Tim Ellison

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 ...

One of the main challenges in getting SmartLink to operate properly and passing the SmartLink network test to achieve a positive green circle indicator is due to multiple routers performing Network...

In certain circumstances, it may be necessary to uninstall the FlexVSP driver in order to reinstall it if the FlexVSP Repair option is not available.   The first step of this process is to uninstal...

A Description of the SmartSDR AGC Automatic Gain Control (AGC) is a feature that automatically adjusts the slice receiver’s audio gain (volume) based on the strength of signal levels in the receive...

The FLEX-1500 utilizes a USB driver for communicating with your PC. There are two functional components of this driver; the USB Kernel mode component and the hardware specific or FLEX-1500 componen...

When selling a FLEX-8000/6000, it is desired to completely remove any user-configured data or settings from the radio before transferring the radio to the new owner.  The following procedure will o...