On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 9:25 AM, Dave Gomberg <[email protected]> wrote: > https://apache-labs.com/al-**products/1027/ANAN-100D-HF---** > 6M-100W-ALL-MODE-SDR-**TRANSCEIVERPREORDER.html<https://apache-labs.com/al-products/1027/ANAN-100D-HF---6M-100W-ALL-MODE-SDR-TRANSCEIVERPREORDER.html> > > Other than the fact that both are not yet shipping, any other > similarities/differences?
Yes. :-) I have the 10W version -- the ANAN-10. I like it. But it is intended for people who don't mind taking it apart to make changes. For example, to switch to using the external reference you have to disassemble the radio and change a number of hardware jumpers. While I only find that mildly annoying, especially when I want to switch from using it in the shack to taking it on the road, I can imagine that could be a show-stopper for an appliance operator. (And when I say 'disassemble' I mean that in a big way as you have to completely remove the Hermes RX/Exciter board in order to gain access to the jumpers.) And the ANAN-series radios require the use of a PC to perform many of the DSP functions, unlike the 6000 series which will do most of the DSP on a built-in processor. But it is nice that there are multiple software packages one can use, including PowerSDR. (Note -- the version of PowerSDR used with the ANAN series of radios is not exactly the same as the version used with Flex radios. Some things appear better with the Flex-supplied version of PowerSDR and some things appear better with the hacked version used with the ANAN radios. But the version Flex uses does seem to be more user-friendly, again keeping with the 'just use it' approach that Flex has adopted.) So, the big question is: do you want one that is a commercial ham radio transceiver you can plug in and use, or do you want an experimenter's platform? If the former, then you want a Flex product. If the latter, then the ANAN radios from Apache may be for you. FWIW, now that I have owned and used the ANAN-10 for a bit, I can say that it is very much like using a 10W version of the Flex 5000 with an RX2. Most of the features are the same. I like it better than my 1500 but then, it cost more than twice as much. -- 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 innovation and other technical SDR topics.
