Re: [Flexradio] Working satellites with a Flex 5000

2012-01-17 Thread Bob Logan
Thanks, Tim. I'm with Russ at this stage. Will VU5K work with the 1500? Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On Jan 16, 2012, at 9:12 PM, "Tim Ellison, W4TME" wrote: > The VU5K is the VHF/UHF module for the FLEX-5000 > > SatPC32 is a CAT enabled program that facilitates the frequency changes on

Re: [Flexradio] Flex 1500 using External Transmitter for AM

2012-01-03 Thread Bob Logan
uggling at 18! > :-) > > Thanks & 73, > Gordon Beattie, W2TTT > 201.314.6964 > > -Original Message- > From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz > [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Bob Logan > Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 1:38 AM >

Re: [Flexradio] Flex 1500 using External Transmitter for AM

2012-01-02 Thread Bob Logan
I disagree. There are 26 sounds in the alphabet, only 2 in code. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 2, 2012, at 7:33 PM, Steven Hess wrote: > CW is overly complicated. Plain text is always good. > > On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 5:10 PM, Bob Log

Re: [Flexradio] Flex 1500 using External Transmitter for AM

2012-01-02 Thread Bob Logan
-. . .- - .. -.. . .- --..-- - .. -- Sent from my iPhone On Jan 2, 2012, at 6:21 PM, Tim McDonough N9PUZ wrote: > Maybe we could invent a protocol where letters were represented by short and > long bursts of a carrier sent by opening and closing a simple switch of some

Re: [Flexradio] Flex 1500 using External Transmitter for AM

2012-01-02 Thread Bob Logan
Maybe some of use AM sometimes because it's fun. Maybe we get on with SSB most of the time because there's more stations and it's fun. Sometimes lots of guys dig the challenges of CW because it's fun. Sometimes technical discussions go on and on and on and it's not fun, just boring after awhi

Re: [Flexradio] Interesting 100W amp for Flex 1500

2011-12-21 Thread Bob Logan
Just answered my own Q. HBC = Homebrew Challenge. So many acronyms fly across here, i don't think hardly think them through anymore. Sorry for waste of bandwidth. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On Dec 21, 2011, at 9:39 PM, Bob Logan wrote: > Do you have a link for the HBC am

Re: [Flexradio] Interesting 100W amp for Flex 1500

2011-12-21 Thread Bob Logan
Do you have a link for the HBC amp? I've looking for something around 100 watts for my 1500. Thanks for any help. Bob, NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On Dec 21, 2011, at 3:23 PM, Tim McDonough N9PUZ wrote: > On 12/3/2011 5:27 PM, Michael Tondee wrote: > >> I think the 125 dollars or so that I ha

Re: [Flexradio] Griffin USB Knob Questions

2011-12-10 Thread Bob Logan
I thought I would need one of those when I first bought my 1500A. But after using a mouse and the various freq controls on the keyboard for going on three months now, I decided I didn't need it after all. It was merely my initial fear of 'what, no knobs at all? yikes! Bob, NZ5A Sent from my

Re: [Flexradio] Linear amp for Flex 1500

2011-12-08 Thread Bob Logan
I found a 405 and matching PS this summer at Austin Summerfest. It's a good little and gives all the power I need. Runs with my Argo 509, HW-8, and K2 as well as the 1500. Gives reduced power on WARC band but greater than the K2's 10 watts or the Flex's 5. Bob. NZ5A Sent from my iPhone On