Sure Cecil, here's my opinion.
First of all, it it NOT for hamming on 2 Meters. It is not very sensitive, only covers 144 to 146 MHz, and only has 100 mWatts of output. You would need a receive pre-amp (GaAs FET) and a power amp. See the FRS web site: < http://www.flex-radio.com/accessories.htm > It is designed to be an IF for microwave transverters. My impression is that it has fewer spurs than 6 Meters on the SDR-1000. The display noise floor here without an antenna is about -130 dBm. The DEMI spec is- Receive Noise Figure and gain: 4.0 dB NF maximum, Unity gain minimum There are a bunch of -110 dBm spurs between 145.101 and 145.104, and some -80 dBm spurs around 144.584, for example. (On versions 1.6.1 with Delta 44) As an impulse, I originally threw it into my SDR-1000 order at Dayton a year ago, thinking that I could play with some 2 Meter SSB and CW work, and maybe see the FM repeaters on the panadapter, but I haven't really used it much yet. W0VB wrote an excellent piece: Understanding the SDR-1000 with Transverters (DEMI 144-28FRS Transverter Option) By Terry, W0VB Feb 10, 2005 Also KM0T: < http://www.flex-radio.com/Expert_Setups/km0t.htm > Mike - AA8K KD5NWA wrote: > I'm thinking of getting the 2M transverter for the SDR-1000 from Flex > and wanted some feedback. > > How good is it? At present I see lot's of spurs on 10M, when hooked > up to the transverter will they still be there or will they be buried > in the noise base? > > Are there other transverters that are reasonable in price that can be > used externally or internally? > > Lot's of questions, any feedback would be appreciated. > > Thanks > > > Cecil Bayona > KD5NWA _______________________________________________ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
