6600M, not a good beginning.

G0VLF

Wayne

Sounds to me like during shipping all that way rough seas bumps and bruises cause a cable to come loose from where the display connects to the circuit board inside the unit. Everything else you are indicating is working so I would bet that is the issue.

If your adventurous a #8 torx is the required bit to take out the 16 or 18 cabinet screws to look inside. It shouldnt void your warranty since flec had us install the replacement adc hearsinks and even sent the kit with the #8 torx wrench in it.

Or you could put in a help desk tkt get an rma ship it back have another packaged up and sent to you with ... maybe the same result.

Seems likr R&L should take the hit and swap you a new one especially for what you pay for them.

Good luck.

G0VLF

Robert Lonn

I had something similar and found I had to remove DC power and then applied power and all went well!

G0VLF

Hi.

Did that as part of when I did a factory reset. Unfortunately, didn't resolve my problem. 

Had a quick search on here, but not seen a non working screen.

Ray de G0VLF

Bill -VA3WTB

I would not pretend to know what is wrong with your radio,  but at least you are taken care of,,that's good. 

G4IUA

Sorry to hear you’re having problems Ray.  I collected my 6600M from ML&S on Wednesday (they’re only 30 minutes away) and just plugged it in…everything is fine.  I traded in my 6500 so although there is a learning curve it is a fairly easy transition.  I’m very pleased with it and I am fortunate in not having any of the issues you mentioned. 

Hopefully they will either repair it (if a simple connector loose for example) or replace it when fresh stocks arrive. 

No doubt I will soon inflict some questions the community soon; there is still a lot to learn and I’m bound to run into areas I don’t understand.

 Jeff – G4IUA

G0VLF

Hi Jeff.

Well, luck of the draw. The critical thing is the excellent customer service and the speedy return to ML&S. A question Jeff. I have the Maestro and was comparing the way you access the menus by depressing the VFO A & VFO B knobs. The Maestro has a nice smooth click on pressing followed by one on release. My 6600M presses in and clicks, but not smoothly, then wont release..... Does your do that?

Yes, I still have my 6500, and not too sure whether to hang on to it as a back up or sell. All in all, started with a 3000, then 5000, purchased the 6500 and now 6600M and they've all been great to use. Quick look at a band or bands before working DX.

Enjoy the new radio Jeff.

Ray de G0VLF

G4IUA

Robert Lonn

What does multi client software do for you! Please explain???

N8SDR

simultaneous logins 

Robert Lonn

Ok! Not sure how that would work from a end user perspective?? Probably just me not understanding the application!!

Johan / SE3X

You could f.ex have SSDR up and running on your PC screen and at the same time you could use a Maestro, if you, as I have with my 6700, have a separate one. Today you need to choose betwen one or the other.

Johan / SE3X

By the way Robert .. I was new to Flex 6 months ago. Forget most of what you know about superhet radios and how to operate them. For good and for bad, mainly good, it's a different way having a Flex in the schack! Very very different, but after a while with this new technology, one just can't think of turning back. 

Ted VE3TRQ

Expanding on Johan's comment, I often run with multiple computer devices connected to the Flex (a 6600M, in my case). I run almost exclusively digital, using both Macs and PCs. Both the Mac and PC will run Dax and Cat to fully support digital operations, while the radio is controlled either by the front panel, SSDR on a PC, dogparkSDR on a Mac, or SmartSDR on an iPad. I also presume you could run multiple digital apps on multiple computers with multiple slices, although have not tried that (a single transmitter makes that a bit problematic).

ND8L

Ray...

I'm the last guy that should be commenting here and you may have already tries this...but I had the same problem and W4TME told me that I needed to have the ethernet cable from my 6600M going directly to my router or desktop switch...not the computer.  There some kinda computer juju inside the 6600M that tells the radio it needs an update and it does it with no assistance from us. 

Can't speak for anyone else, but that proves to me that the radio is much smarter than I am.

73 de Ray - ND8L

G0VLF

Hi Ray.

Was directly connected to my router from first installation. Once I determined nothing was appearing on the screen or buttons illuminating, I installed the software on my PC which updated the radio..... I have all of my equipment connected through the router as less likely to have WiFi issues etc.

Tried with my Maestro, then gave up after rebooting everything a few times with no success. So it will be in the hands of ML&S via a courier yesterday and may have an update on Monday.

Hope you're enjoying your new 6600M Ray. All the best from Durham, England.

Ray de G0VLF