I certainly am not going to cast aspersions at this date as I do not have that darken bundle of joy here at the shack but…
Their drivers are crap personified (look crap up in the dictionary…) and I swear I always run DPCLat before and after I upgrade their drivers because it can jump dramatically. There is a reason gamers are not using them, thats the truth! 73 Neal On May 25, 2012, at 5:57 PM, James T Kirk wrote: > The millions of ubiquitous Realtek LAN ICs seem to work fine with the > millions of network appliances out there. > > On 5/25/2012 4:20 PM, Neal Campbell wrote: >> Dang, I thought Gerald was going to comment on the proposal that I get a >> free radio! Bill, I promise I would take several pictures and send them to >> you! >> >> Happy memorial day! >> >> Neal >> On May 25, 2012, at 5:11 PM, Gerald Youngblood wrote: >> >>> Hi Robert, >>> >>> I thought I would answer your questions in the text below. >>> >>> 73, >>> Gerald >>> >>> >>> Gerald Youngblood, K5SDR >>> President and CEO >>> FlexRadio Systems(TM) >>> Email: [email protected] >>> Web: www.flexradio.com<http://www.flex-radio.com/> >>> >>> Tune In Excitement (TM) >>> PowerSDR(TM) is a trademark of FlexRadio Systems >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 9:06 AM, Robert Costa, >>> KB6QXM<[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Scott, >>>> >>>> Here is what I do not understand with the new radios. >>>> >>>> 1) Why no extended receive range now that is all digital from the antenna. >>>> For instance low frequency receive. >>>> >>> The receiver 3 dB points are 30 KHz to 77 MHz on all models. The FLEX-6700 >>> also covers 135-165 MHz. >>> >>>> 2) Why no transverters for people that want to have 1 radio does all and >>>> no extra hardware in the shack. >>>> >>> This is a broad question so I am not sure what you are asking. >>> >>> >>>> 3) Why no 473 khz band? >>>> >>> This one is covered. TX is 0 dBm nominal. >>> >>>> Not dinging Flex for anything, as the new radios are a step in the right >>>> direction for one that has RF ingress and appreciating having a PC be just >>>> right or nothing works right. I understand all of this, as I am still >>>> dealing with some of these issues. >>>> >>>> I wanted to do a presentation on what it took to configure the radio and >>>> the computer, but there are so many steps that I have decided not to do it. >>>> >>>> What I will say is that the people at Flex are #1 in my book. The fellow >>>> Flexers are also #1 in my book. If it was not for the helpful staff at >>>> Flex, Neil Campbell and other fellow Flexers, I would be still be off the >>>> air with the Flex. Is it perfect now...NO! Is it a workable game >>>> plan....Yes! >>>> >>>> I look at Flex Radios as high performance high horsepower engines. Once >>>> you get them dialed-in, they work extremely well. It just takes some effort >>>> to get them there. It is like the high performance antenna that you and I >>>> both share. >>>> >>>> Dial them in, they work great...it just takes some effort. >>>> >>>> In my honest opinion, they are not plug and play appliances and should not >>>> be. Is SDR for everyone? No! I personally believe that Flex radios are for >>>> the technically-inclined of the hobby. >>>> >>> The new FLEX-6000 series is designed to be plug and play. It is a network >>> appliance. >>> > > -- > Sent from my Communicator > > _______________________________________________ > 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.
