Tim Ellison
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How to Configure the Operating Parameters in the FLEX Firewire Control Panel
This "how to" describes the procedure to best configure the hardware or Firewire driver Sampling Rate , Buffer Size in Sample and Operation Mode in the FLEX Firewire Control Panel. Introduction Aud...
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Getting Started with the FLEX-6000
If you are new to the FLEX-6000 and SmartSDR, here are some documents that you may wish to review and have handy. First, I would start here after you have your radio connected to your compute...
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A Remote Relay Switch for Powering on a FLEX-6000
Content provided by Michael, VA3MW The SonOff 4 Channel Pro relay which is available on Amazon World Wide and at a reasonable price is a good option for booting a FLEX-6000 remotely. There seems t...
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Configuring a FLEX-6000 for FT8 on a Mac with dogparkSDR, MacLogger and WSJT-X
Content provided by: Keith Mitchell, WA5VTT I have a FLEX-6400, and while I have it running on a Windows NUC, I prefer to operate from my Mac. After digging through countless, mostly out of date p...
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Hardware ALC for amplifier protection is not recommended with FlexRadio SDRs
Content provided by: FlexRadio EngineeringThe intent of an external hardware ALC (automatic level control) interface is to reduce an exciter’s RF drive level to ensure that it does not exceed level...
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How to fix a blank SmartLink login screen when running Win10 or Win8
SmartLink requires that Internet Explorer (IE) be enabled for your version of Windows because this is the HTML engine that is used for the web-based login screen. To enable or check to see if IE is...
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Resolving the "single red blink" Fan Error on Start Up
The FLEX-6000 has the ability to detect a variety of faults that could potentially harm the radio and one of these is detecting if the cooling fan is working properly. When booting up your radio, ...
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How to Retrieve Radio Information from a FLEX-6000/FLEX-8000
Sometimes, knowing the radio information will be required to troubleshoot issues. Retrieving the Radio Status is a straightforward process. Please follow the procedure to capture the radio inform...
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ARRL FMT Technique with FLEX-6000 Series Radios
The document, ARRL FMT Technique with FLEX-6000 Series Radios, by Ron Panetta, WB2WGH whhich can be downloaded from the FlexRadio web site describes in great detail how to use a FLEX-6000 software ...
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"Crash on Transmit" Troubleshooting
If your radio is "crashing" when transmitting -- either turning completely off, or powering off with "2-RED Flashes" of the power button and rebooting itself -- this is usually a power supply issue...