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« on: August 25, 2010, 12:16:17 PM »

Um, what to do with so many rainy days in a row? Why not hack into PowerSDR and make your own unique Flex? What could be more smug? I took a picture of my Viking III and then using Photoshop, imported the color into the Flex graphics and added a few rack ears to the left and right side. My next project is to steal a nice clean picture of K1JJ's 4-1000 tubes and insert them into the data display in the middle of the radio to get the soft glow of a big tube on the screen. Then I want to make a nice black crinkle Flex to capture that 30's era look. What the heck, it doesn't cost anything right?

By the way, that is WA2PJP (Joe) strapping away in the display.


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« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2010, 12:43:30 PM »

Won't you need a 6ft tall monitor to fit everything else into the rack?

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« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2010, 12:56:49 PM »

I can't wait to see the push-pull two tube mouse!   Smiley
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« Reply #3 on: August 25, 2010, 01:32:05 PM »

Here is mine Rob


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« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2010, 01:33:08 PM »

Won't you need a 6ft tall monitor to fit everything else into the rack?

Rich

Yah, that's already a problem Rich as this rack is now full. Might have to spring for a nice big LCD TV connected to the HDMI video card output and stand it up on end against the wall!

Hey Mike, that's a very smug looking installation! Nicely done!


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« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2010, 12:05:41 AM »

I wouldn't be so smug if I were you. Your rack mount screw heads aren't aligned properly. Perhaps we can get Joe, PJP, to help you with that.  Wink

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« Reply #6 on: September 04, 2010, 12:39:52 AM »

Think I'll stick with the 833a's and the 4-400's, no illusions with them.
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« Reply #7 on: September 04, 2010, 09:35:39 AM »

I wouldn't be so smug if I were you. Your rack mount screw heads aren't aligned properly. Perhaps we can get Joe, PJP, to help you with that.  Wink

Mark

TOTALLY smug !!
I like it.
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« Reply #8 on: September 04, 2010, 10:06:03 AM »

You're only allowed to be smug.. if the meters WORK!
Once you get that done... you'll have a smugness permit   Cheesy
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« Reply #9 on: September 04, 2010, 10:54:39 AM »

Darn it Mark! I really screwed that up! I have the same problem with my Black Wrinkle Flex too!

Bruce, I still want that functional analog meter like you have with your "special" version of PSDR. That's very slick.


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« Reply #10 on: September 05, 2010, 09:42:38 PM »

I love it.  Cant wait to see the boat anchor Flex.  If only you could make them sound good over the air! 

Live on SMUG Flex owners!


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« Reply #11 on: September 05, 2010, 11:15:23 PM »

I love it.  Cant wait to see the boat anchor Flex.  If only you could make them sound good over the air! 

Live on SMUG Flex owners!


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« Reply #12 on: September 07, 2010, 06:28:44 PM »

FLEX-ercise this............. Wink

                      http://www.wimp.com/traktorpro/

      (You might want to mute or turn your vol. down, but worth a look.)

                             
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