Thanks Mike, it sounds more hopeful than the two guys I talked to. Definitely will consider it again! 73 Neal Campbell Owner Abroham Neal LLC Work: +1 540 645 5394 Mobile: +1 540 645 8171
On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 5:14 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Neal - > > I have one...it really starts rolling off at 15M, and will never be > mistaken for Yagi on any band, but I can use it as a diversity input right > up to 10M. The ability to null noise, of which I have a lot of , can't be > understated. > > Mike Alexander - N8MSA > > [email protected] > > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Neal Campbell" <[email protected]> > *To: *"Tim Ellison" <[email protected]> > *Cc: *[email protected] > *Sent: *Tuesday, April 23, 2013 4:07:56 PM > *Subject: *Re: [FlexEdge] Active Receive Antennas with Flex 6700 > > > Tim > > Everyone I have talked to that has one has said that it was very poor at > hearing from 40M-6M. What is your impression? > > When I was considering one, I was thinking actually of having 2 set > permanently at 90 degrees apart. Just got royally disappointed when I > talked to owners about its sensitivity from 40-6. > 73 > Neal Campbell > Owner > Abroham Neal LLC > Work: +1 540 645 5394 > Mobile: +1 540 645 8171 > > > > On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 4:00 PM, Tim Ellison <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > We use a Pixel loop for the FLEX-6700 hamfest demos. it works great and > > has phenomenal side rejection. Anytime you pass an RF signal through an > > non-linear device, you are going to add distortion, so that would be my > > primary concern. Obviously nothing in the RF signal path to attenuate or > > add distortion is ideal. > > > > Tim Ellison > > > > On 4/23/2013 1:13 PM, Rick McClelland, AA5S wrote: > > > >> Does anyone have any thoughts at to whether active receive antennas such > >> as > >> DX Engineering's Active Antenna Phasing Systems AAPS3-1P ( > >> http://www.dxengineering.com/**parts/dxe-aaps3-1p< > http://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dxe-aaps3-1p>) > > >> or Pixel Technologies' > >> Shortwave Magnetic Loop Antenna RF Pro-1B ( > >> > http://www.pixelsatradio.com/**product/shortwave-magnetic-**loop-antenna/< > http://www.pixelsatradio.com/product/shortwave-magnetic-loop-antenna/>) > > >> will > >> perform well with the Flex 6700? I'm curious based on recent comments > >> posted here regarding the 6700's very low noise performance receiver. > >> These comments make me wonder if the the preamps included with these > >> antennas would decrease system performance when used with this receiver. > >> ______________________________**_________________ > >> Flexedge mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://mail.flex-radio.biz/**mailman/listinfo/flexedge_**flex-radio.biz > <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 innovation and other > >> technical SDR topics. > >> > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > > Flexedge mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/**mailman/listinfo/flexedge_**flex-radio.biz< > 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 innovation and other > > technical SDR topics. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 innovation and other > technical SDR topics. > _______________________________________________ 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 innovation and other technical SDR topics.
