W5JR is right Mike. Save yourself a ton of frustration and find one of those tuning knobs for your Flex as soon as you can.

After many years as primarily a S&P op I went to a Field Day where they only used Flex's. Running was fine, but I almost decided not to go back the next year after being so irritated with S&P while using one. You gotta have fun when contesting, right? I wasn't having any. I hated Flex radios. The next year they had those fancy knobs with three buttons to help automate some functions. MUCH better. So much so I began to consider buying a Flex.

Kevan N4XL

On Mon, Apr 27, 2020 at 7:37 PM Michael Almeter <mike.k4ld@gmail.com> wrote:
Call: K4LD
Operator(s): K4LD
Station: K4LD

Class: SOABMixed HP
QTH: 
Operating Time (hrs): 4

Summary:
 Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs
--------------------
   40:            
   20:   16     26
   15:    6      1
   10:            
--------------------
Total:   22     27  CW Mults = 14  Ph Mults = 20  Total Score = 2,414

Club: South East Contest Club

Comments:

Didn't intend on getting into this one - but some nudging from WK4U helped make the decision easy. Trim bushes in the front yard in record heat? Or do some
contesting? 

Good signals across both bands. I continue to get, "back in the swing of
things" with contesting. Maybe I'll even think something through before the
contest starts? 

Contesting with the Flex continues to be an interesting challenge... Toggling
between the logging program and the radio while S&Ping proved to be a chore.
My logging program will only send CW if the program is in focus... A wise friend
of mine once said "Keep your eyes on the computer - not the radio" -
that seems to be challenging with a Flex. Maybe a special "contesting"
FT-1000MP is in order? We'll see. 

Flex 6300, Alpha 87A, TH-11DX
--
Best Regards, 
Michael Almeter
K4LD 
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