FlexRadio Systems FLEX-6000 Signature Series User Manual

FLEX-6000 Signature Series - SmartSDR for Windows Software User’s Guide
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25 How to Configure Antennas ................................................................................................. 94
25.1 Getting Started ............................................................................................................ 94
25.2 Selecting the Receive Antenna for a Panadapter Without Slice Receivers ................ 94
25.3 Using the Panadapter ANT Pop-Out Menu ................................................................ 94
25.4 Selecting the Transmit Antenna for a Slice Receiver ................................................. 96
25.5 Antenna Options for PIN Diode QSK Operation ....................................................... 96
25.6 Using a Common Receive Antenna with Separate Transmit Antennas ..................... 96
25.7 Using Two Transceive Antennas on the FLEX-6600/M and FLEX-6700 ................. 97
25.8 Using a Dedicated Receive Antenna .......................................................................... 97
25.9 Receive-only Antenna Operation ............................................................................... 98
25.10 Antenna Selection for Transverter Operation ............................................................. 98
25.11 Using the Receive RF Gain/Preamplifiers .................................................................. 98
25.12 Setting the RF Gain/Preamplifiers .............................................................................. 99
25.13 Antenna Configuration Basic Terms and Rules ....................................................... 100
26 Displaying Spots in SmartSDR for Windows ..................................................................... 102
27 How to Configure Transverters .......................................................................................... 106
27.1 Using a Transverter .................................................................................................. 108
27.2 Multiple Copies of a Band ........................................................................................ 109
27.3 Transverter Power Settings ....................................................................................... 110
27.4 Transmitting on a Transverter .................................................................................. 110
27.5 Weak Signal Considerations ..................................................................................... 111
28 Using the FlexRadio Power Genius XL Amplifier ............................................................. 112
29 How to Connect an External Amplifier .............................................................................. 113
30 USB Cables ......................................................................................................................... 114
30.1 USB Cables Overview .............................................................................................. 114
30.2 Cable management ................................................................................................... 115
30.2.1 CAT Cables ........................................................................................................... 116
30.2.2 BIT Cables ............................................................................................................ 118
30.2.3 BCD Cables .......................................................................................................... 119
30.2.4 LDPA Cables ........................................................................................................ 121
31 How to Operate in Digital Modes ....................................................................................... 122
31.1 Using DAX for Operating Digital Modes ................................................................ 122
31.1.1 Connecting to the FLEX-6000 via DAX .............................................................. 122
31.1.2 SmartSDR for Windows Configuration with DAX Audio ................................... 122
31.1.3 DAX Control Panel Setup ..................................................................................... 123
31.1.4 DAX Channels to Sound Device Mappings ......................................................... 127

FlexRadio Systems FLEX-6000 Signature Series Specifications

General

Brand	FlexRadio Systems
Model	FLEX-6000 Signature Series
Category	Transceiver
Language	English