Right. Do you get much improvement with the external preamp?
Richard "Al Ward" <[email protected]> wrote: (05/09/2011 10:42) >Richard >The only down side of using ANT1 on 6M for RX2 is that you can not take >advantage of the 6M preamp that you may have installed on the RX1 in/out >ports. >73 >Al W5LUA > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Eric Wachsmann >Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 3:08 PM >To: Richard Allen >Cc: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [FlexEdge] 70cm/6m > >Richard, > >Due to the way the antenna form works, I would recommend doing what Tim >suggested. Just change the 70cm RX1 Antenna selection to something other >than ANT1. This will not affect the fact that 70cm must be received on the >70cm plug. This will allow you to use ANT1 for 6m on RX2. > > >Eric Wachsmann >FlexRadio Systems > >On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 9:14 AM, Richard Allen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> So how do I get to VAC from 70 cm on rx2? I want run VAC on 70 cm and >> listen on 6 m. >> >> Also, the console shows TX:ANT1 when RX1 is on 70 cm. Why is that? >> >> Richard >> >> On May 9, 2011, at 8:04 AM, Tim Ellison <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > One thing I forgot to add. The correct antenna assignments are >> > shown on >> the console when you have V and or U on RX1 and/or RX2. >> > >> > >> > -Tim >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Tim Ellison >> > Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 7:21 AM >> > To: richard allen >> > Cc: [email protected] >> > Subject: Re: [FlexEdge] 70cm/6m >> > >> > There are known issues with the way the Antenna form "works" from a >> presentation standpoint. So the "why" is a deficiency. >> > >> > >> > -Tim >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: richard allen [mailto:[email protected]] >> > Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 6:30 AM >> > To: Tim Ellison >> > Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] >> > Subject: Re: [FlexEdge] 70cm/6m >> > >> > But I am running VAC out on 70 cm rx 1. How do I output audio from RX2? >> I need 70 cm to be on rx1. >> > And why, in the original setup, does TX antenna show to be ANT1 when >> > it >> is really the 70 mc port? >> > >> > Richard >> > >> > Tim Ellison <[email protected]> wrote: >> > (05/08/2011 22:49) >> > >> >> Since the V/U antennas are fixed (not selectable), you do not set >> >> them >> and consequently they will not show up assigned to RX1 or RX2. >> >> >> >> All you have to do is set the Antenna form to Expert mode, on 6m >> >> set RX1 >> to ANT-1 (2 or 3) and it will be displayed on VFO-A. Turn on RX2 and >> select 70cm as the band and it will show up in VFO-B >> >> >> >> >> >> -Tim >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] On Behalf Of richard allen >> >> Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 11:08 PM >> >> To: [email protected] >> >> Subject: [FlexEdge] 70cm/6m >> >> >> >> Running flex5000/rx2/vubox/tuner and 2.0.22 >> >> >> >> I have my 6m antenna coming in the ant1 port and 70 cm antenna into >> >> the >> 70cm port. >> >> I want to listen on both 70 cm and 6m at the same time. When I try >> >> to >> set rx2 input to antenna 1 it tells me that antenna 1 is in use by >> RX1. RX1 is tuned to 70 cm. How do I do this? >> >> >> >> Also, the panel shows TX:ANT1 when I would think it would show 70cm >> antenna... >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> Richard W5SXD >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Flexedge mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz >> >> This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It >> >> is >> used for posting topics related to SDR software development and >> experimentalist who are using beta versions of the software. >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Flexedge mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz >> > This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. 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