Jim, Yes, we plan to have a low power takeoff as well. Gerald Gerald Youngblood, K5SDR President FlexRadio Systems 13091 Pond Springs Rd. #250 Austin, TX 78729 Phone: 512-535-4713 www.flex-radio.com
"Tune in excitement!" (TM) -----Original Message----- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Jim R Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 1:49 AM To: w...@curtiss.net; FlexRadioReflector Subject: Re: [Flexradio] FlexRadio Update Guys at Flex I know it's hard to please everyone and the 60 W output may be ideal for some, but will there be a way to extract reduced power for external microwave transverter drive? Even an internal connector on the transverter board with a 1 watt tap point would be something we microwavers could utilize for our transverters. I hope you will consider this when finalizing your design or perhaps this has already been addressed. Please let us know. Jim K5HY > From: w...@curtiss.net > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:16:11 -0800 > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] FlexRadio Update > >> >> 2m/70cm Internal Transverter for FLEX-5000: >> >> We have completed the preliminary architectural design for an internal >> 2m/70cm Transverter that may be installed in any FLEX-5000 equipped with >> the >> B-0034 version RFIO board. It will provide simplex or full duplex >> transmit/receive operation with power output up to 60W on both bands. All >> transverter oscillators are to be locked to the 500 MHz master oscillator >> in >> the FLEX-5000, which in turn is locked to the internal 0.5ppm reference or >> may be connected to an external 10 MHz reference. We are targeting a >> first >> prototype unit in May to be followed by production deliveries starting in >> the late summer. >> > > This is really good news! 60W is enough to drive my current amps, as well > as the amps that I plan on using in the future, to full power and eventually > legal limit. I'll be purchasing one as soon as they go on sale. > > Are there any plans to offer a diplexer so that two separate antennas and/or > amps can be connected simultaneously? > > 73, > Clay W7CE > > > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
