Re: [Flexradio] 50 mhz receive problem
Todd It sounds very much like a bad T/R relay. Unless you are putting out enough power when keying the mic to correct an antenna issue. I see the problem with sticky T/R relays on the older radios with knobs. Once you fix the problem temporarily by keying the mic, does it stay good for a while? Or is it a constant problem while you are on 6M or only when you change bands to 6M? Hope to see you on tropo again. Best 73 Al W5LUA -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of todd...@comcast.net Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 5:22 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] 50 mhz receive problem I have a 3000 and have noticed a drop in signal at times. I have confirmed this by monitoring a beacon signal . I never noticed this until I upgraded to the latest software. Its like you lose a couple of S units on the signal , I can key the mic on the Flex and signal will return to normal. Has anyone else noticed this problem. The SWR stays the same , I first suspected coax or antenna problem but have now ruled those out. Any help or comments? This only happens on 50 mhz. Tnx Todd N4QWZ ___ 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/
Re: [Flexradio] 50 mhz receive problem
Tim Could be true but I can also guarantee you that those small relays can not handle too many open circuited loads and nearby lightning strikes like the old open frame relays of yesterday's rigs could. 73 Al W5LUA -Original Message- From: Tim Ellison [mailto:telli...@itsco.com] Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 12:30 AM To: Al Ward; todd...@comcast.net; flexradio@flex-radio.biz; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: RE: [Flexradio] 50 mhz receive problem If it was a bad relay, it would happen on all bands. This might be a WBIR issue. The developers are looking into it. -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Al Ward Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 6:16 PM To: todd...@comcast.net; flexradio@flex-radio.biz; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] 50 mhz receive problem Todd It sounds very much like a bad T/R relay. Unless you are putting out enough power when keying the mic to correct an antenna issue. I see the problem with sticky T/R relays on the older radios with knobs. Once you fix the problem temporarily by keying the mic, does it stay good for a while? Or is it a constant problem while you are on 6M or only when you change bands to 6M? Hope to see you on tropo again. Best 73 Al W5LUA -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of todd...@comcast.net Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 5:22 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] 50 mhz receive problem I have a 3000 and have noticed a drop in signal at times. I have confirmed this by monitoring a beacon signal . I never noticed this until I upgraded to the latest software. Its like you lose a couple of S units on the signal , I can key the mic on the Flex and signal will return to normal. Has anyone else noticed this problem. The SWR stays the same , I first suspected coax or antenna problem but have now ruled those out. Any help or comments? This only happens on 50 mhz. Tnx Todd N4QWZ ___ 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/
Re: [Flexradio] Transmit Audio Distortion
Jim I have had good luck and good reports from all of my Yaesu MH-31 hand microphones with my Flex-5000A. 73 Al W5LUA -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of FlexRadio Support, Dudley Hurry Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 5:01 AM To: jim howard Cc: Flexradio Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Transmit Audio Distortion Jim, I was wondering what kind of audio distortion you were getting reports of? One thing about the PR40 and just about all Heil microphones is that you should not get any closer than 4 inches to the mic, or 6 inches if you have a big booming voice, the lows will get so muffled that it will sound distorted.. Also did you try the PR40 setting in the Expert Transmit Profiles? It's a good place to start. 73, Dudley WA5QPZ FlexRadio Systems (512) 250-8595, Option 2 Email: dud...@flexradio.com dud...@flex-radio.com Web: www.flexradio.com http://www.flex-radio.com Tune in excitement! T On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 7:20 PM, jim howard jim_h...@yahoo.com wrote: 5 or 6 months ago I gave up trying to use my Heil PR-40 microphone with my Flex 5000. Tried front panel 8 pin connector and also the rear panel balanced jack and both produced distorted audio. I am now using an old yaesu md-1 microphone using the 8 pin jack with no problems. Good audio. I decided to try the PR-40 again. Sent the mic and cable to Bob Heil and they could find nothing wrong. The cable I'm using is a commercally made cable, not one that I made up. My question is to PR-40 users. Did you have any problems and if so how did you correct then? I have tried all the fixes that I know. Sure hate to have a good unusable mic sitting on the shelf. Jim K5TC ___ 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/
Re: [Flexradio] [SPAM] Any Details on Flex 1500 leaking out?
Jim Yes there is a low power transverter port on the back of the 5000 that I use with my 222 transverter. Can't remember the exact power, maybe a mw, but it is there and works just fine. 73 Al W5LUA -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Jim R Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 4:30 AM To: telli...@itsco.com; se_on...@hotmail.com; FlexRadioReflector Subject: Re: [Flexradio] [SPAM] Any Details on Flex 1500 leaking out? Flex Guys I have read the specs on the Flex 5000 U/V upgrade. This was one of the major reasons I purchased my 5000 which I received 12/2007 with the intent of using it with external microwave transverters. This radio has been great fun and a never ending adventure to own. In the past When asked, Gerald mentioned that there would be a low power transverter drive output. The website mentions that it can be used with external transverters but requires power attenuation. Will there at least be an internal low power tap point or internal jumper to reduce power for us who are only interested in using the 5000 with external transverters without having to heat up an external attenuator? I realize the power will be adjustable but it's a risky thing to do, especially when the power level adjuasment is software controlled, not to mention the danger of possible latency in that circuit causing a power spike when keyed. Jim K5HY From: telli...@itsco.com To: se_on...@hotmail.com; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 23:26:10 -0400 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] [SPAM] Any Details on Flex 1500 leaking out? Steve, That web page has the latest information on the FLEX-1500 updated after Dayton as does the info on the V/U Upgrade module for the FLEX-5000 http://www.flex-radio.com/Products.aspx?topic=F5K_upgrades -Tim From: Steven O'Neal [mailto:se_on...@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 10:44 PM To: Tim Ellison; Flex Subject: RE: [SPAM] [Flexradio] Any Details on Flex 1500 leaking out? Tim yes I have read the Flex web site. ... First place I looked. I was asking if more details have been floating around that might have come up in Dayton or Colorado. From: telli...@itsco.com To: se_on...@hotmail.com; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 22:32:28 -0400 Subject: RE: [SPAM] [Flexradio] Any Details on Flex 1500 leaking out? All your questions are answered in the FLEX-1500 web page http://www.flex-radio.com/Products.aspx?topic=F1.5k_features -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Steven O'Neal Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 10:07 PM To: Flex Subject: [SPAM] [Flexradio] Any Details on Flex 1500 leaking out? Anyone pick up details at Dayton or other places on details of the Flex 1500, and yes I have read the Flex web site. Form factor? Output power? Really going to draw power from the USB? I thought the 1500 was going to be 5 watts. I've got a FT817 setup as a portable PSK station, thinking that the 1500 would simplify that setup, no interface needed. _ Windows Live(tm) SkyDrive(tm): Get 25 GB of free online storage. http://windowslive.com/online/skydrive?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_SD_25GB_062009 ___ 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.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ Insert movie times and more without leaving Hotmail(r). See how. ___ 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.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] [SPAM] Any Details on Flex 1500 leaking out?
Tim Jim mentioned external transverters which are all 28 MHz or 144 MHz IF generally. Al -Original Message- From: Tim Ellison [mailto:telli...@itsco.com] Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 2:01 PM To: Al Ward; 'Jim R'; se_on...@hotmail.com; 'FlexRadioReflector' Subject: RE: [Flexradio] [SPAM] Any Details on Flex 1500 leaking out? That is only for the 28 MHz IF (@ 0 dBm) not the 144/440 MHz IF that the V/U Module can supply. -Tim -Original Message- From: Al Ward [mailto:w5...@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 9:29 AM To: 'Jim R'; Tim Ellison; se_on...@hotmail.com; 'FlexRadioReflector' Subject: RE: [Flexradio] [SPAM] Any Details on Flex 1500 leaking out? Jim Yes there is a low power transverter port on the back of the 5000 that I use with my 222 transverter. Can't remember the exact power, maybe a mw, but it is there and works just fine. 73 Al W5LUA -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Jim R Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 4:30 AM To: telli...@itsco.com; se_on...@hotmail.com; FlexRadioReflector Subject: Re: [Flexradio] [SPAM] Any Details on Flex 1500 leaking out? Flex Guys I have read the specs on the Flex 5000 U/V upgrade. This was one of the major reasons I purchased my 5000 which I received 12/2007 with the intent of using it with external microwave transverters. This radio has been great fun and a never ending adventure to own. In the past When asked, Gerald mentioned that there would be a low power transverter drive output. The website mentions that it can be used with external transverters but requires power attenuation. Will there at least be an internal low power tap point or internal jumper to reduce power for us who are only interested in using the 5000 with external transverters without having to heat up an external attenuator? I realize the power will be adjustable but it's a risky thing to do, especially when the power level adjuasment is software controlled, not to mention the danger of possible latency in that circuit causing a power spike when keyed. Jim K5HY From: telli...@itsco.com To: se_on...@hotmail.com; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 23:26:10 -0400 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] [SPAM] Any Details on Flex 1500 leaking out? Steve, That web page has the latest information on the FLEX-1500 updated after Dayton as does the info on the V/U Upgrade module for the FLEX-5000 http://www.flex-radio.com/Products.aspx?topic=F5K_upgrades -Tim From: Steven O'Neal [mailto:se_on...@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 10:44 PM To: Tim Ellison; Flex Subject: RE: [SPAM] [Flexradio] Any Details on Flex 1500 leaking out? Tim yes I have read the Flex web site. ... First place I looked. I was asking if more details have been floating around that might have come up in Dayton or Colorado. From: telli...@itsco.com To: se_on...@hotmail.com; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 22:32:28 -0400 Subject: RE: [SPAM] [Flexradio] Any Details on Flex 1500 leaking out? All your questions are answered in the FLEX-1500 web page http://www.flex-radio.com/Products.aspx?topic=F1.5k_features -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Steven O'Neal Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 10:07 PM To: Flex Subject: [SPAM] [Flexradio] Any Details on Flex 1500 leaking out? Anyone pick up details at Dayton or other places on details of the Flex 1500, and yes I have read the Flex web site. Form factor? Output power? Really going to draw power from the USB? I thought the 1500 was going to be 5 watts. I've got a FT817 setup as a portable PSK station, thinking that the 1500 would simplify that setup, no interface needed. _ Windows Live(tm) SkyDrive(tm): Get 25 GB of free online storage. http://windowslive.com/online/skydrive?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_SD_25GB_0620 09 ___ 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.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ Insert movie times and more without leaving Hotmail(r). See how. ___ 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.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo
Re: [Flexradio] Transverters
Hello Bill and others Since I have borrowed N5AC's Flex-3000 and put it on 6M, I decided to use my Flex-5000 on 2 VHF bands. Normally RX1 is on 6M and RX2 is on 222 or any other transverter band I choose. Now I decided to leave RX2 alone with 222 and use RX1 on 432 MHz and use the high power antenna port out the back to drive my 432 xvtr which like Bill'e request needs the higher power. Only problem, I can't run 10M high power out RF1, RF2, etc, and have the frequency readout say 432.1 MHz instead of 28.1 MHz. I can drive my xvtrs just fine with high power on 10M, I just can not change the frequency in the XVTR table because it expects all xvtrs to use the low power combined or split xvtr port. So could the xvtr table also give us control of using the normal antenna ports to drive xvtrs and still have our frequency indicated in the display? I know it is not the 1 watt port Bill was asking for but the drive level could also be set with a revised xvtr table that I am talking about. Basically can the xvtr selection table also allow us to get high controlled power out of RF1, RF2, RF3? No hardware change just software. Bill...I guess you made it back to the hotel at Dayton in one piece in Crazy Bob's red hotrod? Best 73 Al W5LUA -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Bill Tynan Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 6:08 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Transverters Re K5HY's message, I reiterate my comment made at the session at Dayton. The transverters should have one high power output (25 -50W) and ALSO a low power output (1 - 5) to drive tower-mounted microwave transverters. I have been told that the low power output will be 1 milliwatt, which in no way is enough to drive tower-mounted transverters 73, Bill, W3XO/5 ___ 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.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Transverters
Hello Well maybe there is a hardware limitation in that RX2 has some limitations in that it can only connect direct to ANT1 it appears, other modes are RX1tap or RX2 inputstill some possibilities. It would be nice to be able to have the 5000 with external receiver running on two external xvtr bands like 222 and 432 and just use the AB button to switch back and forth. Like I do between 6M and 222 MHz. Still dreaming here. 73 Al W5LUA -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Al Ward Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 6:22 PM To: 'Bill Tynan'; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Transverters Hello Bill and others Since I have borrowed N5AC's Flex-3000 and put it on 6M, I decided to use my Flex-5000 on 2 VHF bands. Normally RX1 is on 6M and RX2 is on 222 or any other transverter band I choose. Now I decided to leave RX2 alone with 222 and use RX1 on 432 MHz and use the high power antenna port out the back to drive my 432 xvtr which like Bill'e request needs the higher power. Only problem, I can't run 10M high power out RF1, RF2, etc, and have the frequency readout say 432.1 MHz instead of 28.1 MHz. I can drive my xvtrs just fine with high power on 10M, I just can not change the frequency in the XVTR table because it expects all xvtrs to use the low power combined or split xvtr port. So could the xvtr table also give us control of using the normal antenna ports to drive xvtrs and still have our frequency indicated in the display? I know it is not the 1 watt port Bill was asking for but the drive level could also be set with a revised xvtr table that I am talking about. Basically can the xvtr selection table also allow us to get high controlled power out of RF1, RF2, RF3? No hardware change just software. Bill...I guess you made it back to the hotel at Dayton in one piece in Crazy Bob's red hotrod? Best 73 Al W5LUA -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Bill Tynan Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 6:08 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Transverters Re K5HY's message, I reiterate my comment made at the session at Dayton. The transverters should have one high power output (25 -50W) and ALSO a low power output (1 - 5) to drive tower-mounted microwave transverters. I have been told that the low power output will be 1 milliwatt, which in no way is enough to drive tower-mounted transverters 73, Bill, W3XO/5 ___ 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.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Is it worth the trouble??
Harold I live up in Allen and I have the SDR-1000, Flex 5000 and a borrowed Flex 3000 all running on 2 computers. If you don't get enough exposure at Hamcom, I am sure we can coordinate a trip to my place. I use my Flexes from 160 M to 24 GHz including Moonbounce. Best 73 Al W5LUA EM13qc Allen, Texas -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Harold Rosee Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 9:47 PM To: haskell...@gmail.com Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Is it worth the trouble?? OK, I have received a lot of replies and want to thank everyone. I am going to Hamcom here in Dallas next weekend and will take a serious look at the 5000A. Their booth at Dayton was packed so it was hard to get close to the product. Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 16:42:54 -0400 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Is it worth the trouble?? From: haskell...@gmail.com To: wa5...@hotmail.com CC: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Harold, I'm on my second generation Flex-Radio. Both machines (the SDR-1000 and the Flex5000A) have been of exceptional quality and the support has been not only far better than anything ever done in ham radio but better than one could even dream of. The software is the product of some of the best minds in digital signal processing and is plainly a labor of love. There is no reason for you to be apprehensive about getting one to work for you and if you should encounter problems, as long as you are willing to communicate, there should be no concern about getting good help. You asked if I would buy the radio again. I will buy another at some point and if there were any reason to do so I would even buy one for my mother. Buy one. You'll love it. 73 Ed, W1PN On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 4:25 PM, Harold Rosee wa5...@hotmail.com wrote: This year at Dayton I was able to see the Flex radios. When I got home I signed up and have been reading the reflector emails to decide if I wanted to buy a Flex. It appears to me that a lot of you are having problems, both with the rigs and the software. It appears that the software interface to the computer is full of bugs. I see a lot about lockups, etc. I have come to the conclusion that it's best to wait a while but I will try to remain open minded. My question is would you buy this radio again and is it worth all the trouble/issues that you guys seem to have?. Thanks for any comments, Harold ___ 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.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Best SDR-1000 beta software branch(es)?
Tim I use Power SDR Beta v1.9.1 with my microwave transverters. 1.16.1 blows up when I switch from CW to digital and it corrupts the .mdb file. 73 Al W5LUA -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Tim Lemmon Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 10:18 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Best SDR-1000 beta software branch(es)? Just curious what branch(es) of beta PowerSDR people would suggest for those of us still using the venerable SDR-1000? -Tim ___ 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.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Gee! Now we are supporting Wonder Radio clones here
Hello If you check out DUBUS magazine, you can see all the contributions that Luis CT1DMK has made to the VHF and microwave community over many years! It is a 2 way street! Happy Holidays Al Ward W5LUA -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Larry Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 12:04 AM To: Richard Stasiak Cc: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz; Duffy Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Gee! Now we are supporting Wonder Radio clones here Hi Rick, I agree with you. It's always nice sometimes to help somebody out. In fact, I could never understand why I couldn't get warranty service for my Chevy S-10 from a Toyota garage. Larry W8ER Richard Stasiak wrote: Hi Duffy A comment regarding your post: I didn't know that owning a Flex piece of hardware was a prerequisite to getting help from the amateur community. I for one have been the beneficiary of help from Luis CT1DMK in the past on a matter completely unrelated to SDR. He is very generous with his expertise. I'm sure all of us get assistance once in a while from a number of sources. Sometimes its just nice to help someone out. 73 Rick ve3mm On 16-Dec-08, at 5:25 PM, Duffy wrote: I was wondering why the post from Luis Cupido CT1DMK replied he was using a sdr1000 like hardware when asked if his problem, asked here, was a 1000 or a 5000 radio. Went over to the Yahoo Wonder Radio (sdr1k indian clone) site and guess what. Here is Luis postin about his Wonder Radio and the problems running power sdr software. I guess he at least was truthful cuz he said that he was running a sdr1000 like setup . But boy it takes some balls to come here and ask for support for free when you never even purchased the hardware , new or used, to run that free software. Maybe I'm not aware that ol Luis had sent a some money in to Flexradio to let him get supported. YEAH RIGHT !! Duffy NA6MM ___ 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.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Multiple 5000a's
Tim Back when I had my 5000 and 1000 running on the same firewire card on a dual core machine, it worked fine. That is with my 1000 using an Edirol FA-66. Since then the 1000 is on the dual core and the 5000 on a quad core. Now when I try to use a Presonus Firebox and Softrock with either machine, neither machine wants to have anything to do with the Presonus Firebox. However the Presonus Firebox works fine on my laptop with a PCMCIA to firewire card. Do I need another dedicated firewire card on the other machines? Thanks Al W5LUA -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Ellison Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 10:24 PM To: Phil Theis; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Multiple 5000a's See my comments below. But to be sure, I'd get Eric's recommendation. -Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Phil Theis Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 4:20 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Multiple 5000a's Can I run multiple instances of PowerSDR on the same computer? [Tim] Yes, but it is dependent on the types of radios you are using. You can currently run a FLEX-5000 and an SDR-1000 together without any problems as long as the programs are in separate folders using separate databases. Multiple FLEX-5000s have the issue regarding enumerating the devices on the Firewire bus and getting the right radio associated with the correct PowerSDR instance and the correct version of the ASIO driver. I understand this is being worked on for the upcoming FLEX-3000 specific release of PowerSDR and that should be applicable to using multiple FLEX-5000s connected to the same computer/Firewire host adapter. What is the impact of changing radios per instance of PowerSDR? [Tim] Syncing the EEPROM data from the radio with the PowerSDR database associated with the instance running. Will it sense the sn change and replace the eeprom data? [Tim] That is the way it should work. Just checking before I try. thanks Phil K3TUF ___ 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.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Multiple 5000a's
Tim I know with the 5000, I brought up the Presonus box and its control panel seemed to be happy. I did not start any Flex software for the Presonus at this point. I then fired up the 5000 and the quad core just hung up before the flex software got through its start up. Had to do a hard restart. This happened several times on both machines. I even tried using the second firewire port on the 5000 and that did not work either. Should I buy a second firewire card? I also saw someone else on this reflector talking about IRQs and firewire cards. Is there some setup stuff I should look at? Thanks for all the help 73 Al W5LUA -Original Message- From: Tim Ellison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 10:56 PM To: Al Ward; 'Phil Theis'; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: RE: [Flexradio] Multiple 5000a's That might work, but without know exactly what the error is, it is hard to say if that will defiantly fix it or not. Will it work if either the FLEX-5000 or the FA-66 is turned off on either PC? -Tim -Original Message- From: Al Ward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 5:41 PM To: Tim Ellison; 'Phil Theis'; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: RE: [Flexradio] Multiple 5000a's Tim Back when I had my 5000 and 1000 running on the same firewire card on a dual core machine, it worked fine. That is with my 1000 using an Edirol FA-66. Since then the 1000 is on the dual core and the 5000 on a quad core. Now when I try to use a Presonus Firebox and Softrock with either machine, neither machine wants to have anything to do with the Presonus Firebox. However the Presonus Firebox works fine on my laptop with a PCMCIA to firewire card. Do I need another dedicated firewire card on the other machines? Thanks Al W5LUA -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Ellison Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 10:24 PM To: Phil Theis; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Multiple 5000a's See my comments below. But to be sure, I'd get Eric's recommendation. -Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Phil Theis Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 4:20 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Multiple 5000a's Can I run multiple instances of PowerSDR on the same computer? [Tim] Yes, but it is dependent on the types of radios you are using. You can currently run a FLEX-5000 and an SDR-1000 together without any problems as long as the programs are in separate folders using separate databases. Multiple FLEX-5000s have the issue regarding enumerating the devices on the Firewire bus and getting the right radio associated with the correct PowerSDR instance and the correct version of the ASIO driver. I understand this is being worked on for the upcoming FLEX-3000 specific release of PowerSDR and that should be applicable to using multiple FLEX-5000s connected to the same computer/Firewire host adapter. What is the impact of changing radios per instance of PowerSDR? [Tim] Syncing the EEPROM data from the radio with the PowerSDR database associated with the instance running. Will it sense the sn change and replace the eeprom data? [Tim] That is the way it should work. Just checking before I try. thanks Phil K3TUF ___ 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.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Multiple 5000a's
Tim Thanks for the thoughts. Maybe someone else can chip in here. I have already downloaded the latest firmware for the Presonus. Standing by 73 Al -Original Message- From: Tim Ellison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 11:20 PM To: Al Ward; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: RE: [Flexradio] Multiple 5000a's Al, Unfortunately, Windows makes it just about impossible to change any IRQs due to Plug-n-Play. You have to physically mode the Firewire card to a different bus slot to get the IRQ to possibly change. The problem may be an ASIO driver conflict and if that is the case, then adding an additional Firewire or changing it's IRQ probably will not make any difference. I know that the Personus can be a bit quirky and this may be one of the quirks. I no longer have a Personus to test it with. Maybe someone else on the Reflector is using a SDR1K with a Firebox and a F5K on the same computer can add something to help get through the lock ups. -Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Al Ward Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 6:02 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Multiple 5000a's Tim I know with the 5000, I brought up the Presonus box and its control panel seemed to be happy. I did not start any Flex software for the Presonus at this point. I then fired up the 5000 and the quad core just hung up before the flex software got through its start up. Had to do a hard restart. This happened several times on both machines. I even tried using the second firewire port on the 5000 and that did not work either. Should I buy a second firewire card? I also saw someone else on this reflector talking about IRQs and firewire cards. Is there some setup stuff I should look at? Thanks for all the help 73 Al W5LUA -Original Message- From: Tim Ellison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 10:56 PM To: Al Ward; 'Phil Theis'; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: RE: [Flexradio] Multiple 5000a's That might work, but without know exactly what the error is, it is hard to say if that will defiantly fix it or not. Will it work if either the FLEX-5000 or the FA-66 is turned off on either PC? -Tim -Original Message- From: Al Ward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 5:41 PM To: Tim Ellison; 'Phil Theis'; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: RE: [Flexradio] Multiple 5000a's Tim Back when I had my 5000 and 1000 running on the same firewire card on a dual core machine, it worked fine. That is with my 1000 using an Edirol FA-66. Since then the 1000 is on the dual core and the 5000 on a quad core. Now when I try to use a Presonus Firebox and Softrock with either machine, neither machine wants to have anything to do with the Presonus Firebox. However the Presonus Firebox works fine on my laptop with a PCMCIA to firewire card. Do I need another dedicated firewire card on the other machines? Thanks Al W5LUA -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Ellison Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 10:24 PM To: Phil Theis; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Multiple 5000a's See my comments below. But to be sure, I'd get Eric's recommendation. -Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Phil Theis Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 4:20 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Multiple 5000a's Can I run multiple instances of PowerSDR on the same computer? [Tim] Yes, but it is dependent on the types of radios you are using. You can currently run a FLEX-5000 and an SDR-1000 together without any problems as long as the programs are in separate folders using separate databases. Multiple FLEX-5000s have the issue regarding enumerating the devices on the Firewire bus and getting the right radio associated with the correct PowerSDR instance and the correct version of the ASIO driver. I understand this is being worked on for the upcoming FLEX-3000 specific release of PowerSDR and that should be applicable to using multiple FLEX-5000s connected to the same computer/Firewire host adapter. What is the impact of changing radios per instance of PowerSDR? [Tim] Syncing the EEPROM data from the radio with the PowerSDR database associated with the instance running. Will it sense the sn change and replace the eeprom data? [Tim] That is the way it should work. Just checking before I try. thanks Phil K3TUF ___ 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.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo
[Flexradio] Flex 5000A Image Rejection
Hello I am having trouble with the image rejection test in the 5000A. When I do a Cntrl Shift P to bring up the production test panel, the receive image rejection fails on all bands. I can easily manually tune the amplitude and phase for excellent image rejection but the tester seems to be out of whack. Monitoring the amplitude and phase while it attempts to tune shows me the phase is as high as 300 and gain at -500 which is clearly not what I would have chosen doing it manually. So the radio works, the tester seems to have a problem. What is really bad is that after I manually tune in the image rejection, the radio only holds that image cal for that band only as long as I stay on that band. As soon as I jump bands, it brings up the horrible image rejection that it determined during a failed attempt at improving the image rejection. I tried to do a search but most of what I found was for the SDR-1000. Anyone have any thoughts? Thanks and 73 Al W5LUA ___ 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.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] 1500
I would certainly agree on the X2 connector. That way the new 1500 would be a dropin for my 1000. 73 Al W5LUA -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Maarten Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 6:37 PM To: 'Lux, James P'; 'Tim Ellison'; 'Lee A Crocker'; 'Flexradio' Subject: Re: [Flexradio] 1500 How about adding the X2 connector on the SDR1500. The X2 connector works well on the SDR1000 for many VHF / UHF hams. It is an easy and realiable way of controlling transverters and other external devices. Maybe other VHF/UHF operators can provide some input on this. -Original Message- From: Lux, James P [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 2:25 PM To: Maarten; Tim Ellison; Lee A Crocker; Flexradio Subject: Re: [Flexradio] 1500 On 10/5/08 10:26 AM, Maarten [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Flex-1500 would make a great VHF/UHF transverter rig. The only problem I see is the lack of any I/O control. It has the Flexwire port but as of now I do not know of anything working of that port. I don't think anyone has anything that is a Flexwire peripheral yet.. PowerSDR doesn't have any sort of real way to talk to it yet (aside from modifying the source code) in the vein of some sort of configuration screen. Since FlexWire is basically I2C, I'm not sure how well it would work for something where you needed reliable deterministic timing on a millisecond time scale (if you were planning on timing your PIN diode switch to protect your GaAsFET preamp). I've implemented things with precision using I2C before, but it typically requires a fairly low level software driver. If the interface is exposed through multiple layers of a protocol stack, it might be tricky. OTOH, I would also say that critical timing shouldn't be done in application code running on a PC anyway, so maybe it's not an issue. ___ 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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] 1500
Hello Before I bought a separate computer for my 5000, I was using my dual core Dell with a 1394 card with two ports. I used one for the 5000 and one for the Edirol FA-66 for my SDR-1000. No problems except I would have to bring the Edirol up first otherwise the 5000 got a little upset. The real reason I went to the Quad core for my 5000, was that I could not run two instances of WSJT on the same computer. You could only have 1 setup for WSJT and I did not want to change com ports and sound card settings when going from the 1000 to the 5000. I think the 1500 will also make a nice microwave IF. 73 Al W5LUA -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lux, James P Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2008 11:43 PM To: Lee A Crocker; Flexradio Subject: Re: [Flexradio] 1500 On 10/4/08 4:21 PM, Lee A Crocker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm hoping too the driver can be modified so you can run multiple instances of PSDR off different radios. You could have for example a pair of F3K's for a SO2R that could also be immediately configured as multi-2, for like 3 thousand bux!! or you could have a F3k for HF plus a F1.5K for microwave on the same computer for a little over 2K what a deal. I think you can do this now (run multiple instances of PowerSDR. There might be an issue with shared interfaces like the 1394 or USB; e.g. Making sure each instance talks to the right hardware.. Sort of like USB:Serial adaptor COM port assignment. ___ 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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] 160 preamp
I like Dale's idea of a separate preamp in the Rx1 in/out line but I already have the much needed 6M preamp in that line. Regards Al W5LUA --- On Tue, 9/9/08, Tim Ellison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Tim Ellison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Flexradio] 160 preamp To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED], flexradio@flex-radio.biz flexradio@flex-radio.biz Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2008, 8:17 AM Trevor, that is and has always been the intended behavior to turn off the preamp below 2 MHz and not make it available (grayed out). There was a bug that allowed you to turn the preamp on below 2 MHz and that is the bug that was fixed. -Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Trevor Smithers Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 9:05 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] 160 preamp Hi Dale, Totally agree about using separate rx antennas on the low bands - I've been using Wellbrook loops for a number of years and find them extremely effective. However my point about the preamp is that as soon as I switch to 160 the button is greyed out and only becomes available again if I tune above 2 MHz and according to the release notes this behaviour has been fixed in the latest release. So I'm wondering if its just me or is everyone else seeing the same thing 73 Trevor G0KTN Original Message dated Tuesday 9 September 2008 Hello Trevor, The internal preamp in the FLEX-5000 begins to roll off below 3.5 MHz, so it doesn't have much gain at 160 meters. I've been experimenting with small receiving loops on 80m and 40m and of course the preamp works fine in both instances, but I also plan to build a loop for 160m, and will build an external stand-alone preamp which will be placed into the RX1- In/Out loop along with the loop itself. The RX loop is very convenient since the T/R switching is handled for you, and you won't have to be concerned about further protecting an external preamp. 73, Dale WA8SRA Trevor Smithers wrote: Have just upgraded my 5000 to the latest drivers and 1.14.0 and all appears to be well. However I see in the release notes Fixed a bug where the FLEX-5000 preamp would not behave properly below 2 MHz Is there still a problem with the preamp on 160 - its still not available below 2 MHz hereor have I missed something in the setup somewhere. Flex 5000 PSDR 1.14.0 FW driver 3.2.0.1556 Firmware 1.2.1.10 XP pro 73 to all Trevor G0KTN ___ 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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
