If I need to choose, I would op for SDR's band scope over Kenwoods. Then scanning is moot.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So you are saying that the SDR is not Part 15 certified? Is there any reason as to why it is not? I took a look at the Kenwood TS-480 manual and noted that it is certified for Part 15 (page 2) and it has 10 band edge scan memories (page 64). However, it IS an HF radio that scans and is a fairly new product. http://www.kenwood.net/indexKenwood.cfm?do=ProductDetails&ProdID=5025&Group=5 I would beg to differ that a function like this is not needed on HF. Some of us like to automatically scan a certain range of frequencies looking for activity. And many of us SWL. BTW, I do appreciate that fact that Flex does spend a lot of money on software development. Zack Zack> This was Gerald's response a few weeks ago: > > Hello all, > > Let me see if I can insert a few facts to dispel some of the speculation. > Here goes: > > 1) Amateur radio transceivers fall under FCC Part 97 rules for the Amateur > Radio Service in the USA, UNLESS they provide a scanning receiver function. > The scanning function throws a radio into Part 15 rules. We have verified > this fact through FCC counsel. I didn't say it makes sense though. > 2) These rules have nothing to do with SDRs at all. Period. > 3) The SDR-1000 is primarily a HF radio and as such has limited need for > channelized scanning as VHF+ radio would. > 4) PowerSDR includes an virtually unlimited memory database, which allows > you to click to recall. Each memory can be named for plain language recall. > So if you want to move through a bunch of pre programmed frequencies, just > point and click. > 5) FlexRadio puts a significant financial investment into giving our > customers new features almost every week for FREE. If we take out a feature > or two once in a while, we hope you will understand. > 6) If you want a scanning feature, you can add it yourself or get someone > else to do it. The software is GNU GPL open source. > > 73, > Gerald > > Gerald Youngblood, K5SDR > FlexRadio Systems > Ph: 512-535-5266 > Fax: 512-233-5143 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Web: www.flex-radio.com > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > radio.biz] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 5:51 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Scanning ranges / memories? > > > > Why would this be? My TS-850 has ten of those and my FT-100D has 20 built > > in. That would seem to be a basic function in any HF rig. > > > > Did the US Government outlaw radios that can scan HF? This is very curious > > indeed. > > > > Zack > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: "Tim Ellison" > > > > > The short answer is no. The long answer is that the scanning capability > > > was in PowerSDR until Flex was convinced otherwise by the FCC to remove > > > it. It is a regulatory issue. > > > > > > You can download the code from SVN (with the scanner logic), get > > > VS2003.NET and put it back in yourself if you have C# programming > > > skills. > > > > > > That is the beauty of it. > > > > > > -OR- > > > > > > Download Ham Radio Deluxe and scan using it. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 5:52 PM > > > To: Flex Radio > > > Subject: [Flexradio] Scanning ranges / memories? > > > > > > Is there any want to set up a bunch of scanning ranges in the SDR-1000 > > > memories? For instance, I would like to have a memory that scans from > > > 3525-3750khz and another for 3850-4000khz. > > > I would like to set up least one to two memories per HF band and cannot > > > see how to do this. > > > > > > 73 > > > Zack > > > N8FNR > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > > URL: > > > /pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20061027/76386ce9/attach > > > ment.html > > > _______________________________________________ > > > FlexRadio mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > 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 > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: /pipermail/flexradio_flex- > > radio.biz/attachments/20061027/b2ef737c/attachment.html > > _______________________________________________ > > FlexRadio mailing list > > [email protected] > > 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 > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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