Re: [Flexradio] [FlexEdge] Product Decision

2012-12-28 Thread Dr. William J. Schmidt, II
You should refer to these documents... http://www.protectiongroup.com/ProtectionTechnologyGroup/media/PTG/WhitePape rsandTechnicalNotes/1485-013.pdf?ext=.pdf Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ / J68HZ/ 8P6HK/ ZF2HZ Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch Staunton, Illinois email:  b...@wjschmidt.com --

Re: [Flexradio] [FlexEdge] Suggestions - EMI/RFI Suppressors & Ferrites

2012-12-22 Thread Dr. William J. Schmidt, II
I had a 3000 and a 5000 and the only way I could get the RF out of the 3000 was to sell it... Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ / J68HZ/ 8P6HK/ ZF2HZ Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch Staunton, Illinois email:  b...@wjschmidt.com -Original Message- From: FlexRadio [mailto:flexradio-boun...

Re: [Flexradio] ICOM 7800?

2012-09-10 Thread Dr. William J. Schmidt, II
Well I have my 3000 all boxed up if anyone wants to it for a 7800? Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ / J68HZ/ 8P6HK/ ZF2HZ Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch Staunton, Illinois email:  b...@wjschmidt.com -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun..

Re: [Flexradio] Flex 1500/Amplifier

2012-09-01 Thread Dr. William J. Schmidt, II
I just saw this post after returning home from an extended trip and wanted to respond. Using ALC as a method to save an amp from disaster is a pathetic design. Of course it's very cheap to do, but most legitimate designs incorporate something a little more sophisticated like an SWR bridge circu

[Flexradio] Flex 3000 For Sale

2012-09-01 Thread Dr. William J. Schmidt, II
I purchased a Flex 3000 for portable operation and have gone another direction so I offer it for sale. I've owned it for less than 6 months (it came to me from the original owner), and I used it for my dxpedition to PJ4 three months ago. It works perfectly and I will guarantee same. Comes with p

Re: [Flexradio] Mobile operation of FLEX 3000

2012-08-27 Thread Dr. William J. Schmidt, II
I have mixed reviews. My 3000 worked well at home... but after two dxpeditions with it in the field over the past 3 months... It's very sensitive to obtaining a good RF ground, which I never could achieve (or at least didn't care to haul all the necessary stuff to do it along on the trip). Curiou

Re: [Flexradio] Flex 3000

2012-08-10 Thread Dr. William J. Schmidt, II
I have a 3000 that I will sell and it's guaranteed to work or your money back. I'm on DXPedition on J6 currently... will post again on Aug 20th when I'm back in the states. Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ / J68HZ/ 8P6HK/ ZF2HZ/ PJ4HZ Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch Staunton, Illinois email:  b

[Flexradio] FW: Audio question...

2012-06-07 Thread Dr. William J. Schmidt, II
Thanks to everyone that responded, including Flex Support, I think I've got the audio problems licked. I also went through the menues and turned some things down (speed related things) and have not had a freeze-up all day. I've been knocking out DX all night on 14.155... > While operating here o

[Flexradio] FW: Audio question...

2012-06-07 Thread Dr. William J. Schmidt, II
From: "Brian Lloyd" > To: b...@wjschmidt.com > Cc: "FlexRadio Reflector" > Sent: Wednesday, June 6, 2012 7:15:31 PM > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Audio question... > > On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 3:50 PM, Dr. William J. Schmidt, II< > b...@wjschmidt.com> wr

[Flexradio] Audio question...

2012-06-06 Thread Dr. William J. Schmidt, II
While operating here on PJ4, I've been getting reports of bad audio. and that is something I didn't work through before I left. I've no idea what the controls at the bottom of the right center do. other than, I suppose the mic gain and the vox. I'm using my Heil Proset II that I've used on every

[Flexradio] FW: Amp for the 1500

2012-06-06 Thread Dr. William J. Schmidt, II
t comes to peak output, PEP or whatever against, say, true RMS. You don't get anything for nothing but it is worth considering all contenders, even if they're European! 73 Chris G5VZ / WG5VZ Sent from my HTC - Reply message - From: "Dr. William J. Schmidt, II" To:

Re: [Flexradio] Amp for the 1500

2012-06-06 Thread Dr. William J. Schmidt, II
On Jun 5, 2012, at 9:06 PM, "Dr. William J. Schmidt, II" wrote: > ___ 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/flexra

Re: [Flexradio] Fwd: Amp for the 1500

2012-06-06 Thread Dr. William J. Schmidt, II
off from your splatter. Sam kf4yox Sent from my iPhone On Jun 5, 2012, at 9:06 PM, "Dr. William J. Schmidt, II" wrote: > http://www.amazon.com/RM-Italy-HLA-Plus-Professional/dp/B0058715TK/ref > =sr_1_ > 9?s=electronics > <http://www.amazon.com/RM-Italy-HLA-Plus-Profession

[Flexradio] Amp for the 1500

2012-06-05 Thread Dr. William J. Schmidt, II
http://www.amazon.com/RM-Italy-HLA-Plus-Professional/dp/B0058715TK/ref=sr_1_ 9?s=electronics &ie=UTF8&qid=1338941211&sr=1-9 Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ / J68HZ/ 8

[Flexradio] PJ4 Operation.

2012-06-03 Thread Dr. William J. Schmidt, II
Well I've been on the air here (PJ4 land) for about 24 hours and I continue to have some lock-up problems (every 15 minutes or so). I even shut down N1MM (just using the logging part). I think the problem now is I can't get a good ground anywhere. The CPU is running about 10% loaded. Dr.

[Flexradio] The 3000 dilemma - Fixed!

2012-05-30 Thread Dr. William J. Schmidt, II
Well thanks to one respondent on the reflector who coached me to turn down the update frequency of the panadapter, I was able to get the Flex 3000 to respond into a dummy load with 100% reliability tonight. Looks like it's on the plane with me! Listen for me. PJ4HZ starting Saturday. Running t

[Flexradio] The 3000 dilemma - half answered?

2012-05-30 Thread Dr. William J. Schmidt, II
anch Staunton, Illinois email:  b...@wjschmidt.com -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Dr. William J. Schmidt, II Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 11:44 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] The 3000 dil

[Flexradio] The 3000 dilemma

2012-05-29 Thread Dr. William J. Schmidt, II
Well I really have some choices to make this week and I'm looking for input (or consolation if you'd like). I'm on my way to PJ4 very soon for 10 days of vacation and operating. I always take a radio with me when we travel to the Caribbean. I have a blast doing so. racking up lots of contacts whe

[Flexradio] What's for sale?

2012-05-13 Thread Dr. William J. Schmidt, II
So what will ya-all have at Dayton to purchase (there)? I need some Mic cables etc. for my 3000 and 5000. Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ / J68HZ/ 8P6HK/ ZF2HZ/ PJ4HZ Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch Staunton, Illinois email: b...@wjschmidt.com __

[Flexradio] FW: FW: Flex 3000 Question from a Newbie

2012-04-09 Thread Dr. William J. Schmidt, II
See how wonderful the world is... Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ / J68HZ/ 8P6HK/ ZF2HZ Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch Staunton, Illinois email: b...@wjschmidt.com -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Don S

[Flexradio] FW: Flex 3000 Question from a Newbie

2012-04-08 Thread Dr. William J. Schmidt, II
Actually you don't want to use an ALC connection if you can possibly avoid it. ALC is designed to "protect" the amplifier from overdrive by feedback to the transmitter... reducing its gain. That, in fact, creates a nonlinear overall gain function in the overall radio-amp chain that is not desirab

[Flexradio] Looking for...

2012-03-25 Thread Dr. William J. Schmidt, II
Looking for a used Flex 1500 in reasonable shape for island travels. Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ / J68HZ/ 8P6HK/ ZF2HZ Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch Staunton, Illinois email: b...@wjschmidt.com ___