FLEX-6000 Signature Series – Maestro User Guide
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20.4.5 Monitor Mode Operation ........................................................................................ 97
20.4.6 How to Configure the Downward Expander (DEXP) ............................................ 97
20.4.7 DAX TX Channel and Microphone Interaction...................................................... 97
20.5 Monitoring your Transmitted Audio .......................................................................... 98
20.6 Recommended Audio Adjustment Steps for Phone Modes ....................................... 99
21 How to Operate AM and SAM Modes ............................................................................... 100
22 How to Operate FM Mode .................................................................................................. 101
22.1 Operating FM Repeaters ........................................................................................... 101
22.2 Memory Channels..................................................................................................... 102
23 How to Operate Diversity Reception (FLEX-6600(M) and 6700 Only) ............................ 104
24 How to Operate the ATU .................................................................................................... 106
24.1 Modes of Operation .................................................................................................. 106
24.2 ATU Match Frequency Range .................................................................................. 106
24.3 Manual Mode ............................................................................................................ 107
24.4 Memory Mode .......................................................................................................... 107
25 How to Configure Antennas ............................................................................................... 109
25.1 Getting Started .......................................................................................................... 109
25.2 Selecting the Transmit Antenna for a Slice Receiver ............................................... 109
25.3 Antenna Options for PIN Diode QSK Operation ..................................................... 109
25.4 Using a Common Receive Antenna with Separate Transmit Antennas ................... 110
25.5 Using Two Transceive Antennas on the FLEX-6700 .............................................. 111
25.6 Using a Dedicated Receive Antenna ........................................................................ 112
25.7 Receive-only Antenna Operation ............................................................................. 112
25.8 Antenna Selection for Transverter Operation ........................................................... 113
25.9 Using the Receiver RF Gain/Preamplifiers .............................................................. 114
25.10 Setting the RF Gain/Preamplifiers ............................................................................ 115
25.11 Antenna Configuration Basic Terms and Rules ....................................................... 116
26 Displaying Spots in SmartSDR for Maestro ....................................................................... 118
27 How to Configure Transverters .......................................................................................... 121
27.1 Using a Transverter .................................................................................................. 123
27.2 Multiple Copies of a Band ........................................................................................ 124
27.3 Transverter Power Settings ....................................................................................... 124
27.4 Transmitting on a Transverter .................................................................................. 125
27.5 Weak Signal Considerations ..................................................................................... 125
28 Using the FlexRadio Power genius XL Amplifier .............................................................. 126
29 How to Connect an External Amplifier .............................................................................. 128