[Flexradio] 5000a For Sale

2014-05-16 Thread Tim Malony
5000A - 2nd RX, ATU, updated rfio board, firework card & cable. Works perfect looks perfect, original owner...non smoker. Gave the rig to my buddy to take to Dayton for possible sale. Its at the EZHANG booth (588) for anyone to check out. I have it priced firm, but I think a deal at $2000. You can

Re: [Flexradio] FlexRadio Digest, Vol 109, Issue 14

2014-05-16 Thread William Owens
Ray and James, Thank you for your input. I hope at some point this is specified, because that certainly would be a pretty powerful combination of technology at this price. One must assume it is the same architecture, but you know what they say about the word assume. If this is the same, I may

[Flexradio] 5000A for sale - Upgrading to 6300

2014-05-16 Thread Dave Pease
N5DA selling Flex 5000A - 2 years old  used very little in original box with enclosures. expansion for 2nd rcvr and ATU but not included.  Bonus: firewire card which works with xp, 7, 8.1. SDR is the future of Ham Radio.  $1600 plus shipping. phone or text Dave, N5DA @ 214-674-0153 _

Re: [Flexradio] FlexRadio Digest, Vol 109, Issue 14

2014-05-16 Thread James Austin
I suspect it is using a Xilinx FPGA and a TI DSP, which as I recall, is what the other models are using. It would be interesting to know if they are the same parts. It's the combination of the FPGA and DSP processor that gives them their tremendous magic. Jim KA2RVO On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 3:14

Re: [Flexradio] FlexRadio Digest, Vol 109, Issue 14

2014-05-16 Thread Ray, K9DUR
Bill, They must be since it uses the same software. 73, Ray, K9DUR http://k9dur.info -Original Message- From: William Owens [mailto:wtowe...@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 3:15 PM To: Ray, K9DUR Cc: Ron Samchuk; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] FlexRadio Dige

Re: [Flexradio] FlexRadio Digest, Vol 109, Issue 14

2014-05-16 Thread William Owens
Ray, Maybe this is obvious, but not to me. Do you know if Flex is also using an FPGA in this model like the other 6000 series? >From what I have read, this makes possible the tremendous “magic” these are >capable of. I can not find any specs on that. Thanks. Bill AD5EW On May 16, 2014, at

[Flexradio] Flex 5000A For Sale

2014-05-16 Thread Dick
Flex 5000a for sale..updated by flex last year..ATU, Second Receiver, fire wire cable and FlexControl $2200.00 and shipping. Looks and operates like new. w4...@cox.net ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz To opt out of the Reflec

[Flexradio] Support for the 137kHz and 474kHz bands - Flex Insider April 2014 Edition

2014-05-16 Thread vtnn43e
In the The Flex Insider April 2014 Edition it is stated " Support for the 137kHz and 474kHz bands for amateurs that are licensed for those bands" is part ot SmartSDR v1.2. What exactly does that mean? I would just assume that the new 6000 series rigs can receive those bands. Does this mean that

Re: [Flexradio] FlexRadio Digest, Vol 109, Issue 14

2014-05-16 Thread Ray, K9DUR
Ron, I will not see the 6300 "in the flesh" until I go to Dayton tomorrow, but here are the differences (to the best of my recollection) that I have seen posted: 1. Only 1 SCU (same as 6500). 2. Limited to 2 panadapters & 2 slices. 3. Panadapters limited to displaying 7 MHz of spectrum at a ti