming back down the antenna
coax , this is a common problem with many antenna types and certainly
with OCFD type antennas . I know because I have that p
I have had my Flex-3000 for a few weeks now and am extremely pleased
with it. No setup issues, and the new PowerSDR release 1.18.1 is
fantastic! Question: Has anyone successfully tried using PACTOR-III
with the Flex 3000 or 5000? I have an SCS PTC-IIex modem that I have
been using with an Icom 7
On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 5:43 AM, Harold Rosee wrote:
> So, what do I do? This isn't going to work as it is. Do I have to have a
> dedicated computer
> not hooked to anything else to make it work? Not sure that is worth the
> trouble or going to
> happen at my shack. I did put a choke at the c
My day job is .NET application development. There is a free tool from Red
Gate called the .NET Reflector, found at
http://www.red-gate.com/products/reflector/, which disassembles the IL code
in an assembly. PA19.dll is NOT .NET assembly according to the Reflector
utility. It does not contain a CLI
FWIW I have problems on 15m with my wireless mouse.
Simon Brown, HB9DRV
www.ham-radio-deluxe.com
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Tim said it better than I could -- it's the overall system configuration
that can be helpful to determine what is and is not experimental.
I run VAC 409 full - not demo. This is a released version of VAC, and
seems to be implicitly approved by Flex because it is discussed in the
Knowledge Base.
It has been awhile and there seem to be a number of new Flex 5000
owners on here. I thought I would throw out some of my logic for
orienting the F5K in the shack. The F5K has six approximately-equal
sides but only two hold much interest. One has three things: the mic
connector, the headphone connec
Woe is us who have to suffer with the new RED light...
On Jun 20, 2009, at 12:12 PM, Brian Lloyd wrote:
One other advantage of this orientation is that the Blue Light Of
Death illuminates the wall giving a very pleasing, high-tech, back-lit
effect
On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 8:30 AM, Gary Strong wrote:
>
> I have had my Flex-3000 for a few weeks now and am extremely pleased
> with it. No setup issues, and the new PowerSDR release 1.18.1 is
> fantastic! Question: Has anyone successfully tried using PACTOR-III
> with the Flex 3000 or 5000? I h
Gives new meaning to "RED LIGHT DISTRICT"!
Leon, N5PU
PS It is a bright red!
Woe is us who have to suffer with the new RED light...
On Jun 20, 2009, at 12:12 PM, Brian Lloyd wrote:
> One other advantage of this orientation is that the Blue Light Of
> Death illuminates the wa
I have an extra 50 Mhz... specially designed to use the preamp loop of the Flex
5000a. It is a Very low Noise Figure (.61dbnf) and Medium Gain (12.37dbg) so
it will make 6 meters come alive without overload. I am using one and it helps
considerably. $75 + Shipping.
Thanks, Pete WA
On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Geep Howell wrote:
> Woe is us who have to suffer with the new RED light...
They went with red? Oh.
Well, if you are into the whole dark, Goth, vampire, blood thing that
seems to be popular with the younger set, (after all, we do rise at
sunset to work DX on the l
Hi ,
Has anyone experienced to run a flex3000 remote by using for voice the VAC
with the two virtual audio cables 'connected' as input/output devices of
ipsound ?.
If yes please drop me a mail direct please.
I am successfull in getting this kinda setup work with a microkeyer II and
my 756p3 b
The new 'official' release is working like a charm here, thanks for the job
!
Jean-marc F1HDI
PS
By the way there is a small trick to avoid having to plug an external audio
amplifier with loudspeaker at the back of the flex3000 when you use it with
your favorite laptop.
Just activate the Va
Brian:
Thanks. The Flex-3000 has a "FlexWire" Bus jack on the back, whose
pin-out table in the manual shows that it has a "line-in" (pin 2) and
"line-out" (pin 9). (There is also a separate PTT jack on the back.
But, I suspect your suggestion of making Airmail do PTT with a separate
virtual com p
On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 10:14 AM, Gary Strong wrote:
> Brian:
> Thanks. The Flex-3000 has a "FlexWire" Bus jack on the back, whose
> pin-out table in the manual shows that it has a "line-in" (pin 2) and
> "line-out" (pin 9). (There is also a separate PTT jack on the back.
> But, I suspect your su
That is interesting. In the IDE (VS2008) it is set to .NET 3.5 and is
somehow marking it as needing .NET 3.5 even though it is not actually
using it. Thanks for pointing this out, it will be investigated. In
the slightly longer term, this will become a moot point. PrettyBetty
IS a CLI bas
Gary,
Do NOT confuse the "Line In" and "Line Out" pins on the FlexWire connector
with any type of audio signals. They are communications lines for a
firewire-type communications port. The FlexWire connector is for
communicating with 3rd-party peripherals, such as the Universal Controller
Board (
On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 11:17 AM, Ray Andrews, K9DUR wrote:
> Gary,
>
> Do NOT confuse the "Line In" and "Line Out" pins on the FlexWire connector
> with any type of audio signals. ...
> Bottom line: The FlexWire connector does NOT provide access to any analog
> audio signals, either TX audio or
Brian,
I apologize. Your are correct. I leapt without looking at the manual. I
did not realize that Flex had included the audio in/out lines on the
FlexWire connector. Oops!
73, Ray, K9DUR
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On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 11:42 AM, Ray Andrews, K9DUR wrote:
> Brian,
>
> I apologize. Your are correct. I leapt without looking at the manual. I
> did not realize that Flex had included the audio in/out lines on the
> FlexWire connector. Oops!
No worries. Now if only they have put PTT there as
We were running a Pactor demo @ Dayton on FLEX-3000 using the
Flexwire interface, so it does work.
-Tim
Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 20, 2009, at 3:07 PM, "Brian Lloyd"
wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 11:42 AM, Ray Andrews,
> K9DUR wrote:
>> Brian,
>>
>> I apologize. Your are co
Audio limiting on AM and SAM receive very evident in the new release, just like
it was in the previous release 1.18.0 with the SDR-1000. This issue started
with the SVN test branch, SVN 2797 when the changes were made to the AGC.
Frank, WA3JBT
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I put my 5K in a cabinet with the power supply just to hide the
not-so-little LRL. (I didn't really do it for that purpose, but hey - it
fits the story line)
Using the rear-panel balanced mic input and having the radio fan and
linear PS mechanical hum all bottled up is a good thing. I need to
What are people using for a good 6 meter preamp on the Flex-5000A?
On a related issue, I use a beverage and currently have it connected to RX1
in. If I add a 6 meter premap and then use rx1 in and rx1 out to connect
it, I thought I could then use Ant 1 or Ant 2 for my beverage. (I am using
An
Carl,
Check to see if the "Lock" checkbox on the antenna form is checked.
73,
Bob, K5KDN
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From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz
[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of N4PY2
Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 2:56 PM
To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: [Fl
I use a WA2ODO 6 meter pre amp works great.
Ed
WA3BZT
What are people using for a good 6 meter preamp on the Flex-5000A?
On a related issue, I use a beverage and currently have it connected to
RX1 in. If I add a 6 meter premap and then use rx1 in and rx1 out to
connect it, I thought I coul
A point of interest. I am able to stop this audio limiting effect on AM by
reducing the AGC-T control from the nominal setting of 90 to 60 and below,
depending on the strength of the RX signal. This was unnecessary previously in
1.16.2 and earlier.
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From: Frank
I use two different headsets. If you want to go wireless, Cobra makes one for
cell phones with a single muff and a NC boom mike. It is Bluetooth, so you use
VAC on your PC with the Bluetooth on your PC. If your PC doesn't have
Bluetooth, but a USB Bluetooth phob.
The other one I use is the Mic
Turn on the expert mode on the antenna page?? I think I read
someplace that you can mix and match that way.
On a related issue, I use a beverage and currently have it connected
to RX1 in. If I add a 6 meter premap and then use rx1 in and rx1
out to connect it, I thought I could then use
I will have a detailed "how to" for setting up Pactor on the FLEX family of
SDRs posted in the Knowledge Center later this weekend. I am in the final
stages of collecting the graphics and info.
-Tim
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From: Tim Ellison
Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 3:31 PM
To: Brian
Look like you found the fix. The AGC was improved in the 1.18.x releases so
this making this parameter change is very reasonable.
-Tim
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Sent: Saturday, June 20
This will help you out, Carl.
http://kc.flex-radio.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50385.aspx
-Tim
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To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject:
Anyone have any experience wiring up a PW-1 to a Flex5000A?
If you own a PW-1 you know that it powers on automatically into antenna
switching mode (without turning on) when you power up your Icom radios
attached to it.
I am about to connect my new Flex5000 to a PW-1 as Exciter2
I am running it i
That is how I wired mine (+13.8 V from Flexwire to PW-1 ACCY connector). I
have an older PW-1 that does not power up the antenna switch & tuner from
the radio 13.8 volts.
Mine is running great and I suggest you run Steve Nance's DDUtil and enable
auto drive to limit power out of the Flex to the
Attached are some of the instructions ... additionally I was using 96kHz
with a 2048 buffer in the driver as I recall ... the 512 was just set for
DIGU mode I think (not 100% sure here). I uploaded the cable specs, but it
did not make it through the reflector so Tim is going to post these in the
k
Thanks for all the replies about my RFI issue. I basically rebuilt the shack
and left a lot of stuff off the computer. Same problem, computer locks up with
transmit power.
I tried on a dummy load and it works fine. I then moved the radio to a
different place and rerouted the cables and s
At 08:33 6/20/2009, Brian Lloyd wrote:
If you use a dedicated computer to run PowerSDR, turn off the
unnecessary processes, put it behind a proper firewall, and then don't
surf the web, get email, or watch videos, you don't need antivirus
software.
Actually, mine doesn't have any internet conne
Harold
Before you give up completely, a few questions.
"
I have the shack grounded with a 1 inch strip of copper reuuning to all in the
shack."
How long is the run, and what do you have it attached to at the ground end? Are
you sure the point where you
have attached to ground is solid?
A gr
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.
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To: "Frank Mayer" ;
Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 5:06 PM
Subject: RE: [Fl
I got all of it to work, EXCEPT audio in to TX from the FlexWire, and I
have been beating myself up about why this isn't occurring until I saw
Stephen Hicks' email saying you have to open the mixer and select audio
input from the FireWire. I'll try it again that way, but all else seems
to work (PT
I've had the Flex 5000A for a month and a half or so and would like to
give a Griffin Powermate a try. If someone has one for sale that they
tried and didn't care for I'd be interested in purchasing it. If so
please send details such as model, condition and price shipped priority
mail to zip 45324.
Harold,
I run 1.5kw with a flex and about six usb/serial connections and straight
serial connections. The bottom line is there is no free lunch. It will
take some effort to track down the RF problems, but in my opinion it is
worth the effort. Grounds aren't going to do it. You need to add eithe
Harold:
I agree ... no free lunch...
I have a Icom IC-756PRO3 connected to a PW-1.
When I decided to use it for contesting (several years ago), I connected
it to my contest computer. Voila, all sorts of RFI issues..The computer
as well as several others in the shack would crash. Like George sai
Harold,
One thing I would try is to strip all devices connected to your
computer except the keyboard, mouse and the flex. Try your transmit
test, If it locks your machine, then you have rfi coming thru those
devices. If it doesnlt lock, keep putting one device at a time back
connected to your comp
These are the split ferrite beads Neal is referring to. Mix31. Good stuff.
http://www.dxengineering.com/products.asp?ID=182
-Tim
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On 6/20/2009 9:13 PM, Neal Campbell wrote:
Harold,
One thing I would try is to strip all
The mixer setting for FlexWire made the difference, and I got TX as well
as RX. TX certainly works since the called PMBO answers me. I can see
a nice strong signal on the reply, but no joy in establishment of a
connection. I think the latency may be a tad long even with 512
buffers. I tried bot
You can "force it" by setting the long path in Airmail, but I would
try lowering the buffers in the driver (through control panel)
Steve
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On Jun 20, 2009, at 20:35, "Gary Strong" wrote:
The mixer setting for FlexWire made the difference, and I got TX as
well
as RX.
Harold,
Your symptoms indicate that the RFI is getting into the PC via the firewire
cable, causing the driver to lose communications with the rig. These are
the same symptoms I experienced.
I had a stubborn RFI problem on all bands when running my amplifier with my
Gap Titan DX antenna, but not
There are a number of candidate preamps for 6 metersI have detailed three
of these
1) Advanced receiver (www.advancedreceiver.com) part number = P50VDG (my choice
for 6 only).has BNC connectors2) Elecraft (www.elecraft.com) partnumber =
PR6 has BNC connectors3) Minicircuits (www
Did you try the Balun and 1:1 choke at the antenna suggested earlier, (6
turns of about 6 inches diameter COAX taped tightly together)
The problem is RF in the shack, Get the RF out of the shack and your
problems will more then likely be gone, using the dummy load proved that
your station (Radio a
RFI issues are generally a common mode issue on the feedline of the antenna.
Next your ground should be a star ground not a pipe or strap running around the
shack. It doesn't matter if its 6 inches wide if the ground is a high
impedance it is not a ground. Actually strap looks pretty but it
All
I have been searching for a 6 meter preamp and have been considering the ARR
P50 VDG. It has 24db gain and a low noise figure (.5db). When this subject came
up over a year ago, I seem to remember someone mentioning that 10db is just
about right, but I may be mistaken. Does anyone know if
I have been using my 5000A on six meters , seems to work great as is ,
I have been
reading about the 3000 not needing a Pre Amp but adding one on the
5000A.
Just curious if any real lab test were run to confirm this data ? The
5000A seems fine to me , I don't seem to have any
trouble hearing
Without a preamp, you haven't been hearing the weak ones. Assuming that
your local noise level isn't incredibly high, the stations that sound weak
without a preamp, won't sound weak with it. The stations that sound weak
with the preamp on, are non-existant without it. I've measured the 6M noi
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