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Maestro noise problem

LA9AKA
LA9AKA Member
edited October 2019 in Maestro

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  • Duane_AC5AA
    Duane_AC5AA Member ✭✭✭
    edited October 2019
  • LA9AKA
    LA9AKA Member
    edited October 2019
    Duane, thank you so much for your input! 

    As I wrote above, I have not tried headphones on my Maestro. And I have not tried what you suggest, headphones or a powered speaker on the 6600. I will give it a try just to see, but as far as I know I have isolated the problem to the Maestro. Since the noise is there even when I turn off my 6600. I will get back with my results later this week.
  • HCampbell WB4IVF
    HCampbell WB4IVF Member ✭✭
    edited October 2019
  • LA9AKA
    LA9AKA Member
    edited October 2019
    Howard, thank you for your input! I agree, the noise can of course come from an outside source affecting the Maestro. I just cant imagine what could be causing this interference. I only have a few houses nearby, noise levels in general are pretty good. No other transmitters even remotely close. I will first try to bring my Maestro someplace else and connect via WiFi and see what happens. If noise occurs still, I will bring my 6600 and Maestro to a friend to see if the noise disappear. 


  • HCampbell WB4IVF
    HCampbell WB4IVF Member ✭✭
    edited October 2019
  • Steve K9ZW
    Steve K9ZW Member ✭✭✭
    edited October 2019
  • LA9AKA
    LA9AKA Member
    edited October 2019
    I will try to do so! But I find it weird that I do not hear any of this RFI on any ham or broadcast band. No indication what so ever on the panadapter on any band... 
  • LA9AKA
    LA9AKA Member
    edited October 2019
    Steve, yes this is a head-scratcher for sure. I'm using 3.1.8 now, problem was the same on earlier versions. I have tried both WiFi and wired ethernet, and of course a direct connection to the 6600. The only cable connected at the moment is the one from the PSU, I will try to use some mix31 torroids on it. But as I said to the gentleman above you here in the thread; I can't see any sign of this so called RFI on any band. 
  • NR4O
    NR4O Member ✭✭
    edited October 2019
  • HCampbell WB4IVF
    HCampbell WB4IVF Member ✭✭
    edited October 2019
  • Steve K9ZW
    Steve K9ZW Member ✭✭✭
    edited October 2019
  • LA9AKA
    LA9AKA Member
    edited October 2019
    Gentlemen, thank you so much for your input! I've had very little time lately to experiment with the Maestro, I emailed back an forth with Norbert at Flex EU service center, and he says that it is highly unlikely that RFI is causing my problems. If there was RFI powerfull enough to interfere with the Maestro, my 6600 would be affected long before the Maestro. 

    So Norbert ordered a pickup of my Maestro from UPS and there would be no cost for me shipping it to Germany this time. Great I thought... But right now, I must say that I am not a happy camper. This UPS pickup thing was handled extremely poorly both by UPS and Flex EU. The Maestro is still not on it's way, and I need to pay for some of the shipping. I am pretty frustrated to say it the least. 

    I will keep you posted about what the end of this story will be. 

    73
    Hans Christian LA9AKA

  • LA9AKA
    LA9AKA Member
    edited October 2019
    Steve, I was supposed to do this, but I was not able to get it done before Norbert at Flex EU service center ordered a pickup of my Maestro by UPS. He said that it was highly unlikely that RFI is causing this. I will keep you posted what his findings are later on. 

    Thank you, and 73
    Hans Christian LA9AKA 

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