Tim Ellison

With SmartSDR v3.9 and above, FlexRadio introduces Serial Passthrough, a handy feature that lets you connect and control RS-232 serial devices—like antenna rotators or amplifiers—directly through y...

There have been situations where powering a TGXL using a 13.8 VDC power supply experienced voltage sags resulting in anomalous operation with the TGXL. Operating the TGXL using a 13.8 VDC power sup...

Here are the instructions:Configure a Sports CAT port Open the SmartSDR CAT application. Click "Add…" to add a CAT port. Select the pulldown for Port Protocol: and select N1MMSpot. Record the UDP ...

The following instructions describe how to install (aka "burn ") a bootable image file to a USB drive (aka "thumb drive")This procedure is needed when performing a USB Recovery process on a FLEX-80...

If you were redirected to this webpage as a result of an unhandled exception error, the following information is provided to help determine the exact nature of the error you received and suggestion...

The FLEX-8000 series of software defined radios come equipped with a GNSS receiver.  For more information about GNSS receivers, refer to the HelpDesk article What is GNSS and How Is It Different fr...

Content provided by: Flexradio EngineeringWhen engineering the Maestro "C", we wanted the Maestro to run on batteries for a longer time than we had before with the Maestro "A" and "B", targeting a ...

When you see the S-Meter reading values above S0 when the antenna is disconnected or connected to a dummy load, this behavior is to be expected.  The radio is not malfunctioning. Let me explain why...

By: T. Ellison, W4TME Description, Terminology, and Definitions. An EMP or Electromagnetic Pulse is defined as a brief burst of electromagnetic energy. The origin of an EMP can be natural or artifi...