New Guy Questions

K4SOW

OK, I have a rig on order and wonder where to start learning... What video's to watch, what groups to read, what to do next... Don't even know what questions to ask! Not new to Ham Radio, but new to this rig, a 6400M. I'm coming from an IC-7610 and have been around the bands awhile. (Started as a Novice in 1963)
All I want to do initially is just set up a normal rig, maybe some digital stuff but don't have much desire to do any remote control stuff, maybe later on.

John KB4DU

So basically treat it like any new radio. I suggest connecting the antenna to the “RX IN” port and a dummy load to antenna 1. This allows playing with the controls with little danger of hurting anything. Later, move the dummy load to ant 2, and the antenna to antenna 1.

K0FLY

Hi:

Welcome to the world of Flex. Flex has an extensive on line library of manuals and user guides. Below please find links to down load some of these documents which will give you a head start of before the radio arrives. After muliple years of being a Flex owner I'm still learning.

Also go to You Tube and search for "FLEX", there are some very helpful step by step videos there showing set up for FT-8, N1MM, FLDIGI, and MMTTY to name a few.

Have fun.

Gayle K0FLY

https://www.flexradio.com/documentation/flex-6400-and-flex-6600-hardware-reference-manual-pdf/

https://www.flexradio.com/documentation/smartsdr-software-user-guide-pdf/

https://www.flexradio.com/documentation/flex-6400m-and-flex-6600m-user-guide-pdf/

David Decoons, wo2x

Also check out Flex’s YouTube channel. Plenty of videos to help get you going.

https://youtube.com/user/FlexRadioSystems

73 Dave wo2x

K4SOW

> @"John KB4DU" said:
This allows playing with the controls with little danger of hurting anything.

Very good tip... I've been known to "Dumb thumb" stuff to death before!...

K4SOW

> @K0FLY said:
Below please find links to down load some of these documents which will give you a head start of before the radio arrives.

Thanks a bunch!... Got the manuals downloaded and a bookmark in place for the Youtube stuff... Now if I can find enough hard drive space!...

K4SOW

> @"David Decoons, wo2x" said:
>Flex’s YouTube channel. Plenty of videos to help get you going.

Thanks David... Got it bookmarked and subscribed to...
Got a bunch of studying to do!...