If you do the math, the FLEX-5000A is not that much more expensive than the SDR-1000
First, lets assume the PC is a wash in this equation. A comparably loaded SDR-1000, with a 100 watt PA, and assuming you did pare it up with a LynxTWO sound card, you would get a price of $2500. The FLEX-5000 introductory price is $2500, so the delta for all of the new and improved features is only $0. even if you assumed an FA-66 sound card, the delta there is only $700. If the radio has performance numbers even approaching that of the FT-9000 or the IC-7800, That is major bargain! Even at twice the price! -Tim ----- -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Philip Covington Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 11:11 AM To: Flexradio Subject: [Flexradio] Q23. Regarding the FLEX-5000, can we assume ... Re: Q23 Could someone from Flex please give a general overview of the hardware design changes in the SDR-5000 from the SDR-1000 design? I think that some may get the wrong impression that the SDR-5000 is just a SDR-1000 with an integrated $1000-level sound card. I realize the hardware design is proprietary, but a general description of the improvements (DDS, I/Q balance, QSD and post amps, etc...) would go far to help potential customers justify the large increase in price between the SDR-1000 and the SDR-5000 radios. Phil N8VB _______________________________________________ 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 Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ _______________________________________________ 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 Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
