Ken Wells

RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) can plague the modern Amateur Radio station, especially with high-powered stations. RFI can cause a FlexRadio to "shut down" during transmission.  It can also inf...

SmartLink is a feature introduced with SmartSDR version 2 that allows you to operate your radio remotely via an internet connection.  However, to function properly your network and radio must be co...

Often, while communicating with HelpDesk Support Staff, or with members of the FlexRadio Community or Social Media Pages, you will be requested to send a "Screen-shot" or "Screen Capture" of your e...

Note: This step must be done using SmartSDR for Windows.  If you skip this step, you will delete any saved profiles.   NOTE:  If you are using SmartSDR for MacOS, please refer to the SmartSDR for M...

There may be an occasion to factory reset your radio to address an issue you might be having.  The procedure below documents how to comprehensively reset your radio.Note: This step must be done usi...

If your previously owned radio is still showing up in your SmartLink "Radio Chooser" Screen: You probably left the FlexRadio registered to your SmartLink account when you sold it. To resolve this s...

Amateur Radio frequency allocations require that your TOTAL RF emissions are contained within the allocated Amateur Radio bandwidth.For example, on 20 meters, the allocation is from 14.000.000 to 1...

NOTE: This article applies only to SmartSDR v4.1.5 and below.This is a quick pictorial description for configuring a single slice/instance of WSJT-X for the Aurora and FLEX Series radios.  This is ...

Here is the proper way to configure the FLEX-6000/FLEX-8000 "Dream Station" for seamless operation. INTRODUCTION: This information is for configuring an "All-Flex" station.  Configuration informati...

Written by Dave DeCoons, Edited by Ken Wells:  November 30, 2023 There is an incompatibility between Antenna Genius Firmware version 4.1.1 and the TGXL version 1.1.20 and earlier.  As of this writi...