Hi Tim, Actually, Klaus pinged me last night and it turns out it wasn't a hardware problem but a EEPROM config issue... although installed correctly, it was configured for the older version of the ATU and not the new rev B board. Once the EEPROM was corrected it immediately started tunnig correctly for every band.
None of the documentation indicated that the install procedure was different so I had no idea. Regardless, thanks for the response and I'm a very happy Flex owner! :) -richard, N5YOO On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 6:42 AM, Tim Ellison <telli...@itsco.com> wrote: > For hardware related issues, your first step should be contacting FlexRadio > support (supp...@flexradio.com) and having Dudley triage the issues. > > > -Tim > > > -----Original Message----- > From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz > [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Richard Yoo > Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 12:41 AM > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: [Flexradio] ATU Problem on flex-5000a > > I own an Flex-5000a with a factory installed RX2... I just received the ATU > for it and installed it but I"m having some trouble with it. > I've tried scouring the flex kb, the forums, and the archives of this list > and haven't found anything that fixes my issue... I figured I'd try here > before I gave Flex a call directly about it. > > The ATU seems to be installed correctly as SDR 2.0.22 finds it just fine and > shows that its installed. However, when I try to tune any band with my G5RV > antenna it says "Tune Failed: Could Not Bring Down SWR". > > Here are some datapoints: > > * Flex-5000A is running firmware 2.0.15.3 and the firewire driver on the win7 > 32-bit PC is 3.5.5.10185 > > * The G5RV I have tunes up fine with an LDG IT-100 tuner on an Icom > IC-7000 on every band. > > * The Setup -> Transmit -> Tune -> Drive is set to 10w (although I've tried > 2w and 50w) > > * If I connect the G5RV to the Flex and have SDR tune it will go through the > entire tuning cycle (lots of clicking) and kicks back and says "Tune Failed: > Could Not Bring Down SWR" - despite the fact that I can see on the SWR meter > of SDR that its definitely less than 3.0:1 (the ATU SWR Threshold in SDR is > set for 3.0:1) > > Any idea what may be wrong? > > Thanks for any insight, > > -Richard, N5YOO > > _______________________________________________ > 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ > _______________________________________________ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
