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PGXL March '2019 Updates

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  • Dewey WØYWW
    Dewey WØYWW Member ✭✭✭
    edited March 2019
  • Burch - K4QXX
    Burch - K4QXX Member ✭✭
    edited March 2019
  • Rick N4RZ
    Rick N4RZ Member ✭✭✭
    edited February 2020
    12/30/17 14573 N4RZ     Rick Roberson   
  • Ray - K6LJ
    Ray - K6LJ Member ✭✭
    edited March 2019
    My order 06/06/17 12388 K6LJ Ray DeVreugd
  • KF4HR
    KF4HR Member ✭✭
    edited March 2019
    Excellent idea.
  • Richard
    Richard Member ✭✭
    edited March 2019
    Dewy.. TNX for taking the time to take and present this data Richard - N4RWG
  • Dale Johnson
    Dale Johnson Member
    edited March 2019
    4/28/2017. 12043. W9TTH
  • KF4HR
    KF4HR Member ✭✭
    edited March 2019
  • Justin W4JTD
    Justin W4JTD Member ✭✭
    edited March 2019
    Great compilation Dewey! Just for clarification I did receive mine as part of the alpha group, for those looking at how order numbers are related to delivery dates. Justin KL2D
  • KF4HR
    KF4HR Member ✭✭
    edited March 2019
    Jim is the fan noise bothersome even when the amp is idling, or when it's operating at max output?  Or both?
  • Justin W4JTD
    Justin W4JTD Member ✭✭
    edited March 2019
    I don’t find the fan noise to be that bothersome, and my PGXL sits literally right in front of my face (you can see pics on QRZ). There has been a lot of work on the algorithm that controls the fans over the last year and I think it’s much better. Of course, if you go full FT8 or RTTY at legal limit the fans are going to spin up pretty good to keep it cool. But they are very effective and if you stop transmitting they spin back down pretty quickly. Depending on the fan mode, they are very quiet or even off when the amp is in “operation” but idle and cool. Just my 2 cents.... YMMV, and of course different folks have different needs/tolerances. 73 Justin KL2D
  • Jim Runge
    Jim Runge Member ✭✭
    edited March 2019
    As Justin said, I believe that they worked on the fan noise after I sent mine back. It made noise all the time. Flex seemed to be aware of the issue and asked if that was the reason I was sending it back. I described it as a hovercraft in the slow mode and a Saturn rocket taking off in the full cool mode. Your mileage might vary!! I am a mostly SSB guy and don't appreciate background noise.
  • Justin W4JTD
    Justin W4JTD Member ✭✭
    edited March 2019
    I thought of one other thing I could add that would maybe be helpful regarding fan noise. I had an Alpha 9500 before the PGXL, and with the current firmware I don’t feel that the PGXL is louder than the alpha, and to me at least seems quieter. Although Jim is right, the earlier firmware versions could be pretty noisy.
  • dan flynn
    dan flynn Member ✭✭
    edited March 2019
  • Richard
    Richard Member ✭✭
    edited March 2019
  • David-N5PSM
    David-N5PSM Member ✭✭
    edited March 2019
    5/9/2018 AB-15543 N5PSM David P. Mitchell
  • Jeffrey Kerber, N3VE
    Jeffrey Kerber, N3VE Member ✭✭
    edited March 2019

    Thanks for the post
  • KF4HR
    KF4HR Member ✭✭
    edited March 2019
  • Richard
    Richard Member ✭✭
    edited March 2019
  • AC9S
    AC9S Member ✭✭
    edited March 2019
  • KF4HR
    KF4HR Member ✭✭
    edited March 2019
    Agree, and I sure wish I knew how long "a bit longer" was going to be.  I'm considering buying a SPE Expert 1.5K-FA V2, then maybe re-visit the purchase of the PG-XL after the product stabilizes.
  • dan flynn
    dan flynn Member ✭✭
    edited March 2019
    I cancelled a 2016 SPE Expert order for PGXL.   I feel your pain.

  • dan flynn
    dan flynn Member ✭✭
    edited March 2019
    AC9S - Keith ... was this a recent letter?
    Dan ww3n


  • Bill -VA3WTB
    Bill -VA3WTB Member ✭✭✭
    edited March 2019
    I read that letter, Boy, Gerald sounded really upset the way he said things.
  • AC9S
    AC9S Member ✭✭
    edited March 2019
    The letter (email) was dated 2/25.  I agree Gerald sounded upset.  The sad thing is I really want this amp and the matching tuner.  I know a couple of guys that are using the amp; they are heavy users and absolutely love it.


    Keith - AC9S
  • David-N5PSM
    David-N5PSM Member ✭✭
    edited March 2019
    What Letter?   I would like too see it!
  • David-N5PSM
    David-N5PSM Member ✭✭
    edited March 2019
    Oh,  That one......never mind
  • Dewey WØYWW
    Dewey WØYWW Member ✭✭✭
    edited March 2019
  • Wayne Westfield
    Wayne Westfield Member ✭✭
    edited March 2019
  • Richard
    Richard Member ✭✭
    edited March 2019
    Great News....  Starting to look like things are Shipping.....   Getting Excited...  Very Excited!

    TNX fer the update.....

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