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So I used the Flex Radio for the first time on air, down Llanmadoc beach in Swansea.

Setup a YP3 Beam in a Bag on a Racal pneumatic mast.

Flex receive is fantastic, however the radio at times refused to transmit, not could the ATU match up. Despite the Antenna having a very good VSWR reading on the MFJ Analyiser.
Switched back to the Icom 706 which is on the dash, and made a good few contacts.

Will have to investigate why the Flex is temperamental

Having ordered about a month ago a Flex 3000 direct from the Factory it arrived today. You might wonder why order it from the Factory and not a UK dealer? Well when I ordered it I was told that it would be none CE because the CE models hadn’t been completed. Naturally I informed Flex that I didn’t mind the fact it was non CE and thus ordered it from them. After the order was processed then I got told it was take a month to deliver, from my shopping for one, it’s the same time as they would be available in CE form, from the UK dealers. Needless to say I have the CE model.

I won’t even mention the £260 I had to pay in customs charges

Let’s hope that’s the only hitch I get. Looks quite tidy, I’ll do a full review when I get it all setup.