[Flexradio] SDR-5000 power output

2010-11-27 Thread Ross Stenberg
I have owned an SDR-5000 for about 3 years now that has worked flawlessly (except for the blue power switch that sticks on occasion). This is just a question of curiosity. The other day I checked the power output on CW with a fairly accurate wattmeter. It closely agrees with the meter on

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 power output

2010-11-27 Thread Kevin Hobbs
: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Ross Stenberg Sent: November-27-10 10:01 AM To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 power output I have owned an SDR-5000 for about 3 years now that has worked flawlessly (except for the blue power

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 power output

2010-11-27 Thread Bill
Is that into a dummy load or an antenna? On my Flex5, using the antenna always results in a higher wattage than the dummy load. On 11/27/2010 9:01 AM, Ross Stenberg wrote: I have owned an SDR-5000 for about 3 years now that has worked flawlessly (except for the blue power switch that

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 power output

2010-11-27 Thread Ray - K9DUR
Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2010 10:01 AM To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 power output I have owned an SDR-5000 for about 3 years now that has worked flawlessly (except for the blue power switch that sticks on occasion). This is just a question of curiosity. The other day

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 power output

2010-11-27 Thread Peter E. Beedlow
. I'll deal with the problem then. Pete, NN9K -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Bill Sent: November/27/2010 9:22 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 power output

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 power output

2010-11-27 Thread Ross Stenberg
That was into a good 50 ohm dummy load at about 1.2:1 SWR Ross, Was that into a dummy load? If not, what is the SWR? If the SWR is not 1:1, you will see a false high power reading. 73, Ray, K9DUR http://k9dur.info ___ FlexRadio Systems

[Flexradio] SDR-5000 power output

2010-11-27 Thread Bill Roberts
I noticed a tendency toward lower output on my F5KA when going from 1.18.5 to 2.0.16. On the earlier release feeding a Heath Cantenna dummy load (1.1:1 SWR typical), I noticed audio peaks between 120 - 147 watts on an RF Applications digital power/swr meter. Going to 2.0.16 brings typical peaks

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 problems

2008-02-26 Thread INOUE Takafumi
Dave, I have a similar problem with both SDR1K and Flex5K. With my SDR1K the nasty spur(or noise?) centered at 14.126 is most prominent. It rises the noise floor by 10 to 20dB and covers +-10kHz. Others occur at 3.54, 7.069, 21.186 and each has different level and width. It looks like a plateau

[Flexradio] SDR-5000 problems

2008-02-25 Thread Dave Blaschke
I am experiencing strange problems with my SDR-5000, which have just recently appeared. Before I contact Flex directly, I thought I would ask here and see if anyone has experienced a similar situation. The most visible problem is that a very broad and nasty spur has appeared on 160 meters. It

[Flexradio] SDR-5000 problems, follow-up

2008-02-25 Thread Dave Blaschke
I have reloaded the Firewire driver and latest firmware in an attempt to get a fix on my problem. Now, whenever I attempt to start a clean and new PowerSDR, it gives the usual message of transferring data from the EEPROM, then stops and gives the message Bad Data detected in EEPROM, PA Power

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 problems

2008-02-25 Thread Dudley Hurry
Dave, There will be some anomalies that you might see either connected to a dummy load or without an antenna that lay in the noise floor because the noise floor is so low. Most radios might not even hear or see their noise because the noise floor is higher and covers these sort of things

[Flexradio] SDR-5000 fails some tests

2008-02-16 Thread Dave Blaschke
I have the SDR-5000. If I press CTRL-SHIFT-P and run tests, is it normal that several of the tests will fail? Dave, W5UN ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 fails some tests

2008-02-16 Thread Dale Boresz
Hi Dave, It happens. I think Eric has put in code that will make it retry any failed tests after all other tests have been completed, but I'm not 100% certain about that. Note in the printout which tests failed. Then, retry them just for those failed bands. You'll probably find that they work

[Flexradio] SDR-5000 and blind Ham

2008-02-08 Thread dl2rdh
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Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 and blind Ham

2008-02-08 Thread Jim, W4ATK
/jimrogers_w4atk -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 2:05 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 and blind Ham Hello ! I search a software which permits blind Ham´s to control

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 and Win 2K

2008-01-29 Thread Tim Ellison
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ross Stenberg Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 5:25 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 and Win 2K I am attempting to use Win 2K with an SDR-5000. I probably assumed incorrectly that the combination would work since The SYBA Firewire

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 and Win 2K

2008-01-29 Thread Charles Greene
Ross, What modem are you using? I successfully used a AEA 2232 radio modem with my SDR-1000, on Pactor I and HF packet. PII and PIII should work as well if I had a SCS modem. If this is of interest, contact me off line and I will send your the details. I am using a Firebox but did not

[Flexradio] SDR-5000 VOX control

2008-01-08 Thread Dave Blaschke
I use a Heil microphone with the HC-5 element. When I select VOX , audio pickup seems to be way too sensitive, as I have to set VOX to full scale (1000), and even that setting is still overly sensitive. Are there other settings that affect VOX ? Anyone have any ideas how to handle this?

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 VOX control

2008-01-08 Thread Tim Ellison
Are you using an SVN version or 1.10.3? -Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Blaschke Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 6:14 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 VOX control I use a Heil microphone

[Flexradio] SDR-5000 contest performance

2007-12-04 Thread Dave Blaschke
If you worked me over the weekend on 160 meters during the contest, you worked a SDR-5000. I spent about ten hours over the weekend giving the SDR-5000 a good CW workout on 160 meters during the ARRL160 CW contest. Worked 875 QSO's in all states and 44 countries. The radio receiver is

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 contest performance

2007-12-04 Thread lwloen
If you worked me over the weekend on 160 meters during the contest, you worked a SDR-5000. I spent about ten hours over the weekend giving the SDR-5000 a good CW workout on 160 meters during the ARRL160 CW contest. Worked 875 QSO's in all states and 44 countries. The radio receiver is

[Flexradio] SDR-5000 and XVTR power

2007-11-11 Thread Dave Blaschke
How does one set the power to a low value for output to a transverter? I need milliwatts, not watts, for my LT2S. Dave, W5UN ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 and XVTR power

2007-11-11 Thread Bob Tracy
Dave, I think it is spelled ATTENUATOR ;). 73, Bob K5KDN -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dave Blaschke Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 7:46 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 and XVTR power How does one set

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 and XVTR power

2007-11-11 Thread Dale Boresz
Dave, You should drive your transverter from the XVTX/COM BNC connector on the rear panel. It's my understanding that the drive level from the XVTX/COM port is about 5 to 8 dBm. In order to use this port however, you'll have to use the XVTR Setup form, accessible from the XVTRs menu option on

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 and XVTR power

2007-11-11 Thread Ray J
Of Dave Blaschke Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 7:46 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 and XVTR power How does one set the power to a low value for output to a transverter? I need milliwatts, not watts, for my LT2S. Dave, W5UN

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 and XVTR power

2007-11-11 Thread Edward J White
Let all of us have the answer too please Dave Blaschke wrote: How does one set the power to a low value for output to a transverter? I need milliwatts, not watts, for my LT2S. Dave, W5UN ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz

[Flexradio] SDR 5000 Pricing

2007-10-02 Thread daves
ZS6AVM Wrote: The intention of my mail was not to stir up a hornets nest, nor was it intended to know Flex Radio Systems I believe that the SDR's are really great radio's, and I have been using my SDR1000 from day one. I disposed of other rigs, e.g., FT1000MP IV field, TS780, and Icom ProII

[Flexradio] SDR-5000 Pricing

2007-10-01 Thread daves
ZS6AVM Wrote: Is the SRD-5000 series over priced ? Well, in the eyes of many it may well be over priced ! Why do I say this ? – The concept of Software Defined Radio isn’t being embraced by too many Amateur Radio operators, therefore the customer base is extremely small, and competing with

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Pricing

2007-10-01 Thread Rob Dennison
Hi Dave, I agree. Not producing a (perhaps loss leader) $500-$750 appliance radio to go with the luxury 5K is a missed opportunity. My guess is that a low end radio appliance radio could be produced just by putting lower quality a/d's in the 5K box (almost 0 RD) and still have a radio that out

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Pricing

2007-10-01 Thread Alberto I2PHD
My guess is that a low end radio appliance radio could be produced just by putting lower quality a/d's in the 5K box (almost 0 RD) and still have a radio that out performs $1000 to $1500 radios. Well, maybe there will be other ways to reduce the manufacturing costs, but downgrading the

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Pricing

2007-10-01 Thread Philip Covington
On 10/1/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ZS6AVM Wrote: Is the SRD-5000 series over priced ? Well, in the eyes of many it may well be over priced ! Why do I say this ? – The concept of Software Defined Radio isn't being embraced by too many Amateur Radio operators,

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Pricing

2007-10-01 Thread Jim Lux
At 05:02 AM 10/1/2007, Rob Dennison wrote: Hi Dave, I agree. Not producing a (perhaps loss leader) $500-$750 appliance radio to go with the luxury 5K is a missed opportunity. My guess is that a low end radio appliance radio could be produced just by putting lower quality a/d's in the 5K box

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Pricing

2007-10-01 Thread Rick Markey, KN3C
A $500 - $750 appliance radio? Didn't Ten-Tec already do that? It was called the Pegasus. Not a bad radio, I'm told for the price. But Ten-Tec dropped it in favor of the Jupiter which had knobs, but could be run in the Pegasus mode from a computer. And before Ten-Tec came out with the

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Pricing

2007-10-01 Thread Rob Dennison
Hi Alberto, Actually the lower performance A/D's (and maybe a lower performance mixer) are to create a continued market for 5Ks. Obviously there are price points for new boxes at about $800-$900, $1500 - $2500+ and $4500+ In an old style rig how much of the circuitry/performance is different

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Pricing

2007-10-01 Thread Duane - N9DG
--- Rick Markey, KN3C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A $500 - $750 appliance radio? Didn't Ten-Tec already do that? It was called the Pegasus. Not a bad radio, I'm told for the price. But Ten-Tec dropped it in favor of the Jupiter which had knobs, but could be run in the Pegasus mode from a

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Pricing

2007-10-01 Thread Jim Lux
At 08:58 AM 10/1/2007, Philip Covington wrote: Well, that is certainly true. You can't blame a company for charging what the market will bear. I just hope that after they hype/newness wears off and reality sinks in, that the customers still see it as a good deal. I suspect that it's not a

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 - EHAM REVIEW - NEW SHERRIF IN TOWN

2007-09-20 Thread Lee A Crocker
I'm not even sure the old way of analyzing receiver performance is entirely germane to SDR because the radio is very different in system concept than a standard analogue radio. Yes there are points where the system can be made to break, but the points of breaking in a test are simply

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 - EHAM REVIEW - NEW SHERRIF IN TOWN

2007-09-20 Thread Rob Sherwood
Radio testing. I agree that the standard numbers we have been seeing for 30 years are not enough information, especially with the advent of DSP-base radios. I have been harping on serious AGC problems with newer radio designs for two years. I just finished up lab testing the FT-2000. Its

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 - EHAM REVIEW - NEW SHERRIF IN TOWN

2007-09-20 Thread Rob Sherwood
, 2007 12:40 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 - EHAM REVIEW - NEW SHERRIF IN TOWN Radio testing. I agree that the standard numbers we have been seeing for 30 years are not enough information, especially with the advent of DSP-base radios. I have been harping on serious AGC problems

[Flexradio] SDR-5000 - EHAM REVIEW - NEW SHERRIF IN TOWN

2007-09-18 Thread Bill Tippett
You will soon see the published numbers by Rob Sherwood on his website He will also measure BDR at 2 kHz. What is the BDR spec for the 5000 at 2 kHz spacing? 73, Bill W4ZV ___ FlexRadio mailing list

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 - EHAM REVIEW - NEW SHERRIF IN TOWN

2007-09-18 Thread Tim Ellison
Subject: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 - EHAM REVIEW - NEW SHERRIF IN TOWN You will soon see the published numbers by Rob Sherwood on his website He will also measure BDR at 2 kHz. What is the BDR spec for the 5000 at 2 kHz spacing? 73, Bill W4ZV

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 - EHAM REVIEW - NEW SHERRIF IN TOWN

2007-09-18 Thread Bill Tippett
Tippett Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 10:47 AM To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 - EHAM REVIEW - NEW SHERRIF IN TOWN You will soon see the published numbers by Rob Sherwood on his website He will also measure BDR at 2 kHz. What is the BDR spec for the 5000

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 - EHAM REVIEW - NEW SHERRIF IN TOWN

2007-09-18 Thread Rob Sherwood
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 10:47 AM To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 - EHAM REVIEW - NEW SHERRIF IN TOWN You will soon see the published numbers by Rob Sherwood on his website He will also measure BDR at 2 kHz. What is the BDR spec for the 5000

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 - EHAM REVIEW - NEW SHERRIF IN TOWN

2007-09-17 Thread Eric Wachsmann
On behalf of N4DAG: Thanks for the very nice review. I don't have a Flex yet, But it sure seems to way to go. Before I make the final decision, I would like to see one in person. Anyone know where I could watch one operate in the Puget Sound area? I'm in Port Orchard, WA. As a photographer, I

[Flexradio] SDR-5000 - EHAM REVIEW - NEW SHERRIF IN TOWN

2007-09-16 Thread K3PZ
http://www.eham.net/reviews/review/62572 73 de Paul Zora K3PZ Port Saint Lucie, FL www.k3pz.com -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20070916/2fefa1ee/attachment.html

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 - EHAM REVIEW - NEW SHERRIF IN TOWN

2007-09-16 Thread Dudley Hurry
Nice review .. Thanks, Dudley WA5QPZ At 04:52 PM 9/16/2007, K3PZ wrote: http://www.eham.net/reviews/review/62572 73 de Paul Zora K3PZ Port Saint Lucie, FL www.k3pz.com -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

[Flexradio] SDR-5000 Models

2007-08-16 Thread daves
ZS6AVM Wrote: I'm pleased to see that the SDR-5000A is being heard on the Bands, I spoke with my friend John (W5GI) on 20M, signals were not that great (5/7). even at that signal John was sounding great Now, I have a question, and perhaps there's a reason for this, there'll be an SDR-5000A,

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Models

2007-08-16 Thread John P Basilotto W5GI
-535-5266 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 1:24 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Models ZS6AVM Wrote: I'm pleased to see that the SDR-5000A is being heard

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Models

2007-08-16 Thread Philip Covington
. Basilotto W5GI Marketing and Product Manager FlexRadio Systems 512-535-5266 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 1:24 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] SDR-5000

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Models

2007-08-16 Thread Eric Wachsmann
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 1:24 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Models I was guessing that a is because it is the first model, c because it is the model with the computer

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Models

2007-08-16 Thread Thompson_Peter
Toaster? I Think a microwave would be more apropriate;) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] radio.biz] On Behalf Of Eric Wachsmann I think Phil is pretty close. I think the A was because it was first, the C was for computer, and the D was for

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Models

2007-08-16 Thread John P Basilotto W5GI
, 2007 7:57 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: RE: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Models Yeah, perhaps ya'll don't have a B on the keyboards in Texas, even better, I'm sure that ya'll are going send me a B model free of charge, so I can't do

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Models

2007-08-16 Thread daves
Dave ZS6AVM -Original Message- From: Eric Wachsmann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 16 August 2007 02:35 PM To: 'Philip Covington'; 'John P Basilotto W5GI' Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz; Dave Scully Subject: RE: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Models I think Phil is pretty close. I think

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Models

2007-08-16 Thread Tim Ellison
]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Models Toaster? I Think a microwave would be more apropriate;) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] radio.biz] On Behalf Of Eric

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Models

2007-08-16 Thread Tim Ellison
: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Models Oh, I've been think about the reason why there isn't a B model, maybe it would be very BASIC, an entry level model without any innards, just a BASIC BOX, with a slot in the top where one can insert ones loose change, so that some time in the future one will have saved up

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Models

2007-08-16 Thread Giuseppe Campana
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 9:54 AM To: Tim Ellison Subject: RE: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Models Oh, I've been think about the reason why there isn't a B model, maybe it would be very BASIC, an entry level model without any

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Models

2007-08-16 Thread Alberto I2PHD
John P Basilotto W5GI wrote: In texas B is on the keyboard twice- everything in texas is BIGGER and Better- that's what I hear anyway! John P. Basilotto W5GI Yeah, I can confirm that. Many (too many) years ago I was in Texas in the car of a colleague, heading for a meeting with some

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Models

2007-08-16 Thread Thompson_Peter
Beppe - very nice appliance radio. I see no knobs and buttons - we really need Frank's 3d gui now that we have to add all the cooking controls into PowerSDR. -Original Message- Hi gang, attached (I hope work) the ultra-rare image of B model A very impressive combo of technology

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Models

2007-08-16 Thread Tim Ellison
And an LED clock that blinks 12:00 constantly too. -Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 10:43 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Models Beppe

[Flexradio] SDR-5000

2007-08-14 Thread Mike McCown
Curious, how do the new 5000 owners like their radios vs. the 1000? Mike, N3HY ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link:

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000

2007-08-14 Thread Tim Ellison
fits that bill perfectly. -Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike McCown Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 5:16 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Curious, how do the new 5000 owners like their radios vs. the 1000

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000

2007-08-14 Thread Neal Campbell
So far the radio has exceeded my expectations. The rx is very smooth and as sensitive as anything I have ever used (I thought the SDR1K was the best but there is no 11.5khz hump and I haven't seen any birdies, etc.). The lack of calibration really is nice, you don't really appreciate it until you

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000

2007-08-14 Thread Robert McGwier
Mike McCown wrote: Curious, how do the new 5000 owners like their radios vs. the 1000? Mike, N3HY Hey Mike! I really like that call. I have had my Flex 5000 for almost two months. It is a much better radio than the SDR-1000 but the thing that gets me going is the potential. The

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000

2007-08-14 Thread Steve Kirk (KW5TX)
It MUST better because...its a lotmo m o n e y ... :) and I didn't even know my SDR1000 _*HAD*_*__* 10 and 6 ...lol kw5tx Robert McGwier wrote: Mike McCown wrote: Curious, how do the new 5000 owners like their radios vs. the 1000? Mike, N3HY Hey Mike! I

[Flexradio] SDR-5000

2007-04-17 Thread Tom Homsley
SDR-5000 ad is at http://www.flex-radio.com/ Tom, N4WBS Tom Homsley Principal Engineer Advanced Technologies Operation Radiance Technologies, Inc 350 Wynn Dr Huntsville, AL 35806 256-489-8965 (voice) 256-656-5466 (cell) 256-704-3400 (main) www.radiancetech.com

[Flexradio] SDR 5000 advice needed

2007-04-15 Thread Phil LaMarche
Not a single person responded! I will be purchasing the new radio but have a question for advice. I am not a electronic engineer or computer genius. A ham for 58 years with loads of practical experience. That said, how long into the 1st release curve should I wait to have some of the bugs

Re: [Flexradio] SDR 5000 advice needed]

2007-04-15 Thread Larry Taft
I would expect the first round of improvements and bug fixes will appearabout 20 minutes after the F5K hits the street. This is why the Flex Radio is the best way to go for ham radio. As the SDR1000 has shown,the open software/small amount of modern hardware system brings changes and fixes on

Re: [Flexradio] SDR 5000 advice needed

2007-04-15 Thread Frank Mayer
grandfather used to say, It's not a Stradivarius Place the order and have fun. Flex will hang with you. Frank, WA3JBT - Original Message - From: Phil LaMarche To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 10:23 AM Subject: [Flexradio] SDR 5000 advice needed

Re: [Flexradio] SDR 5000 advice needed

2007-04-15 Thread k5nwa
What answer do you want to hear? It will be a will guess no matter who gives an answer. Maybe that is why people don't care to venture into that question. My guess as a Star Trek fan is 6 month 2 days 3 hours 47 minutes and 17 seconds give or take one second. At 09:23 AM 4/15/2007, you

Re: [Flexradio] SDR 5000 advice needed

2007-04-15 Thread Edwin Marzan
will not be far behind. Hope I helped! Edwin Marzan AB2VW From: Phil LaMarche [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Flexradio] SDR 5000 advice needed Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 10:23:03 -0400 Not a single person responded! I will be purchasing the new radio but have a question

Re: [Flexradio] SDR 5000 advice needed

2007-04-15 Thread Tim Ellison
. I plan to have one in my shack in June. -Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Edwin Marzan Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 12:50 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Flexradio] SDR 5000 advice needed Hi Phil, I am one

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Linux

2007-04-14 Thread W2AGN
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is the chance that the SDR-5000 /C, /D models come bundled with Linux ? 73's , Bruce KL7JDR Regrettably, slim to none. (more like none to none). It's a shame. If it did come with Linux, and a Linux Powersdr console, I would be saving my money, and

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Linux

2007-04-14 Thread Toby Deinhardt
Hallo, forces me to keep a Win 2000 partition maybe one should try to compile the console using Mono - a .Net implementation which also runs under Linux: http://www.mono-project.com/. Shouldn't need to change too much(?), but will require a bit of work. vy 73 de toby PS: Also don't

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Linux

2007-04-14 Thread Robert McGwier
Tim: Where did this come from? We have the Mini-ITX dual booting Windows XP and Linux and making sure that the hardware is supported by both OS's. Eric himself wrote the hardware code for Linux. Linux support is definitely intended. It is clear that Windows XP will be the dominant OS in

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Linux

2007-04-14 Thread W2AGN
Frank Brickle wrote: I think you might be misunderstanding a little how the development process has gone up till this point. A very significant number of features that helped solidify the SDR-1000's popularity came from outside Flex. A significant number of those came from the parallel

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Linux

2007-04-14 Thread Mike Naruta
Please remember that the majority of the Flexers are running PowerSDR on Windows. There is room for both OS. BTW, I'm migrating my PCs to Linux. I may get one for Vista, but only to help my clients with troubleshooting. Mike - AA8K W2AGN wrote: All of which makes a better case for

[Flexradio] SDR-5000 Linux

2007-04-14 Thread Brad A. Steffler
Frank, With the advent of Ubuntu Linux, as well as Fedora Core (and possible Knoppis and Xandros), I have been increasingly impressed with ease of use AND ease with which we may use the command line to modify the OS, especially Ubuntu. Do you know if Power SDR can be run under WINE, or Cedega,

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Linux

2007-04-14 Thread Frank Brickle
Brad -- There is a significant group of developers and users congregating around http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dttsp-linux. A lot of progress is being made. It's not confined to Linux. The SDR and UI code is up and running on Linux, Mac OSX, and FreeBSD. The major hardware target is still the

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Linux

2007-04-14 Thread W2AGN
Mike Naruta wrote: Please remember that the majority of the Flexers are running PowerSDR on Windows. There is room for both OS. BTW, I'm migrating my PCs to Linux. I may get one for Vista, but only to help my clients with troubleshooting. Mike - AA8K Yes, they are, no argument,

[Flexradio] SDR 5000

2007-04-14 Thread Phil LaMarche
I will be purchasing the new radio but have a question for advice. I am not a electronic engineer or computer genius. A ham for 58 years with loads of practical experience. That said, how long into the 1st release curve should I wait to have some of the bugs stomped on by the smart guys. I

[Flexradio] SDR 5000

2007-04-14 Thread Phil LaMarche
I will be purchasing the new radio but have a question for advice. I am not a electronic engineer or computer genius. A ham for 58 years with loads of practical experience. That said, how long into the 1st release curve should I wait to have some of the bugs stomped on by the smart guys. I

[Flexradio] SDR-5000 Sound Card

2007-04-13 Thread kl7jdr
Wonder how the the SDR-5000 sound card compares with the SDR-1000 Janus/Oxy card ? 73's , Bruce KL7JDR Bruce W. Mills P.O. Box 1500 31490 Echo Lake Road Soldotna, Alaska 99669 - USA (907)262-4373 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ FlexRadio mailing

[Flexradio] SDR-5000 Linux

2007-04-13 Thread kl7jdr
What is the chance that the SDR-5000 /C, /D models come bundled with Linux ? 73's , Bruce KL7JDR Bruce W. Mills P.O. Box 1500 Soldotna, Alaska 99669 - USA (907)262-4373 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ FlexRadio mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Linux

2007-04-13 Thread Tim Ellison
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 9:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Linux What is the chance that the SDR-5000 /C, /D models come bundled with Linux ? 73's , Bruce KL7JDR Bruce

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Linux

2007-04-13 Thread Frank Brickle
] Subject: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Linux What is the chance that the SDR-5000 /C, /D models come bundled with Linux ? 73's , Bruce KL7JDR Bruce W. Mills P.O. Box 1500 Soldotna, Alaska 99669 - USA (907)262-4373 [EMAIL PROTECTED

[Flexradio] SDR-5000 Question

2007-04-06 Thread Jerry Flanders
Looks like a very good rig. Does it have hardware ALC provision for compatibility with modern amps? Jerry W4UK ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link:

[Flexradio] SDR-5000 Base Unit VS C and D Models

2007-04-06 Thread Mark Ericksen
I was wondering if there is any information relating to electrical noise and grounding issues when comparing the base SDR-5000 radio with the C and D units. Will the C and D units be electrically quieter simply because on the C and D units the computer is integrated into the radio case? Mark

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000

2007-04-04 Thread Philip Covington
On 4/4/07, Neal Campbell K3NC [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just saw the ad in QST for the new radio. When will it go on sale? Neal Campbell K3NC [EMAIL PROTECTED] Give us some details about the SDR-5000 ad please. 73 Phil N8VB ___ FlexRadio mailing

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000

2007-04-04 Thread philip gentile
where did you see this? (month page?) phil AB2JL - Original Message - From: Neal Campbell K3NC [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flex-radio Reflector flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 2:37 PM Subject: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 Just saw the ad in QST for the new radio. When

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000

2007-04-04 Thread Philip Covington
On 4/4/07, Alan NV8A [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 04/04/07 02:37 pm Neal Campbell K3NC wrote: Just saw the ad in QST for the new radio. When will it go on sale? I've just looked through the April QST again without seeing anything about an SDR-5000. There doesn't seem to be a FlexRadio ad at

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000

2007-04-04 Thread W2AGN
Philip Covington wrote: On 4/4/07, Alan NV8A [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 04/04/07 02:37 pm Neal Campbell K3NC wrote: Just saw the ad in QST for the new radio. When will it go on sale? I've just looked through the April QST again without seeing anything about an SDR-5000. There doesn't seem

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000

2007-04-04 Thread Alan NV8A
On 04/04/07 03:35 pm I wrote: Just saw the ad in QST for the new radio. When will it go on sale? I've just looked through the April QST again without seeing anything about an SDR-5000. There doesn't seem to be a FlexRadio ad at all. I have been informed in a personal e-mail that the ad's in

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000

2007-04-04 Thread Philip Covington
On 4/4/07, Alan NV8A [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 04/04/07 03:35 pm I wrote: Just saw the ad in QST for the new radio. When will it go on sale? I've just looked through the April QST again without seeing anything about an SDR-5000. There doesn't seem to be a FlexRadio ad at all. I have

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000

2007-04-04 Thread Jim Lux
At 01:30 PM 4/4/2007, Philip Covington wrote: On 4/4/07, Alan NV8A [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 04/04/07 03:35 pm I wrote: Just saw the ad in QST for the new radio. When will it go on sale? I've just looked through the April QST again without seeing anything about an SDR-5000. There

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000

2007-04-04 Thread Terry Fox
: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 2:59 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 where did you see this? (month page?) phil AB2JL - Original Message - From: Neal Campbell K3NC [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flex-radio Reflector flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 2:37 PM Subject

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000

2007-04-04 Thread Alan NV8A
On 04/04/07 05:52 pm Jim Lux wrote: Just saw the ad in QST for the new radio. When will it go on sale? I've just looked through the April QST again without seeing anything about an SDR-5000. There doesn't seem to be a FlexRadio ad at all. I have been informed in a personal e-mail that the

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000

2007-04-04 Thread Terry Fox
Reflector flexradio@flex-radio.biz; Neal Campbell K3NC [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Terry Fox [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 6:00 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 I heard it is in the May 2007 QST. Those who get quick delivery have the issue already. For the rest of us, any day now

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000

2007-04-04 Thread Bob Maser
PROTECTED]; philip gentile [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Flex-radio Reflector flexradio@flex-radio.biz; Neal Campbell K3NC [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 6:10 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000 As a follow-up, I think there is even a review of the new rig, along with pricing. I

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000

2007-04-04 Thread W2AGN
Bob Maser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (04/04/2007 19:23) Why doesn't a Diamond member of ARGL scan the ad and put it on the reflector for all of us lesser guys to see? They probably called it the 5000 because it going to be 5 times as much money. Bob W6TR If they have the money to be a

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-5000

2007-04-04 Thread Robert McGwier
Now now John. The president of ARRL is a proud SDR-1000 owner and a reader of this group. He and the technology task force and CTO for the League have been staunch supporters of SDR and its implications. The SDR-5000 is no longer a real secret. I suspected it would not be a secret from

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