Tim Ellison

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...

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, ...

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...

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 ...

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...

If you start up SmartSDR CAT and toy receive an error that the "Inner Exception: Trial Period has Expired. Program is disabled now" error (see image below), follow this procedure to correct the iss...

If you are using a FLEX-6700, FLEX-6500 or a FLEX-6300 that using an 8-pin Foster connector as the mic connector, you have a mic connected to it and you are experiencing the active slice receiver t...

The FLEX-6000 M model radios have an additional set of processors that interface the front panel with the radio RF section.  These processors need sufficient time to initialize and shut down to ens...

One of the features of SmartSDR for Windows is the ability to use a microphone and headphones connected to the PC with your FLEX-6000 which is described in the SmartSDR Software User Guide.Here are...

In Windows, having an Audio Recording device (microphone or DAX TX) lets you use PC AUDIO and DAX to send audio to your FLEX-6000. Windows has added a privacy setting that prevents audio recording ...