Absolutely true but I cannot imagine not wanting to hear where you are at while monitoring the other guy!
73 Neal On May 21, 2012, at 12:52 PM, Tim Taylor wrote: > Neal, > Your statement about working split on 40 meters requiring the second > receiver is only true if you want to listen to both frequencies at the same > time. However, you can have any split you want if you only listen to one > frequency at a time. Not having this capability would be a major step > backward in functionality. Most amateur transceivers have offered this > capability (ie vfo A and vfo B) since the early '80s. > > Do you agree? > > One thing that some seem to miss is that the 6700, in addition to providing > 8 slice receivers, also provides 2 digitizing paths. This means that you can > have two sources (ie two antennas). That is what allows the beam steering, > interference cancellation, ... > > 73, > Tim > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Neal Campbell > Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 11:10 AM > To: Jim > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [FlexEdge] 6000 series > > Hi Jim > > I think its "only" a 2 grand difference. > > The 6700 will allow beam steering, diversity reception, etc. Its the same > benefit as with today's 5000a, 1 rx module or 2. Many do not thing they will > ever need the beam steering, etc and are happy as clams with a single rx. > > The only difference is that with the 5000, if you want to operate in split > mode with a greater distance bwteen the 2 vfo's than the radio's sample > rate, you will need the second rx to accomplish that. For instance, working > split 40m SSB dx really requires the second rx if you do not use a sample > rate of 192K. I am assuming that dual RX isn't going to require a second RX > in the 6500! > > 73 > Neal > On May 21, 2012, at 10:58 AM, Jim wrote: > >> I got the brochure and asked as many question as I could think of but > would >> like someone at Flex to explain what the 6700 does that the 6500 won't >> do!!!! >> >> I do understand with the 6700 you get 8 maximum receiver slices verses 4 > on >> the 6500. >> A little better stability .02 ppm OCXO verses .5 ppmTCXO >> 2 meters transmit at MW level .....................can add Amp........no > 2 >> meters on 6500 >> >> What else??????????????????????? $3000 grand diff >> >> KE4WY Jim >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ray, K9DUR >> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 10:43 AM >> To: 'Edward H Russell'; [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [FlexEdge] 6000 series T/R switching >> >> Ed, >> >> In the interest of the lowest noise floor possible, they chose reed relays >> over solid-state switching. >> >> 73, Ray, K9DUR >> http://k9dur.info >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. _______________________________________________ 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.
