On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 1:43 PM, Jerry Flanders <[email protected]>wrote:
> At 04:05 PM 5/18/2012, Brian Lloyd wrote: > >> 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. >> >> > > Not sure what you mean - if you are asking how can you retain beam > steering, the answer is to get the 6700 instead of the 6500. This thread is > discussing the differences between them. > I was being a bit obtuse. The point I was trying to make is that there are no other transceivers currently made that are an alternative to the 6000 series. The USRP could be but only after a fair bit of hardware hacking. > I think I will wait and see how you early adopters like the complete >> > radio, including the _expected_ software. >> >> >> I'll let you know. :-) >> >> > OTOH, Flexes promo pdf on the 6700 sounds like an attractive radio, and > my birthday is next week, and I already alerted the YL that I might "need" > another radio... And I might "need" it NOW! > Well, you are welcome to come hang out in my shack and play with my new toy when I get it. :-) -- 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.
