It does have a lot of usable gain on 6m, and I have several 6m single and double hop QSOs in the log using the FLEX-5000 as proof, but if you are going to do serious weak signal work on 6m you will probably need an external preamp like most 6m rigs.
-Tim -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ray J Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 4:02 PM To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flex-5000 RX Antenna Loop Configuration question Well.... I would sure hope the new 5000 has some usable gain/ a decent preamp on 6 meters so a external preamp is not needed like with the 1000... W9RAY [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have not been on 6 with my 1000. Getting an external amp, preamp and sequencer has always looked like a pain in the butt to config. Now the 5000 comes along and eliminates these problems. Looks like my 1000 will be going on ebay to pay for a 5000. > > BTW, when I first got my 1000 I still owned a Kenwood TS-850 and a Yaesu FT-100D. I was skeptical that the TS-850 would have a better receiver. Boy was I wrong. Both are gone now, sold on ebay. I can't even imagine using a "regular" radio now. Why someone not want to own a radio with a panadapter is beyond me. Seeing activity over 96khz is amazing. Never having to buy filters is just too cool. And now this function that lets one have the preamp inline. No other rig that I know of has ever had this ability. > > Real radios do glow in the dark. Mine has one red LED on the front! > > Zack > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "Tim Ellison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> Zack, >> >> You have it absolutely correct. Cool, isn't it? >> >> I am using that configuration on a beta FLEX-5000 right now. I have >> my 6m antenna on ANT2 using the RX loop. My HF antenna is on ANT1. I >> use the Expert Antenna Selection setup in PowerSDR to assign this >> configuration specifically for 6m. It automatically changes to use >> other antenna connectors when other bands are selected. >> >> But, you are not limited to 6m. The RX loop can tap off of any of the >> three antenna ports. You define when it is used on a per band basis. >> Or you can configure the RX loop for all bands. Oh the combinations.... >> >> >> -Tim >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 12:31 PM >> To: Flex Radio >> Subject: [Flexradio] Flex-5000 RX Antenna Loop Configuration question >> >> Am I reading this right? It looks like the Flex-5000 does not need to >> use a sequencer to have a 6 metre preamp in line. So I could have my >> 6 metre antenna connected to one antenna port (lets say ANT 1) and my >> HF antenna to ANT 2. Then I could have a non rf-switched preamp (lets >> say a DEMI 6MLNA) looped through RX-1 & RX-2 for receiving 6 metres on ANT 1. >> And no external switching is required for transmitting to keep the RF >> amp from destroying the pre-amp? >> >> http://kb.flex-radio.com/article.aspx?id=10400 >> >> RX Antenna Loop Configuration (RX1 IN & RX1 OUT) One of the >> interesting features of the FLEX-5000 is the Receive only loop. You >> can configure PowerSDR to take the RX signal from ANT1 (SO-239) and >> route it to the >> RX1 OUT BNC connector and back in to the transceiver using RX1 IN. >> This will allow you to easily place receive only devices in-line to >> the RX signal chain. Examples of such devices would be a 6m >> pre-amplifier for weak signal work, a preselector for attenuating >> strong out-of-band signal sources, or a "wavetrap" for specific >> frequency interference nulling. >> >> 73 >> Zack >> N8FNR >> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was >> scrubbed... >> URL: >> http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachm >> ent >> s/20070722/cadcc0e0/attachment.html >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was > scrubbed... > URL: > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachme > nts/20070722/5ba9aee9/attachment.html > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio mailing list > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio > Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ > > > _______________________________________________ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ _______________________________________________ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
