This app is quite amazing and I thank all who were involved in creating it,
making the 6000 series radios even better. I just worked 2 stations in
Russia on cw from the comfort of my lounge chair in the living room! I'm
getting some latency issues on SSB but that could be caused by my own
network.
I've had the same intermittent problems as have others I think. No solution
found yet. I have one of Neal's computers and will see if there is a new
driver available for my graphics card if I can still remember how to do
this. Frankly, there have been way too many com port and SmartSDR CAT
issues
I've been reading this thread with interest as I'm trying to make up my
mind between the DEMI and Elecraft. They both seem to have good specs and
reports, but does the Elecraft supply power and sequencing for an external
preamp?
Rick, W2JAZ
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I solved the problem late last night. Turned out to be a virtual serial
port conflict between Virtual Serial Port Manager. I had a pair set up for
some unknown reason that conflicted with the port created by SmartCAT. As
soon as I deleted that pair Log4OM worked perfectly.
73
Rick, W2JAZ
I've reached the top of my pay grade with my new 6300, SMartSDR and Log4OM.
I was unable to get SmartSDR to communicate with Log4OM so I upgraded
Log4OM to the latest version. Things started to deteriorate as now not only
does Log4OM not work I get the dreaded blue screen and the computer
Excellent condition. Includes original packing, QuickStar Guide, power cord
with power poles, USB cable and mic adapter with 1/8 jack and separate PTT
switch jack. $475 shipped to continental US. PayPal accepted. Photo
available on request. I just have one too many Flex radios after recently
Just got a new 6300 and so far so good! I do need to buy a pair of computer
monitor speakers. Any suggestions? I'm always concerned about RF getting
into them and have not been all together happy with the WestMountain radio
pair that I have.
Rick, W2JAZ
For what it's worth, which I know isn't much, I too would gladly pay a
reasonable,price for software upgrades. I do think this process could
breath new life into the 3000 and 5000 which are great radios and far
superior to much of what's out their from the pacific rim. As a satellite
user I doubt
I've recently noticed that my output from Flex5000A seems low on some
bands. For instance on CW 15 is down to about 60 watts out and 20 hovers
around 75 or so. 40 meters seems to be about right at 100 watts. This does
not seem normal nor does it seem to be where it once was. I had this radio
I have a Granite cable I can't use anymore now that I've switched from a
Mac to a Windows computer. Let me know if anyone is interested.
Rick
W2JAZ
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I have a 5000A for sale with ATU. I will ship with power cord, Kenwood hand
mic, Firewire cable, disc with all manuals and software, and brand new
Inland U-Connect 3-port PCI to IEE 1394 Firewire card for WIndows and Mac
OS.
I just bought a 5000 with ATU, 2nd RX and V/U module so I no longer have
While I still have no response from the ATU Ihave learned from several who
use the fully bundled flex5000a that the meter does not work when the
flex5kA has been upgraded with the v/u module. Something I think due to the
lack of a bridge pickup to grab the rf. Output is not affected.
I did submit
I just purchased a used bundled FLex 5000A to replace my Flex5000A with ATU
which I'll probably soon post to sell. Here is what I'm finding with the
new one:
I see no RF Pwr in the meter though there is power output shown in the
Palstar tuner meter. The ATU settings also reports Tune Failed: No
I've encountered some issues with my CW key and FlexControl. Sometimes they
work and other times they do not. I just rebooted the computer when the
flexcontroller was not recognized. On reboot the controller was working
just fine but my CW key is not working which has happened before. Any
I recently have attempted to install VSP Manager on an older Dell running
XP Pro. Twice I've tried and twice I get the the following error message:
The application failed to initialize properly (Oxc135) Click on OK to
terminate the application.
Any suggestions before I post on the Yahoo
I'm running Power SDR on an iMac i5 processor with only 4meg RAM. But I'm
running WIn 7 under BootCamp. It works just fine and have been doing so for
some time now. Just be care to make sure you update BootCamp when you
update the main Mac OSX to a significant new OS like Lion to Mountain Lion,
or
I'm running windows 7 on an i5 iMac through boot camp. Installed the new
version of Power SDR and noticed that windows has crashed multiple times
lately. There is a blue text screen that describes the forced shut down and
restart, but the screen disappears before I can copy the text. I'm
First lets start with the business end of things. I'm running the 5000A
with an iMac under Boot Camp. I've not yet upgraded Power SDR from 2.3.5.
Things have been running absolutely fine. This afternoon I powered
everything up and there are all sorts of problems.
1) ATU not activating
2) PTT for
Anyone out there ever tried a Hamtronics 2 meter receive converter on a
flex radio?
Rick
W2jaz
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I'd like to hear from users that have the V/U module installed that are
using it in the satellites. Is it necessary to have the 2nd rcvr installed
to operate full duplex? What tracking software are you using and have you
found any glitches. I'm trying to decide on the upgrade and whether to fund
I took the advice of a number of Hercules users out there and purchased
one to control my PowerSDR Flex5KA. Unfortunately I can't get it to run. I
downloaded and installed the latest drivers, not trusting that what came
shipped were the latest. I then installed the package, hooked the USB cable
Ignore my last post as I figured out what I did wrong. I initially unzipped
the software into the Flex Systems file found in the Roaming folder instead
of the Program Files folder. Of course it didn't work! All is well and I'm
now anxious to set up mapping from the Hercules controller.
Rick
W2JAZ
I too use an iMac running win 7 via boot camp and it works just great with
my 5kA. I work all the modes too using various windows based software. Not
too hard to set up and lots of help out there if necessary via this forum
or on the flex wiki or web site. You'll love it!
Happy holidays!
Rick
Lawn rjl...@gmail.com wrote:
From: Richard Lawn rjl...@gmail.com
Subject: [Flexradio] Griffin USB Knob Questions
To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Date: Saturday, December 10, 2011, 3:14 PM
I just turned up a Griffin USB knob
which I assume can be used with my
Flex5K. But is it worth it? Do I
I just turned up a Griffin USB knob which I assume can be used with my
Flex5K. But is it worth it? Do I need a driver for it and I assume that the
USB cable would plug into any available USB port? But again, is it worth it
for Flex tuning control?
RIck
W2JAZ
I've noticed I think since my recent upgrade to PWRSDR v2.2.3 that I
sometimes see a delay in the PTT engaging while running PSK under DM780.
Notice I said sometimes because other times I hit the send tab and transmit
engages immediately, but most times there is quite a delay. Any thoughts?
Rick
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2. Re: RX2 Protection during transmit (n...@comcast.net)
3. USB External Keypad Dedicated to Flex VFO (W6SDM Steve)
4. FlexControl dead (Clyde Washburn)
5. EasyPal (Richard Lawn)
6. Re: EasyPal (Dave Beumer W?DHB)
7. Re: EasyPal (John Wagner
Heard some guys using digital SSTV on 20 meters and got curious since I had
done some SSTV about 15 years ago. They suggested I give it a try. Anyone
using EasyPal software with PwrSDR? Any suggestions on configuring the
software. I have DDUtil installed, VAC.
Rick
W2JAZ
I just downloaded CW Skimmer to try. While I have it working with my PWR SDR
Flex 5000A, the set up parameters that seem to work do not match what they
recommend in the knowledge base:
Under the Audio Tab setting the Knowledge Base says to select WDM and VAC 2
and 1. My system works only if I
To: 'Jerry Flanders'; 'Richard Lawn'; flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Chatter at Power Down
Same here with my old TL922 - first time I heard it I wondered what broke -
just as well the tickers ok hi
Laurie VK7ZE
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From: flexradio-boun...@flex
I didn't notice this until recently though maybe my Flex 5KA has been doing
this for a while. Recently I hear what sounds like relays chattering when I
power the rig down. It happens just briefly but happens every time. Anyone
else have this issue or is there something here I should keep my eye
It seems that I'm getting some RF in my audio when using my AL811H with
5000A. I'm keying am through a little AmpKeyer device. Any suggestions on
where to put ferrites? I've used a few already bu no luck so far.
I've experienced some audio distortion in the past but that seem to be due
to over
I've not posted in a while since I've had no recent problems since the
upgrade to v. 2.0.19, but I've just suddenly discovered terribly distorted
audio with an echo as well back in SSB mode. I had this problem months ago
with an earlier version and got help solving it. I checked levels and only
Anyone out there using WSPR with their 5K? Any suggestions on setup or is it
obvious, although nothing is obvious on a Windows PC to the long-time Mac
user :)? I noticed that in the list of radios supported by WSPR only
includes the Flex 1K.
Rick
W2JAZ
Just curious if any who have upgraded their flex 5k with the v/u
modules are using their radios to work the birds? If so have any of
the software developers added the flex to their list of supported
radios? I suspect not yet but please let me know if you know
otherwise.
Happy new year!
Rick
W2jaz
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[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Mike Young
Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 10:04 AM
To: Richard Lawn; FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Satellite software for flex
Rick,
Have you used your 5k v/u on the satellites yet? If so, how did u get
I've not been happy with the audio since acquiring my Flex 5K. I've had
reports of distortion, noise and serious echo. I'm using Yaesu's MD-1 mic.
I've played with the settings and spoken to another user trying to model his
settings in the audio section. I'm fiarly convinced I'm doing something
For the record I have also experienced some erratic tuning and for what
seems to be no apparent reason. Sometimes the antennas will tune instantly
and sometimes not at all. Weather has not been the issue here either.
Rick
W2JAZ
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I have a AL811H amplifier and AmpKeyer interface that I've used with my
FT-847. I'd like to try it with my 5000A. Is there anything in particular I
should watch out for or do I just lash the Flex to the AmpKeyer using the
appropriate RCA jacks? Any advice would be appreciated.
Rick
W2JAZ
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From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz
[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Richard Lawn
Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 1:47 PM
To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: [Flexradio] External Amp w/5000A
I have a AL811H amplifier and AmpKeyer
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Tune in excitement! ™
On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 6:30 PM, Richard Lawn rjl...@gmail.com wrote:
Anyone ever experience a sudden power loss, dropping to about 10 Watts. This
has happened twice and the first time I just
Anyone ever experience a sudden power loss, dropping to about 10 Watts. This
has happened twice and the first time I just rebooted and all was fine. I'm
waiting to do the same this time and crossing my fingers. Anyone else
experience this?
Rick
W2JAZ
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Has anyone tried to use HRD/DM780 with the newest 2.0.16 version? It now
works for me with this new version of PwrSDR but there is a hang, a bit of a
delay in PTT activation and release back to receive. Any suggestions or
similar experiences? I'm activating PTT via HRD not serial. I may just go
I'm now using Flgidi on my Flex 5K and it works great with one hitch. After
using if for a bit the text labeling all the macro button taps disappears.
Anyone else experience this bug?
Rick
W2JAZ
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Now that I've conquered psk using mini-deluxe I've been attempting to
get Fldigi to run at the suggestion of several on the list. I get
receive to work fine but not xmit and it isn't registering the
powersdr. I can't seem to find the PowerSDR.XML file that they tell
you to put in the radio
Thanks to all who responded with life lines. I got back to it this morning.
Checked all settings in PWRSDR setup and went back and setup mini-Deluxe,
DM780 and Logbook. All working nowgo figure?
I do have one further question. In PSK31 xmit mode I seem to be getting a
little burp about every
I'm feeling old and frustrated! I love the new Flex 5000A receiver but am
having very little luck with digital modes and CW. It's been recommended
that I not use HRD but switch to mini-deluxe which I did. DM780 receives
fine but won't activate PTT. Then I tried Fldigi and found that it had a
very
I'm a new Flex 5000A user and have found that there is a significant delay
in HRD keying the Flex so about a short line of text is sent before the PTT
actually engages transmitter. Suggestions?
Rick
W2JAZ
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I'm a new Flex 5000A owner. I recently purchased one about a year old and am
getting around to hooking it up with my iMac running Win 7 and Boot Camp.
Because of my station layout I need to route the firewire cable from the
Flex through my external backup drive and then to the computer. Does
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On Behalf Of Richard Lawn
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 2:12 PM
To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: [Flexradio] Satellite Users
I'd like to hear from anyone using the 5000A on the satellites. I'm
interested in the software you are using, rotor control, and of course
any
quirks
I'd like to hear from anyone using the 5000A on the satellites. I'm
interested in the software you are using, rotor control, and of course any
quirks or issues you've encountered. I'm thinking of clearing out my shack
including the FT-847 and trying the 5000A with VHF/UHF module.
TNX
Rick
W2JAZ
I'd like to hear from a few users who are using their Flex Radios with Macs
running under Windows. Which bridge software are you using - Boot Camp,
Parallels, etc.? Have you encountered any difficult problems to solve along
the way. I'm considering the 5000A down the road.
TNX
Rick
W2JAZ
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