I do not have my 3000 (yet, hopefully its shipped next week) but I suspect that the skill of the listener will trump the differences between the 5000 and the 3000 in almost all cases.
I see contesting friends who are perpetual winners that are using mid-range radios (ic-746s, ts-850, omni-VI) and spend their money outside the shack. I think the 3000 will flourish in contester shacks, personally. They can be stacked in a rack, having 2 rigs per band is affordable. Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software Programming Services for Windows, OS X and Linux www.abrohamnealsoftware.com (540) 242 0911 On Sun, May 3, 2009 at 11:24 AM, Edwin Marzan <edwin_mar...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Considering that the differences are not so subtle will there ever be a case > where the 5000 would be able to hear a weak signal (or somesuch) that the > 3000 or 1000 couldn't hear? > > Edwin Marzan AB2VW > > > >> Date: Sun, 3 May 2009 01:39:35 -0400 >> From: rwmcgw...@gmail.com >> To: ross.stenb...@charter.net >> CC: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz >> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flex 3000 >> >> Ross Stenberg wrote: >> > Reading between the lines it appears that the 3000 is every bit (no >> > pun intended) the radio that the 5000 is. I'm sure that this was a >> > delicate line to follow during the development of the 3000. The >> > differences appear to subtle. >> > >> >> B >> >> The differences are not so subtle. The IF bandwidth in the 3000 is >> limited by the less expensive codec to 96 kHz. Also as a result of the >> less expensive codec, the IMD dynamic range will necessarily be not >> quite as good as the 5000. But two things, that does not mean it is >> not good. The dynamic range is excellent and Flex will soon or has >> published the numbers. The 3000 will not support the second receiver >> and does not have the fancy RF/IO board with all of the antenna >> possibilities. For these and many other reasons I won't detail, the >> 3000 is $1500 while the 5000 is considerably more. But the 5000 is >> worth the extra money in my mind when you consider all that is packed in >> and I prefer it. >> >> I know that major things are happening with the software now for both >> (and the SDR-1000) so I think all Flex users will benefit from their >> continuing loyalty and patience. >> >> Bob >> N4HY >> >> -- >> (Co)Author: DttSP, Quiktrak, PowerSDR, GnuRadio >> Member: ARRL, AMSAT, AMSAT-DL, TAPR, Packrats, >> NJQRP, QRP ARCI, QCWA, FRC. >> "You don't need to see the whole staircase, just >> take the first step.", MLK. >> Twitter:rwmcgwier >> Active: Facebook,Myspace,LinkedIn >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/ > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail® has ever-growing storage! Don’t worry about storage limits. > http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/Storage?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_Storage1_052009 > _______________________________________________ > 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/
