No rf problems here. 5K drives alpha 87a. They are in close proximity to each other and no special grounding and no toroids other than those that came with the 5K. Don't let this keep you from the best radio ! 73, Art K8JK
Mel Whitten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 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" To: 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/ --------------------------------- Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make Yahoo! your homepage. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20071128/41dc275d/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/
