Re: [Flexradio] Did I break my radio? (Part 2)

2011-11-03 Thread Dudley Hurry
Dave, Is it that you don't have enough TX gain?What mode are you in, SSB, Digital?Make sure your power supply is working correctly, check the internal voltage with the ctrl - shift - i. If it doesn't straighten out, go to the Help Desk link of FlexRadio.. You can turn in

Re: [Flexradio] Did I break my radio? (Part 2)

2011-11-03 Thread Tim Ellison, W4TME
Dave, Based on your problem description of your issue, it looks like a possible hardware problem, but some further troubleshooting activities will be needed to confirm this assumption. Please submit a support ticket via our HelpDesk (http://helpdesk.flexradio.com) so we can assign you a case

[Flexradio] Did I break my radio? (Part 2)

2011-11-03 Thread Dave Gomberg
After behaving itself for a couple of weeks, my F3K has gone on the Fritz again. The only symptoms are 0w output power and the panafall display shows a pink/red/yellow transmit bar, not the standard all pink when things are working. What I have tried: Power off (complete) F3K for 2', PC rebo

Re: [Flexradio] Did I break my radio?

2011-10-23 Thread Bret Mills
f Of Dave Gomberg Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2011 10:15 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Did I break my radio? Thanks to a couple of list members, I have "resolved" my problem in a strange (to me) way: Both off-list responders focused on database issues, so I:

[Flexradio] Did I break my radio?

2011-10-23 Thread Dave Gomberg
Thanks to a couple of list members, I have "resolved" my problem in a strange (to me) way: Both off-list responders focused on database issues, so I: 1. Checked that the problem was still present, it was 2. Did a SETUP->Factory defaults, creating a backup copy of the database 3. Tried the fac

Re: [Flexradio] Did I break my radio?

2011-10-23 Thread Paul
Make sure your power supply is supplying the correct voltage. 73. Paul w8jn Sent from my HTC Touch Pro2 on the Now Network from SprintĀ®. -Original Message- From: Dave Gomberg Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2011 5:48 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Did I break my radio

Re: [Flexradio] Did I break my radio?

2011-10-23 Thread Ray, K9DUR
Dave, The 1st thing to try in any situation like this is a database reset. Occasionally, I have had this happen & a database reset to factory defaults always brings the radio back to life. Then I use SDRDataTransfer to restore my custom settings after testing the radio with the default database.

Re: [Flexradio] Did I break my radio?

2011-10-23 Thread Ken Akin
Dave - For further information, I would try some stuff with a dummy load and an external wattmeter. I don't think you broke it, I have seen something of the sort with my 5K which has always been cleared up (apparently - I was never able to reliabily reproduce the problem) by playing with Windows.

[Flexradio] Did I break my radio?

2011-10-23 Thread Dave Gomberg
Yesterday I had my first session with my F3K using PSDR 2.2.3 on 10m. It was long, and the antenna swr was only so-so (1:2.2 or so). Then I started seeing Fwd Pwr on the meter at 0. It seems slightly intermittent, but mostly 0w. Same symptom with PTT or MOX. What else should I try? Did I