They have been published on the FLEX-5000 Upgrades web page fond in the Products menu tree since Dayton. It is the third item down. http://www.flex-radio.com/Products.aspx?topic=F5K_upgrades
-Tim -----Original Message----- From: Stan [mailto:wa2...@taconic.net] Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 8:16 AM To: Tim Ellison; Ray; kb...@starband.net; FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [SPAM] Re: [Flexradio] [SPAM] Re: V/U Upgrade Are the specifications available for the V/U unit? I cannot find them so far... Stan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Ellison" <telli...@itsco.com> To: "Ray" <kb...@comcast.net>; <kb...@starband.net>; <FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz> Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 8:44 AM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] [SPAM] Re: V/U Upgrade > > "...the Flex-1500 for below $700 is a fine example." > > This is actually a very poor example. The FLEX-1500 is designed as a > compromise SDR. It will have limited sampling rates and lower > receive performance. The V/U module is anything but a compromise > upgrade for the FLEX-5000. > > The V/U module is designed to be a high performance VHF/UHF addition > to the FLEX-5000. It has to compliment the already existing high > performance HF transceiver. Check out the specifications. It will > incorporate class A PA bricks and has a very good noise figure as well. > > And, you can not look at the material cost of the module alone. In > addition to the engineering expense that goes into producing the V/U > module, there is also the software expense that goes into integrating > it into PowerSDR along with the additional software features to use it > like adding tones for FM repeater and satellite operation and inverted > split operation for SSB sats. > > FlexRadio has always priced their products competitively and there is > no reason to believe that they would not continue that practice. > > > -Tim > > -----Original Message----- > From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz > [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Ray > Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 6:54 AM > To: kb...@starband.net; FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: [SPAM] Re: [Flexradio] V/U Upgrade > > I am one who has been waiting patiently for the V/U Upgrade to be > designed and released; however price is a significant factor on my > decision to purchase. We all know Flex can design and build quality > "stuff" at a low price, the Flex-1500 for below $700 is a fine > example. I will be disappointed if the price for the low power V/U > Upgrade is higher than $700. > > > My 2 cents, > Ray KB1SO > > -----Original Message----- > From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz > [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of > kb...@starband.net > Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 1:09 AM > To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] V/U Upgrade > > Well, think about it...how much does the transverter pair of a DEMI > 60-watt 2m and 50-watt 70cm cost? I'd say that a price under a > kilobuck for the integrated 60-watt V/U upgrade would be a bargain. > > I own one each of the DEMI high-power boxes, so I do know exactly how > much they cost. The pair was well over a kilobuck. I'll probably > continue using them, too...at least for a while. > > Dan KB5MY/6 > >> That price range does not surprise me. I wouldn't even be surprised >> if the 30-watt version is closer to $700 and the 60-watt version $900 >> or so. >> >> Note to Gerald: That's not what I *want* to pay, but I'll try to >> understand if you tell me that that's what I *have* to pay. >> >> 73 >> >> Alan NV8A >> >> >> Jordan wrote: >> >>> As of last week, between 600 and 1KUS$ for the V-UHF unit....That's >>> the reply I rcvd when I inquired.... 73...Jordan... >> >>>> I am fairly sure the price will be a bit north of $149.99 :-) >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/ Message delivered to kb...@starband.net > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > Message delivered to kb...@comcast.net > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ Message delivered to telli...@itsco.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/ > Message delivered to wa2...@taconic.net _______________________________________________ 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/ Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
