FLEX-8000 Hardware Reference Manual

Dan-N7HQ

The FLEX-8000 Hardware Reference Manual is now available on our website.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Dan, N7HQ

Russ Ravella

Nice job, Dan ! Happy Thanksgiving to you too !

73 Russ KR6W

Dan-N7HQ

Thanks, Russ. Big team effort on this revision. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.

73, Dan, N7HQ

2281Larry

Happy Thanksgiving Dan and thanks!!!
73s WA4PMA, Larry

Neil D Friedman N3DF

Hoping for an 8400M/8600M user guide in the near future.

KD0RC

Wow Dan, this is a very comprehensive manual - nicely done! I appreciate the effort that went into the diagrams, pictures and explanations. This is so much more than just a picture of the rig with labels identifying jacks and buttons.

Jim KJ3P

I love a good printed manual for complex equipment, so I brought the 8000 pdf to Staples to have it printed and bound ($$). This one looks great in printed form.

Thought: While corrections and other changes/additions are being made for the next issue, wouldn't it be handy to keep a "change sheet" so previously printed versions could be updated, rather than printing the whole thing again? Please consider something like this. Thanks!

Mike-VA3MW

I printed it in B&W for about $25 and had them bind it.

Lou IV3DSG

downloaded to understand the real possibility with the new 8000 series.
TNX and 73
Lou IV3DSG

Mike VE3CKO

Coming from a 6700 I had to change XLR connector from PR40 to a TRS connector for the 8600. A diagram such as this would be helpful in the new manual. I wanted to be sure not to reverse 2 and 3 (tip/ring)

Dan-N7HQ

Folks, thank you for your thoughtful suggestions.

@Mike - that's a great addition and I'll incorporate it.

@Jim - regarding change sheets for the manual. Implementing such updates would require careful consideration of paging and formatting to ensure they are both effective and easy to use. A more generous use of white space might be necessary to make the changes clear and practical for users to integrate into printed copies.

I'll take your idea into serious consideration and evaluate the feasibility of incorporating a change sheet process in future revisions. You are right, this could add significant value for operators who prefer physical manuals and want to keep them up-to-date without reprinting the entire document.

Thanks again for the input, and I appreciate your support of the FLEX-8000 series documentation efforts.

73,

Dan, N7HQ
FlexRadio Systems