Neal, Your statement about working split on 40 meters requiring the second receiver is only true if you want to listen to both frequencies at the same time. However, you can have any split you want if you only listen to one frequency at a time. Not having this capability would be a major step backward in functionality. Most amateur transceivers have offered this capability (ie vfo A and vfo B) since the early '80s.
Do you agree? One thing that some seem to miss is that the 6700, in addition to providing 8 slice receivers, also provides 2 digitizing paths. This means that you can have two sources (ie two antennas). That is what allows the beam steering, interference cancellation, ... 73, Tim -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Neal Campbell Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 11:10 AM To: Jim Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [FlexEdge] 6000 series Hi Jim I think its "only" a 2 grand difference. The 6700 will allow beam steering, diversity reception, etc. Its the same benefit as with today's 5000a, 1 rx module or 2. Many do not thing they will ever need the beam steering, etc and are happy as clams with a single rx. The only difference is that with the 5000, if you want to operate in split mode with a greater distance bwteen the 2 vfo's than the radio's sample rate, you will need the second rx to accomplish that. For instance, working split 40m SSB dx really requires the second rx if you do not use a sample rate of 192K. I am assuming that dual RX isn't going to require a second RX in the 6500! 73 Neal On May 21, 2012, at 10:58 AM, Jim wrote: > I got the brochure and asked as many question as I could think of but would > like someone at Flex to explain what the 6700 does that the 6500 won't > do!!!! > > I do understand with the 6700 you get 8 maximum receiver slices verses 4 on > the 6500. > A little better stability .02 ppm OCXO verses .5 ppmTCXO > 2 meters transmit at MW level .....................can add Amp........no 2 > meters on 6500 > > What else??????????????????????? $3000 grand diff > > KE4WY Jim > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ray, K9DUR > Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 10:43 AM > To: 'Edward H Russell'; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [FlexEdge] 6000 series T/R switching > > Ed, > > In the interest of the lowest noise floor possible, they chose reed relays > over solid-state switching. > > 73, Ray, K9DUR > http://k9dur.info > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. 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. 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. It is used for posting topics related to SDR software development and experimentalist who are using beta versions of the software.
