Sorry. Fat fingers. Version 2.6.4 allows different settings for different functions. Check your settings across bands and see if, band by band, they are what you want.
Also the factory settings for FHM-1 and FHM-DX are quite different. Using one mic for rag chewing on one band and DXing on another could require some adjustments. I had to adjust factory settings on each mic for my voice to achieve the '0 dB' settings on mic, ALC, etc. It also might be that one band's antenna is closer to your shack than another and inducing RF into the audio chain on one band versus the other. It isn't logical that splatter should be on one band and not another. It has to be either different band settings, switching mic parameters but not noticing it (I've done than once), or RF, IMHO. Bob Sent from my iPhone On Oct 18, 2013, at 1:41 PM, "ric5" <r...@earthlink.net> wrote: Not had any complains on my end. I have had my Flex-1500 for about 3 years now. I do a lot QRP digital woke, lately a lot ALE . Rick Kd4jrx FM14 -------------------------------------------------- From: "Mark Griffith" <mdgriffith2...@yahoo.com> Sent: Friday, October 18, 2013 1:59 PM To: "Graham Haddock" <gra...@flexradio.com> Cc: <FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flex-1500 Overdriving in Some Bands > Well, obviously it means 100% power, or 5 watts on this Flex-1500. > > My concern is, why do I get splatter at 30% power on one band, and no > splatter on other bands at 100% power? > > As for a reference, I'm not sure what you mean. I'm asking if other > Flex-1500 owners have similar problems. > > > Mark > KD0QYN > > > > > On Friday, October 18, 2013 8:59 AM, Graham Haddock <gra...@flexradio.com> > wrote: > > Mark: > > What do you think 100 percent of power means on PSK-31? > > > What is the reference for the tests you are running? > > --- Graham / KE9H > > == > > > > > On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 7:08 AM, Mark Griffith <mdgriffith2...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > Recently, I was working PSK31 on my Flex-1500 with other stations, and > someone came on >> my frequency and announced in a not very nice way that was I a lid and >> splattering all over the band. I had not had any comments from anyone I had >> worked before, so I was a little concerned if he was right. So, I >> bought the PSKMETER kit and assembled it. After running it and testing >> my signal, sure enough, I was splattering quite a bit. This surprised >> me as I set my sound levels using the ALC meter was always 0db or >> less and yielded full output power. >> >> To better get an idea of what was going on, I setup the SDR 2.6.4 two-tone >> test to output two tones, 31hz apart, like 1000hz and 969hz to simulate the >> PSK31 signal. Using PSKMETER and a dummy load to limit stray RF signals, I >> tested on common PSK frequencies on all the bands. All tests were done with >> no VACs enabled, and just using the internal two-tone test so over driving >> by another software program was eliminated. >> >> Here's what I found: >> >> 80m Starts over driving above 40% power >> 40m Starts over driving above 30% power >> 30m Starts over driving above 65% power >> 20m Starts over driving above 85% power >> 17m Starts over driving above 75% power >> 15m No over driving at up to 100% power >> 12m No over driving at up to 100% power >> 10m Starts over driving above 35% power >> 6m No over driving at up to 100% power >> >> In all cases, the meter for EQ, Mic, Leveler, Lev Gain, ALC, etc never was >> any other value than zero. >> >> I have tried to work with FlexRadio support, and they gave me the >> run-a-round, saying to try this or that....even to try using the transmit >> filter to limit the bandwidth I am transmitting to eliminate the splatter. I >> would like it if they just admit that the hardware is causing the problem, >> but I have not received any answer to that question. >> >> I had the TX/RX board replaced last summer because of an unfortunate >> lightening strike. I'm wondering if this board is suspect, but they won't >> answer. >> >> Has anyone else seen this issue of over driving on some frequencies with the >> 1500? >> >> Lucky for me I use JT65 and JT9 modes most of the time now, and they are far >> less susceptible to splatter than PSK, and my QSOs seem to bear out that my >> 5 watt Flex-1500 and SkyWire antenna work pretty well. I recently made two >> contacts from Missouri to Western Australia, one on 20 meters and the other >> on 40 meters, a distance of over 10,000 miles. >> >> >> Mark >> KD0QYN >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/ _______________________________________________ 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/
