Building one antenna at a time :)
Dan On May 25, 2012, at 7:39 PM, John Swink <[email protected]> wrote: > Great! Spend all that money on a high end radio and use a compromise > antenna. > > John > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dan Parsons > Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 10:03 PM > To: flexedge > Subject: Re: [FlexEdge] [Flexradio] Differences between the 5K & 6K ? > > That's up to you... I have one antenna that works reasonably well on 9 > bands. (Butternut HF9V) > > > Dan > > On May 25, 2012, at 6:50 PM, John Swink <[email protected]> wrote: > >> What I still do not understand is with only 2 Tx/Rx antenna ports, how >> will you be able to operate on all 8 slices with 1 slice for each band >> if you have separate antennas for each band? >> >> John >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Neal Campbell >> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 9:06 PM >> To: 'Dan Parsons'; 'flexedge' >> Subject: Re: [FlexEdge] [Flexradio] Differences between the 5K & 6K ? >> >> One slice for each of the digital segments of each band >> (80,40,30,20,17,15,12,10,6) to monitor propagation and working towards > DXCC! >> >> 73 >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dan Parsons >> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 9:02 PM >> To: flexedge >> Subject: Re: [FlexEdge] [Flexradio] Differences between the 5K & 6K ? >> >> One slice for PSK31. Another for JT65. Another for CW Skimmer. Another >> for the net I'm participating in. That's just off the top of my head. >> >> Dan >> >> >> On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 5:56 PM, Jim Fuller N7VR <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Bob, >>> This most helpful and most troubling. >>> >>> All, >>> >>> This changes the game in a way that is difficult for my pea pick-in >>> brain to comprehend. >>> >>> With 8 Slices, I am having problems envisioning what to do with them. >>> >>> I have only to ears and two eyes. If I put one slice on a right audio >>> channel and a second slice on a left audio channel, then that leaves >>> 6 channels for the eyes. I am beginning to understand that these >>> might contribute to sensory overload. But then I had to learn not to >>> talk on the phone and text my kids;-) this leave all kinds of >>> possibilities that I find interesting. >>> >>> I am glad that it will be a bit before these will be delivered. It >>> will take me some time to work this through the computer between the >>> ears to understand all of the repercussions. >>> >>> >>> >>> Jim Fuller >>> N7VR -- http://www.n7vr.org >>> International TCP/IP Gateways Robot Operator -- >>> http://www.ampr-gateways.org >>> >>> MTAPRS NET Server Operator -- http://www.mtaprs.net >>> CWOP-2 -- http://www.wxqa.com >>> IRLP Node 3398 - http://irlp.fuller.net Original ARECC contributor >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert McGwier >>> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 10:07 PM >>> To: David Painter >>> Cc: flexedge >>> Subject: Re: [FlexEdge] [Flexradio] Differences between the 5K & 6K ? >>> >>> All slice receivers will be independent and the "SDR" which follows will >>> set the mode, etc. There is a software limitation on the subreceivers >> in >>> PSDR that has more to do the limitations imposed by the way audio was >>> delivered in the, system than, it had to do with the SDR code and the >>> way the control surface was implemented in the GUI. >>> >>> The limitations of the slice receivers are that in the 6700, four of >>> the 8 are hooked to one AD and therefore hooked to one antenna and >>> the >> other 4 >>> are hooked to a different AD and to a separate antenna source. For >>> dynamic range and IP3 enhancements the two different AD can be hooked >>> together to the same antenna. >>> >>> The bottom line is the answer is yes, what I said is right and I >>> hope the elaboration helps and doesn't confuse. >>> >>> Bob >>> On May 24, 2012 5:59 PM, "David Painter" <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Bob, >>>> >>>> That statement is only partly true...isn't it?? >>>> >>>> Its true that in PSDR we have a multiwatch facility but it does not >>>> support independent mode/filters etc. >>>> >>>> Will each of the 8/4 slices in the 6700/6500 be capable of >>>> supporting multiwatch/mutireceivers with independent mode/filters etc??? >>>> >>>> There is no multiwatch functionality in the second receiver at all, >>>> although its been promised for many years, let alone independent >>>> mode/filters etc >>>> >>>> G4PNX - David >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert McGwier" >>>> <[email protected]> >>>> To: "Jerry Flanders" <[email protected]> >>>> Cc: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 10:03 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Differences between the 5K & 6K ? >>>> >>>> >>>> In the 6700, there are 8 slice receivers but each of those will be >>>> capable >>>>> of supporting multiple sub RX as in PSDR. We have not decided how >>>>> many software receivers to run on the DaVinci per slice and if we >>>>> did, how you might use them. >>>>> >>>>> Right now, I want one per slice to be perfect. >>>>> >>>>> Bob >>>>> On May 24, 2012 11:44 AM, "Jerry Flanders" <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> OOPS! I just re-read the PDF brochure: "Slice Receivers allow you >>>>> to >>>>>> simultaneously visually and audibly monitor multiple frequencies >>>>>> within the same band or multiple bands ". Looks like we will have >>>>>> audio to use. >>>>>> Multiple means at least 2, and maybe 4/8. I don't see the hardware >>>>>> connection points, so maybe we will have audio streaming over the >>>>>> ethernet to the PC client. My error. >>>>>> >>>>>> Jerry W4UK >>>>>> >>>>>> At 10:10 AM 5/24/2012, Jerry Flanders wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> At 09:51 AM 5/24/2012, Tony Estep wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 7:26 AM, W1JCW <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> ....wanted to know what significant gains there would be... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ============ >>>>>>>> John, a significant gain is that the new design can receive >>>>>>>> several slices of spectrum at once. In other words, you can run >>>>>>>> a number of the lightweight display/control windows at the same >>>>>>>> time, each pointing to different frequency slices. They can be >>>>>>>> on different bands, modes, etc. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> We know that reception as panadaptor views of those 4-8 slices >>>>>>> are planned, but we don't know if we will have audio from 4-8 >> "receivers" >>>>>>> available for use in some worthwhile way. 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