I'm not trying to start something, however your definition of affordable cost
leaves me a little mystified.
The overwhelming costs to do VHF/UHF (whether as an SDR or not) include every
component of a transverter: Mixers, oscillators, band-pass filters, power
amplifier modules, T/R switching,
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From: Les Rayburn l...@highnoonfilm.com
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 12:17 PM
To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: [Flexradio] The Dirty Little Secret of Firmware
The demise of the 5000 points out a reality that I hope the folks at Flex
will latch onto quickly. Namely, that just because something
Les:
I totally agree with that.
73 AGN,
Bill, W3XO
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From: Les Rayburn l...@highnoonfilm.com
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 12:37 PM
To: Ken Alexander k.alexan...@rogers.com
Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] The Dirty Little
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From: Neal Campbell nealk...@gmail.com
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 12:53 PM
To: l...@highnoonfilm.com
Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] The Dirty Little Secret of Firmware
There are different strategies in introducing new technology. One
: Monday, May 20, 2013 1:50 PM
To: Ron Kolarik rkola...@neb.rr.com
Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] The Dirty Little Secret of Firmware
I disagree.
SDR changes the paradigm because it would allow a manufacturer to offer
bands like 222 or 902 that are not available worldwide
: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] The Dirty Little Secret of Firmware
You'll get a lot of these corrections, but the TH-F6A does 220. Not that
you'll find anyone out there.
73,
Mickey N4MB
On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 7:20 PM, Michael Hasenfratz mi...@tothe.net
wrote:
I was told
The demise of the 5000 points out a reality that I hope the folks at
Flex will latch onto quickly. Namely, that just because something can be
firmware or software updated, that doesn't mean that it has a longer
shelf life than a traditional consumer product.
I'm in the market now for a new
My only hope is that Flex continues to produce affordable transceivers and not
just megabuck rigs that are totally beyond my reach. Game-changers are nice
for those who can afford them, but if Flex can't offer something for $2000 or
less, then I have no choice but to look elsewhere.
73,
Ken
I have to agree with Ken. The new boxes from Flex are indeed impressive,
but way out of my price range.
Personally, I'd prefer to see an SDR for VHF-UHF operation that offers
operation on 2 Meters, 222, 432, 902, and possibly 1296. If it would
serve the needs of weak signal operators, FM, and
: k.alexan...@rogers.com
Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 13:31:55 -0400
To: l...@highnoonfilm.com
CC: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] The Dirty Little Secret of Firmware
My only hope is that Flex continues to produce affordable transceivers and
not just megabuck rigs that are totally beyond
There are different strategies in introducing new technology. One is to
introduce new technology on the low priced tier of your products knowing
that the top tier segment is quite conservative and resistant to change.
One the technology migrates from low price to high price products, its
proven
When the radio is available without the signatures, that will be a good sign
(no pun intended).
-Original Message-
From: Neal Campbell
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 12:53 PM
To: l...@highnoonfilm.com
Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] The Dirty Little Secret
: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] The Dirty Little Secret of Firmware
There are different strategies in introducing new technology. One is to
introduce new technology on the low priced tier of your products knowing
that the top tier segment is quite conservative and resistant
:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] The Dirty Little Secret of Firmware
I have to agree with Ken. The new boxes from Flex are indeed impressive,
but way out of my price range.
Personally, I'd prefer to see an SDR for VHF-UHF operation that offers
operation on 2 Meters, 222, 432, 902, and possibly
I disagree.
SDR changes the paradigm because it would allow a manufacturer to offer
bands like 222 or 902 that are not available worldwide at an affordable
cost. It also allows
a single RF deck to serve the many multiple facets of amateur radio such
as weak signal work, satellites, digital
-Original Message-
From: Les Rayburn
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 1:50 PM
To: Ron Kolarik
Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] The Dirty Little Secret of Firmware
I disagree.
SDR changes the paradigm because it would allow a manufacturer to offer
bands like 222 or 902
On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Les Rayburn l...@highnoonfilm.com wrote:
.How long before Icom, Yaesu, and Kenwood begin to offer SDR models
too?...
Well, in many cases it's not hard to get IF out from an xcvr, feed that
into an LP-Pan or SDR-IQ, and feed the resulting I-Q into
And the the high end radios from the big 3 are only twice as much as the 6700
and three times as much as the 6500.
Michael Hasenfratz
Light travels faster than sound.
This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
On May 20, 2013, at 10:37 AM, Les
the Bronx
AB2VW
From: k.alexan...@rogers.com
Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 13:31:55 -0400
To: l...@highnoonfilm.com
CC: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] The Dirty Little Secret of Firmware
My only hope is that Flex continues to produce affordable transceivers and
not just
...@rogers.com
Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 12:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] The Dirty Little Secret of Firmware
I have to agree with Ken. The new boxes from Flex are indeed impressive, but
way out of my price range.
Personally, I'd prefer to see an SDR for VHF-UHF
: Re: [Flexradio] The Dirty Little Secret of Firmware
I have to agree with Ken. The new boxes from Flex are indeed
impressive, but way out of my price range.
Personally, I'd prefer to see an SDR for VHF-UHF operation that offers
operation on 2 Meters, 222, 432, 902, and possibly 1296
-radio.biz
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 12:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] The Dirty Little Secret of Firmware
I have to agree with Ken. The new boxes from Flex are indeed impressive,
but way out of my price range.
Personally, I'd prefer to see an SDR for VHF-UHF operation that offers
The issue with flex radios as they currently exist isn't that you won't be
able to get a case if you somehow destroy yours. It's that Flex will stop
supporting the software. If the software isn't actively developed it will
soon not run on current computer technology. What happens when Microsoft
On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 9:43 PM, Jon Hall jh...@hallsweb.org wrote:
...I believe the Signature series overcomes this somewhat by moving the
computer back into the radio
=
Correct. However, not everybody saw it that way. When some of the
cognoscenti began to discuss the probable
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From: FlexRadio [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Jon Hall
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 10:44 PM
To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] The Dirty Little Secret of Firmware
The issue with flex radios as they currently exist isn't that you won't be
able to get a case
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