Just Once

Richard Zalewski

Just once I would like to turn on the 6600M and have everything working as it did the day before.  Today I can not get JTDX to receive.  Transmit is ok.  DAX settings to the best of my knowledge as they were yesterday when it was working.

Richard Zalewski

Getting worse.  Gave up on FT8 for the moment.  Now when I start DAX the radio keys on and off continuously.

Robert Lonn

Do you shut down the DC power to the radio when you turn it off at night??? Contrary to what Flex might tell all of us, 1 in 4 times I power up my 6600M after I shut down the DC power to all my base station equipment, it fails to boot up correctly. So I need to go into the menu, pretend I am going to load a new version of software, then just load the 2.**** version and all is good. I have been thinking of using a 12 volt FLOAT voltage on the radio in Parallel with my DC power supply... Use some Protection Diodes so it isolates the two supplies but always keeps 12 volts to the radio 6600M... As you all know when powering down the PS the Flex power light will Flash Red! Same thing when power is applied but not turned on...  Robert

Richard Zalewski

Richard Zalewski

FYI does that same in SDR.  Reinstalled DAX no change.

bahillen

Create a help desk ticket. Support will look into your shutdown process as well as configuration. When you figure it out write a followup here for others. Powering down with only power supply may not be a good idea if you are doing that. 73 Bill

Richard Zalewski

Thanks Bill will do.  I power down on radio first and then the PS.  Hope to hear from Flex.

David Decoons, wo2x

Rich, What version software? Have you created profiles? What 3rd party software besides WSJT-X? How is WSJT-X configured to key radio? IP or com port? CAT PTT or PTT Com port? Dave wo2x

Richard Zalewski

Mark NS9N

I am considering a backup 12v supply as well as the Flex is very similar to a server and most likely will be much happier powered on all the time. Boot up time will also be zero. But I have learned that I always power down the Flex first and let it completely shut down before I shut off the 12V supply. Since doing this I have not had any issues at reboot. I even do this using the rear panel connector when running remote. Worth a try!

Richard Zalewski

No problem with that....I always power down Flex and then the supply.

Richard Zalewski

FIXED!  Latest MS update scrambled sound settings.  Thanks for help from support everything working again.  Understand there will be a fix coming soon to keep this from happening again.

bahillen

Thanks for updating the community. Bill

jay con

Bill -VA3WTB

How has your communication with the help deck gone? you must have a ticket open? If your radio is not starting correctly all the time, there must be a root cause of it. It should always start correctly.

Ted VE3TRQ

jay con

Bill -VA3WTB

That's to bad,  that problem is your problem and is not wide spread. this problem means something is wrong with the radio. It seems you have it in your head to move to something else anyways. And does Flex know your still having startup problems? How can you sell the radio that is not working properly?

Robert Lonn

Bill -VA3WTB

I wanted Jay to explore what could be wrong. It sounds like Jay has not communicated with Flex as he should have. If his radio is not starting correctly most the time, I'm sure Flex would see that it does.