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Flex 6500 abruptly shuts down after Tx

Richard Everett
Richard Everett Member ✭✭
edited June 2019 in FLEX-6000 Signature Series
In the middle of a transmission or right after a transmission my Flex 6500 totally stops.  The red MOX button remains red but the radio is not on.  I have to restart the radio connection which is successful but the dropout has occurred four times today.  I am running my Flex 6500 with a Palstar HF Auto antenna tuner and an ACOM 1000 amplifier.  I thought that I might be using too much power so I backed down the power level to 50%, yielding around 800 watts of output power.  The problem still occurred and I am at a loss for what is causing this issue.  I know that I should open a service issue ticket with Flex but wanted to see if this is commonly occurring and if a resolution has been found.  I searched the forum but did not find an answer. Please advise.     - Richard Everett K5RBI

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  • Neal_K3NC
    Neal_K3NC Member ✭✭
    edited December 2018
  • K0FLY
    K0FLY Member ✭✭✭
    edited December 2018
  • AH0U
    AH0U Member
    edited June 2019
    Sounds like RFI..... try it barefoot ...
  • Richard Everett
    Richard Everett Member ✭✭
    edited December 2018
    Thanks for the advice and suggestions everyone.  It looks like it is indeed an RFI issue.  I backed down on the power significantly and no crashes whatsoever.  I will creep up the power from here when DXing and find that "point of no return".   Thanks again for your help!
  • Larry _ NY8T
    Larry _ NY8T Member ✭✭✭
    edited December 2018
  • Al_NN4ZZ
    Al_NN4ZZ Member ✭✭✭
    edited December 2018

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