On Friday, May 18, 2012, Jerry Flanders wrote: > The 6500 has only one hardware receive path, so "beam steering", or > similar features we have become familiar with in the 5000a/rx2 would not be > possible. Looks like the 6700 is the one to get if you want FULL features, > at almost twice (shudder) the price.
The question is, what is the alternative? I don't see one yet. > I think I will wait and see how you early adopters like the complete > radio, including the _expected_ software. I'll let you know. :-) > From our experience with PowerSDR, I am guessing that the more exotic > features of the new software are years down the road. This probably > includes full interoperability with many of the accessory programs we enjoy > now. Having super hardware is nice to talk about, but this hardware needs > super software to make it into a radio. Part of the problem with PSDR was the haphazard way it's early development went. The more recent releases required fewer iterations and had fewer bugs. It seems that Flex's development has matured substantially. Regardless, the proof of the pudding is in the eating. I am looking forward to the ride. -- Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN/J79BPL 3191 Western Dr. Cameron Park, CA 95682 [email protected] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', '[email protected]');> +1.767.617.1365 (Dominica) +1.916.877.5067 (USA) -- Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN/J79BPL 3191 Western Dr. Cameron Park, CA 95682 [email protected] +1.767.617.1365 (Dominica) +1.916.877.5067 (USA) _______________________________________________ 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 development and experimentalist who are using beta versions of the software.
