Does your PC generate noise into your Flex when doing stuff on the PC?

Rich McCabe

Its not a huge issue but I get some computer generated noise in what sounds like the audio section of the Flex.  It happens when I open certain applications and randomly while listing. More like a pop/arc sounds. Absolutely, happens every time I fire up slicemaster and it connects to Flex.  Tried it on headphones and have same issue so not in the speakers.

It did not do it with my 6300 and 6500 but started when I got a 6600m. I have a non M now as my first two 6600m radios had issues out of the box.  So basically all 6600s have had issues with it.

Rich

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Joe N3HEE

Could be your monitor making noise.  I've experienced that before.  Do you have another monitor you can try ?

Rich McCabe

Never really thought about monitors. Yes, I have other monitors to test. Actually, I can just unplug them and TeamViewer to the shack machine and check it.

Dan, I have had an isolation transformer in the audio line since day one. But I dont think its that as I can unplug the speakers and still have same pop/click in headphones.

Rich McCabe

Joe N3HEE

That's not your monitor.  That is the a software issue where the audio stream is interrupted when Slicemaster connects to the radio.  I have the same audio pops when connecting third party apps to the radio.  Not a big deal really ?

Rich McCabe

No, its not a big deal but its not just connect. It happens during the operation of some apps.  It did not do it with 6300 or 6500. Was all new with the 6600 series.

K1DBO

Rich McCabe

Good info Don.  As I said it started with the 6600 series for me. And just to be clear its not just SliceMaster but that was the easiest example to show

Nice interview with Flex. Enjoyed hearing more from your perspective.

Rich

K1DBO

I've personally seen the problem on a 6700, 6600, and 6500.  I havent tested to see if the problem is worse on any one of them so am willing to accept that it's possible.

--Don