Re: [Flexradio] Flex 5000A for sale

2013-10-14 Thread Mack McCormick
Ted, Invoice sent. Thank you and I'll try to ship today after I receive the Paypal. Mack 73, Mack *W4AX* On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 6:30 PM, Mack McCormick wrote: > The time has arrived to sell my Flex 5000A. As the new owner of a Flex > 6700 I've decided to sell my 500

[Flexradio] Flex 5000A for sale

2013-10-12 Thread Mack McCormick
The time has arrived to sell my Flex 5000A. As the new owner of a Flex 6700 I've decided to sell my 5000 and purchase a second 6700 radio. Here are the specifics: Flex 5000A with RX2. All ECO's applied. Just had it checked out by Flex (Grahm) and it is the same as factory new. Non-smoking shack I'

Re: [Flexradio] Flex 1500 No RF output

2013-04-11 Thread Mack McCormick
May I suggest that you try resetting the database. Often this cures most problems like you are experiencing. Mack W4AX -- 73, Mack *W4AX* http://w4ax.com On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 5:36 PM, Peter Gorman (G1FXE) < g1fxe-hamra...@ntlworld.com> wrote: > Is it possible that the cen

Re: [Flexradio] Audio isolation transformers

2013-02-07 Thread Mack McCormick
Try the 600 ohm:600 ohm Hammond transformers on Mouser or DigiKey. They work great! Mack W4AX On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 5:50 PM, Michael wrote: > I have the headphone jack of my 1500 connected direct to my PC's line in. > I know this is not an ideal situation because of the potential ground loop.

Re: [Flexradio] Dxlabs software

2012-12-22 Thread Mack McCormick
Rick, Yes, I use DXLabs daily. Fully integrates with the Flex. Very powerful. I used HRD for many years but have been using DXLab for the past three years. 73, Mack W4AX On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 4:09 PM, Richard Lawn wrote: > Just curious whether there are many flex users out there using this

[Flexradio] Fwd: Gerald Youngblood to Speak on the Future of Ham Radio this Saturday

2012-11-05 Thread Mack McCormick
Flexonians, Please join us next Saturday, November 10th, at 9 AM in Atlanta to hear Gerald talk about the future of ham radio. His talk promises to be filled with great technical details and insights. You will have a chance to have lunch with him following the presentation to talk one on one. He

Re: [Flexradio] remote control

2012-10-26 Thread Mack McCormick
Victor, Via a relay and DDUtil. The how to is here: http://k5fr.com/ddutilwiki/index.php?title=Remote_On Requires minor surgery on your Flex but works perfectly. I use it every week when traveling. I power on everything else via an IP Power Switch. 73, Mack W4AX On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 3:15 PM

Re: [Flexradio] N1MM and Voice keying

2012-08-29 Thread Mack McCormick
Dan, Record the sound files using the N1MM app and they should work fine. At least they do on my setup. 73, Mack W4AX On Wednesday, August 29, 2012, Dan Scott wrote: > This is most likely covered elsewhere.. > > > > I was messing with the K9DUR voice keyer getting ready for the CO QSO Party >

[Flexradio] Heros Tiny Preselector

2012-04-01 Thread Mack McCormick
I'm interested in hearing if anyone is actually using the Heros Tiny Preselector with the Flex 5000A. I imagine it would perform best in high RF environments like 160M with BCB interference or in multi-station operations. http://www.herostechnology.co.uk/pages/tiny_SCR_preselector.html This device

Re: [Flexradio] Virtual Audio Cable 4.11

2012-03-14 Thread Mack McCormick
Order Number 12342008-76825-1716 - Purchase of Virtual Audio Cable 4, Tracking Number 1234813 On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 3:26 PM, Dave Gomberg wrote: > At 10:17 3/14/2012, Alan NV8A wrote: > >> If you have trouble finding the information, you could try searching your >> emails for the sender's email

Re: [Flexradio] Touch screen

2011-12-20 Thread Mack McCormick
I use the Acer T230H touchscreen on two different computers with my Flex. They work great. You can see how I have them mounted on my QRZ page within arms reach. I've used them for well over a year. Requires Windows 7. I frankly never use the touch feature but have them to show non-flex hams all of

[Flexradio] Var 1 and Var 2 Filters Retaining Settings

2011-12-11 Thread Mack McCormick
I've read the manual but can't figure out how to have the RX2 Var 1 and Var 2 filters retain their settings when I change them. I go in, via right click, and adjust the properties in CWU to 100 Hz to match the filter on RX1. When I go back to that band/mode the values have defaulted back to their V

Re: [Flexradio] DXLab RTTY

2011-10-12 Thread Mack McCormick
o dump the contest programs, dump the > logging programs and use one that has code to overcome the offset issue. > That's up to you. Contest programs are a completely different animal > from logging programs. > > > > On 10/12/11 5:44 PM, Mack McCormick wrote: >> I woul

[Flexradio] DXLab RTTY

2011-10-12 Thread Mack McCormick
I would appreciate some help to get the VFO A frequency display to match the filter setting in PowerSDR 2.2.3. Here is my setup: 1. Followed Bill W9OL's instructions exactly as listed in the PowerSDR Wiki. When I click on a spot in SpotCollector the filter (DIGL) is centered exactly on the intende

Re: [Flexradio] Question about DIGI-U versus DIGI-L on SDR, and RTTY

2011-08-07 Thread Mack McCormick
I too could use some specific RTTY help please. The FlexWiki settings do not seem to work for me. I'm trying to configure the latest version of PowerSDR (default database) with DXLabs WinWarbler. When I click on a RTTY spot the Flex 5000/3000 switches to DIGL but the signal is not within the passb

Re: [Flexradio] Can anyyone see all of the graphics in the KB for the Different Antenna Configuration Modes for the FLEX-5000 ?

2011-07-27 Thread Mack McCormick
Yes, no issues here. Win 7 x64, Chrome and Firefox. Mack On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 8:34 PM, wrote: > > > When I look at the KB > http://kc.flexradio.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50385.aspx?Keywords=different+antenna"Different > Antenna Configuration Modes > for the FLEX-5000" I cannot see both graphi

Re: [Flexradio] RTTY with N1MM Question

2011-07-12 Thread Mack McCormick
adoiowiki/index.php?title=Main_Page> > and follow the setup instructions there.Al did a great job on the > writeup. > > DO NOT check any offset boxes except the click tune, N1MM > will apply the proper offset to the log once you get it set up. > > Ron > K0IDT > >

[Flexradio] RTTY with N1MM Question

2011-07-12 Thread Mack McCormick
I plan to operate in the NAQP RTTY contest this weekend with the Flex 5000A and N1MM MMTTY engine. I would like to understand the offset setting that folks are using successfully with this combination. What are your PowerSDR settings: *General | Options Click Tune / Filter Offsets* *CAT Control

Re: [Flexradio] Fwd: Voice keyer through PSDR truncates end of audio on output, progressive worsening

2011-07-05 Thread Mack McCormick
great and works just the same as traditional type rigs. > Thanks > 73 > LaurieVK7ZE > > > > -Original Message- > From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz > [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Mack McCormick > Sent: Wednesday, 6 July 2011 10:03

Re: [Flexradio] Fwd: Voice keyer through PSDR truncates end of audio on output, progressive worsening

2011-07-05 Thread Mack McCormick
I thought I would add a bit to the equation. I don't operate many SSB contests (mainly CW) but I have pretty considerable experience with the N1MM audio interface. I wrote the Flex KB article (needs updating) and was one of the beta testers for the new N1MM audio interface. The new N1MM audio inte

Re: [Flexradio] VoiceKeyer v4.0.0

2011-03-31 Thread Mack McCormick
Ray, I did some quick testing of your latest voice keyer tonight and it worked great with my Flex 5000A running on Win 7 x64. Thank you and job well done! Will you please elaborate on how to use a hardware trigger? My specific question is if there is a way to trigger your keyer WITHOUT the progra

Re: [Flexradio] N1MM VAC Audio & PowerSDR PTT bug.

2011-03-27 Thread Mack McCormick
> Ed and Bill, > > I wrote the Flex KB article on configuring the voice keyer in N1MM to work > with the Flex. Now I can't get it to work either unless I set the Win 7 > default device to VAC. It was working on my old software OS install but I > recently completely reinstalled all my software and i

Re: [Flexradio] N1MM VAC Audio & PowerSDR PTT bug.

2011-03-27 Thread Mack McCormick
Ed and Bill, I wrote the Flex KB article on configuring the voice keyer in N1MM to work with the Flex. Now I can't get it to work either unless I set the Win 7 default device to VAC. It was working on my old software OS install but I recently completely reinstalled all my software and it is not lo

Re: [Flexradio] Voice keyer

2011-03-01 Thread Mack McCormick
Dieter, Why not use the voice keyer in N1MM? That's what I use. It also works with N3FJP and perhaps others. I wrote a KB article on setting up N1MM. Search the KB. 73, Mack de W4AX On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 3:23 PM, Dieter Schuster wrote: > It can become very boring to call CQ in SSB-Contests.

Re: [Flexradio] Remote operation of Flex, remote control and emergency shut down

2011-03-01 Thread Mack McCormick
Mark, DDUtil has a software timer that will unkey the radio. I also use an IP controlled AC power strip that if everything else doesn't work then you can send a command over the internet to kill everything. 73, Mack de W4AX On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Mark Lunday wrote: > I thought I saw

[Flexradio] Join Us for Gerald K5SDR on Monday March 22 8:30 EDT, (March 23 0030 GMT)

2010-03-19 Thread Mack McCormick
Technet Special Event Announcement For Monday March 22nd I am pleased to announce for the Monday March 22nd edition of the NFARL Technet a special first time event. We will have a guest expert for the evening and will be covering the topic of Software Defined Radios and associated technolog

Re: [Flexradio] Did anyone visit the Flex booth in Orlando?

2010-02-14 Thread Mack McCormick
Tim, Yes, it was totally awesome to see it in action. It was great to see Greg and the rest of the crew. Very small and light weight. Can't wait to receive mine! 73, Mack WB4MAK > From: telli...@itsco.com > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz; flexra...@yahoogroups.com > Date: Sun, 14 Feb 201

[Flexradio] No Signal Input on RX2 BNC Connector

2009-03-21 Thread Mack McCormick
Do I have a hardware failure? I have RX2 installed and it works great with ANT1 tap. However, when I connect the same antenna to the RX2 BNC connector there is zero signal. Yes, I selected the correct antenna in the antenna management profile. I also removed the covers from my Flex 5000A and r

Re: [Flexradio] RX2 Not Working: Help Please

2008-09-21 Thread Mack McCormick
; Hope it helps.> > 73 Ed W2RF> > > -Original > Message-> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > radio.biz] On Behalf Of Mack McCormick> > Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2008 > 5:17 PM> > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz> > Subje

[Flexradio] RX2 Not Working: Help Please

2008-09-20 Thread Mack McCormick
RX2 has been working perfectly in the past. Today when I select RX2 the panadapter is blank. No data at all. No line at all. Please offer any suggestions. Running XP, latest firmware and PowerSDR. No other programs are running. I've tried the following: I've allowed PowerSDR to create a ne

[Flexradio] A Small Tip for Remote Operation

2008-08-17 Thread Mack McCormick
I very successfully used my Flex 5000A remotely via my laptop and a Verizon Broadband card for several hours yesterday. This was through some pretty remote areas while I was a passenger in a car with barely a broadband signal at times. My audio reports were excellent. I used UltraVNC and IPSound

[Flexradio] Best Audio Software for Remote Control of Flex 5000A

2008-08-12 Thread Mack McCormick
I’ve read the knowledge base and postings in this group and Yahoo. Is there consensus on the best software to transfer audio to using a Verizon Broadband connection on a laptop? I’ll connect to the desktop XP to XP using Microsoft Remote Desktop and use VAC to route audio to and from the rig to

[Flexradio] Open up the bandwidth of the Flex 5000 for use with CW Skimmer??

2008-04-27 Thread Mack McCormick
Is it possible to open the bandwidth further than 3kHz to enable CW skimmer to see more signals? I'm currently using CW Skimmer with my RFSpace SDR-14 but would prefer to be able to use PowerSDR and the Flex. Please advise.73, MackWB4MAK ___ FlexRadio