Stan, Has this noise actually interfered with a signal you were trying to copy, or has it ever appeared within the passband?
Dale WA8SRA Stan wrote: > My replies to your comments are below; > > > On Tuesday 29 May 2007 16:42, Ray J wrote: > >> what?? >> >> give us a break... >> > > no, give US the buyers, the owners of the radios a break > > >> Do you think that ever single little improvement that can be dreamed up >> should be fixed/redone by flex?? I suppose at no cost too? >> > > No one asked that it be fixed for free. Flex could have issued an ECO which > cost $XX - I don't have a problem paying for upgrades to my radio if it > actually corrects a problem. BUT as far as I know, no attempt was made to my > knowledge or was the issue even addressed that I know of by Flex. > > Do you see anyone from Flex defending themselves here or offering any > solution? I am still waitng for some "Official" statement from Flex on this > problem. I don't see how this could have "slipped" by the Flex technical > staff. > Did'nt anyone at Flex check any of the radios that were produced to see if > there was any issues with them? > > I would think when you have a production run you pull a few radios from the > run and check them completely to make sure they are being built correctly. > But this was'nt a production problem, this was a DESIGN issue. > > How do you miss something like this? > > >> This is not a serious design deficiency.. >> > > sure it is, this problem never should have made it into a production run. > > >> it is a simple little thing.. >> that most people never even notice or care about... >> > > Maybe in your opinion, but there have been many owners ask whats up with this > issue. Either you don't have the problem or don't care that your radio > does'nt work as advertised. > > >> It must be a common radio problem.... because I have this strange noise/ >> artifact in all of my rigs I have used over the last few years...ic-746, >> ft-920, ic-251, and the sdr-1000. >> > > is that right! Funny my 930 doesnt have these issues. > Why do you keep buying radios that have problems? > >> Show us a radio/manufacturer that does not have any design >> deficiencies.. one that makes everyone happy about everything... >> > > no radio is perfect, but the issue many of us are complaining about you > obviously either don't have or just don't care if your money purchased a > radio which is somewhat less than what you expected. > > Then again maybe your radio works as advertised and you really don't give a > damn. > > > Stan > AH6JR > > > >> Ray J >> W9RAY >> >> Stan wrote: >> >>> This is an issue that should have been taken care of by Flex. >>> Many not just a few owners seem to have this problem. >>> Its obvious to me that Flex had the new radio in mind instead of >>> responding to a serious design deficiency. >>> Now Flex wants us to buy into the new radio. Will they be willing to fix >>> design deficiencies such as this one? Or will we be left hanging again? >>> >>> Stan >>> AH6JR >>> >>> On Tuesday 29 May 2007 08:52, Tim Ellison wrote: >>> >>>> This is a well known artifact and been discussed on the reflector. It >>>> is noise from the DC-DC converter in the radio. >>>> >>>> Here is a Reflector archive search on the topic >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=flexradio%40flex-radio.biz&q=dc-dc >>>> >>>> >>>> Here is a KB articles that address how to clean up DC-DC converter >>>> noise. >>>> >>>> http://kb.flex-radio.com/article.aspx?id=10276 >>>> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ >> FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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 Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ > FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ > > > _______________________________________________ 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 Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
