Category Archives: FlexRadio

Updating FLEX-6600M to Version 3.4.21

Posted on February 14, 2023 by robert

As usual, the update process to take my FLEX-6600M from version 3.3.33 to the newly released 3.4.21 did NOT go smoothly – but only because the update process instructions did NOT adequately document what to expect. Per the installation instructions, … Continue reading →

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N1MM running with Flex6600M & Maestro

Posted on August 25, 2022 by robert

I have been using a Flex6600M that allows me to operate “remotely” from my 3rd floor bedroom, if I don’t feel like navigating the stairs up and down.  After some firmware updates last year and a changeover to how I … Continue reading →

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Tuner Improvements with Flex V3.3.32

Posted on June 20, 2022 by robert

A few weeks ago, I posted that owning a Flex was a mixed bag – a very interesting radio, but very buggy software.  The update from that time completely broke the ability to run CW over the internet (but did … Continue reading →

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Owning a Flex-6600M is a mixed bag

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Bob Beatty

A lifetime ago (in other words the year before the pandemic,), I purchased a FlexRadio Flex-6600M, along with a Maestro Control Console for remote operation.  My first year of use was plagued with problems with things that seemed basic to … Continue reading →

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Added my FlexRadio 6600-M to DXLabs

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Bob Beatty

I have been using DXLabs for my log for years (after giving up on HDR for many reasons).  My Elecraft K3s was the first radio I used (I love its full break-in on CW).  My Yaesu FTDX-101MP followed quickly (fairly … Continue reading →

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FLEX6600M Springs back to life

Posted on May 4, 2020 by robert

Late last year, I purchased a FlexRadio 6600M along with its companion “Maestro” remote head.  I had the radio installed in my basement shack (I call it the Wombat Room, but everyone else calls it the furnace room), and I … Continue reading →

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