NARC-2

Modified

July 12, 2024

Overview

NARC 2 is the second HF station on your left as you enter the station.

Equipment summary

  • FlexRadio Flex 6400M (HF + 6m) transceiver

    • Astron RS-35A power supply
  • Clipper PTT footswitch

  • Dell PC, dual monitor set-up

  • Elecraft KPA1500 amplifier

    • Elecraft power supply

Connection scheme

flowchart TD
  A[Flex 6400M] ---|Coax-Ant1|B[KPA-1500 Ant 1]
  B ---|50A PowerPole|T[Elecraft Power Supply]
  T ---|220V AC|U(220V outlet)
  J ---|120V AC|V(110V outlet)
  A ---|Cat 6|L
  A ---|Tx1 RCA Rem|B
  A --> N(Clipper footswitch)
  A ---|RCA|Q(Relay)
  Q --- R(Kasa Switch)
  R --- J
  A ---|USB|C[NARC2 PC]
  C ---|USB|F(Keyboard)
  C ---|Bluetooth|G(Mouse)
  C ---|HDMI|H(Monitor)
  C ---|CAT 6|L(Network Switch)
  C ---|USB|P(FlexControl Knob)
  J ---|AC Power|C
  E ---|120V AC|I(Kasa Switch)
  I ---|AC Power|J[Surge Protector]
  I ---|Wifi|K(NARC wifi)
  A ---|Power Cable|E[Astron RS-35A]
  B ---|Coax Ant1|D(Antenna Connectors)
  H ---|AC Power|J

Connection diagram for NARC2

Software summary

Note

These sections are generated by parsing a CSV data file in include/csv/software_versions.csv.

The code is hidden in the output for aesthetic reasons, but may be revealed by examining the source code file.

Operating System

software version date
MS Windows 10 2024-06-08

Digital modes

software version date
flrig 2.0.01 2024-06-14
WSJT-X 2.5.4 2024-06-08
JTAlert 2.60.2 2024-06-08
JS8Call 2.2.0 2024-06-08
fldigi 4.1.26 2024-06-14
Winlink Express 1.7.16.0 2024-06-08
VARA HF 4.8.7 2024-06-08
VarAC 9.1.0 2024-06-08
MTTY 1.71K 2024-06-14

Logging

software version
ACLog 7.0.10

Remote Control

software version date
SmartSDR 3.7.4 2024-06-08

Operating Guide

The operating guide for the Flex 6400M is here