Welcome to the FlexRadio Community! Please review the new Community Rules and other important new Community information on the Message Board.
Need the latest SmartSDR or 4O3A Genius Product Software?

SmartSDR v3.9.19 and the SmartSDR v3.9.19 Release Notes
SmartSDR v2.12.1 and the SmartSDR v2.12.1 Release Notes

The latest 4O3A Genius Product Software and Firmware
If you are having a problem, please refer to the product documentation or check the Help Center for known solutions.
Need technical support from FlexRadio? It's as simple as Creating a HelpDesk ticket.

Flex 6500 abruptly shuts down after Tx

Richard Everett
Richard Everett Member ✭✭
edited June 2019 in FLEX-6000 Signature Series
In the middle of a transmission or right after a transmission my Flex 6500 totally stops.  The red MOX button remains red but the radio is not on.  I have to restart the radio connection which is successful but the dropout has occurred four times today.  I am running my Flex 6500 with a Palstar HF Auto antenna tuner and an ACOM 1000 amplifier.  I thought that I might be using too much power so I backed down the power level to 50%, yielding around 800 watts of output power.  The problem still occurred and I am at a loss for what is causing this issue.  I know that I should open a service issue ticket with Flex but wanted to see if this is commonly occurring and if a resolution has been found.  I searched the forum but did not find an answer. Please advise.     - Richard Everett K5RBI

Comments

  • Neal_K3NC
    Neal_K3NC Member ✭✭
    edited December 2018
    Richard

    Sounds like RFI to me, I would test whether it happens without the amp. Does it do it on every band? I always try connecting just a dummy load to the radio, turn the tune power to 10 watts and then press tune. If it doesn't cut off, move the tune power to 50 watts then press tune. slowly increase the power until you are at 100 watts. Do this for each band. If it doesnt turn off, its not the radio.


  • K0FLY
    K0FLY Member ✭✭✭
    edited December 2018
    Richard:

    Does the shut down happen when connected to a dummy load?  Running the radio at 100 watts? etc.    That will tell you . if you have a RFI problem or not.

    Gayle K0FLY
  • AH0U
    AH0U Member
    edited June 2019
    Sounds like RFI..... try it barefoot ...
  • Richard Everett
    Richard Everett Member ✭✭
    edited December 2018
    Thanks for the advice and suggestions everyone.  It looks like it is indeed an RFI issue.  I backed down on the power significantly and no crashes whatsoever.  I will creep up the power from here when DXing and find that "point of no return".   Thanks again for your help!
  • Larry _ NY8T
    Larry _ NY8T Member ✭✭✭
    edited December 2018
    I keep a bucket full of MIX 31 Snap on chokes of different I.D. sizes on hand, I am not using that many but I have not had an RFI issues yet that could not be solved using them. For me the usual suspects are USB cables, network cables, speaker cables. I would guess that RFI is getting into your network cable by your symptoms,  that is a good place to start.

    mouser.com

    MIX 31 Snap-on

    1/4 id ferrites   623-0431167281

    1/2 id ferrites   623-0431164181

    3/4 id ferrites   623-0431173551
  • Al_NN4ZZ
    Al_NN4ZZ Member ✭✭✭
    edited December 2018
    Hi Richard,
    I also had RF issues on my 6700.   I documented the fix on my web page.

    http://www.nn4zz.com/FLEX6700.htm#RF_issues_and_solutions

    You might also be interested in this link for RF on your network cables.

    http://www.nn4zz.com/FLEX6700.htm#Ethernet_Lightning_Protection

    Al / NN4ZZ  
    al (at) nn4zz (dot) com
    6700 & SSDR-W  V 2.4.9
    Win10

Leave a Comment

Rich Text Editor. To edit a paragraph's style, hit tab to get to the paragraph menu. From there you will be able to pick one style. Nothing defaults to paragraph. An inline formatting menu will show up when you select text. Hit tab to get into that menu. Some elements, such as rich link embeds, images, loading indicators, and error messages may get inserted into the editor. You may navigate to these using the arrow keys inside of the editor and delete them with the delete or backspace key.

Comment As ...

Categories