Mike,I found a picture of the mod in the DDutil Files section:
http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/MEaEUEKtGHT8jmSlO5z6R8tYOKxlH_jnyU3p1m5R6BwEMzOxD_FMyyxB_wKvMfXLQCDDB1DuXJWf5Z620tPNmKfIMncIC_I/Remote%20Power%20Switch/Remote%20Switch.JPG
It's dated 3/2012, For the life of me, I can't find where the option is in
DDutil. This doesn't mean much, since I can't find the mayo in my refrig until
my wife comes home. I suggest that you inquire on the DDu Yahoo forum; Steve
may have found a better way to skin that cat remotely. Jim KJ2P
I also remember a discussion on the DDutil forums, probably within the past
year. > Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2012 12:42:59 -0400
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flex 5000 in a remote base
>
> Hi Jim
>
> Is there a super secret password to get the mod? :)
>
> I'm running JARTs on my TS480 and my remote, and while is going well, I
> need the 5000 filtering! :)
>
> This is what the remote screen looks like:
> http://files.qrz.com/w/va3mw/Capture.JPG for Jarts!
>
> And, yes, that is me with the Quad Copter. It really helped with the 160M
> almost vertical on my remote base. It is an inverted L with the L at 80ft
> ish. :)
>
> Mike va3mw
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 20, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Jim Jannuzzo <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Mike,
> > There is a mod you can do to OUT OF WARRANTY F5K power switches that
> > allows remote switching. I've heard of it on the Yahoo forums, either the
> > Flex or DDutil. (DDu is often used for remoting the Flex, and it even has
> > an option to enable this remote hardware switching).
> > I've also heard of others using a remote-controlled solenoid to push the
> > button in remotely, but that's a lot less elegant.
> > I bet you're the same Mike Walker whose article on the Quadcopter antenna
> > sky hook was published in QST. Congrats on the publication, and boy do I
> > want GPS enabled quadcopter!. I messed with gas powered heli's for a few
> > years, until I couldn't afford them anymore. I figured my spare parts bill
> > was in the five figures.
> > Jim KJ2P
> >
> > > Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 09:57:46 -0400
> > > From: [email protected]
> > > To: [email protected]
> > > Subject: [Flexradio] Flex 5000 in a remote base
> >
> > >
> > > For you guys using a Flex 5000, what are you doing if you loose all AC
> > and
> > > DC power to the radio? How do you get it turned on?
> > >
> > > As a test, I turned off my DC power supply, and turned it on. The 5000
> > > does not power back up.
> > >
> > > As I see it, I will have to float a 12V battery across the power
> > terminals.
> > > Which, of course, brings another question. What IF I HAVE to power cycle
> > > the 5000? I guess that means I need to remote the 5000 power switch to
> > the
> > > LP-Remote, and I am not sure if that can do that.
> > >
> > > This is critical for a remote that I don't see for 6 months at a time.
> > >
> > > Thoughts?
> > >
> > > (This is not about using your basic Web Switch :) )
> > >
> > > Mike va3mw
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