Wouldn't it make more sense to just send back the affected board ?? 73, Dick, W1KSZ
-----Original Message----- >From: Laurie <vk...@westnet.com.au> >Sent: Mar 1, 2011 12:13 PM >To: 'Gerald Youngblood' <ger...@flexradio.com>, 'Reflector' ><flexradio@flex-radio.biz> >Subject: Re: [Flexradio] FLEX-5000 160m CW spur ECO > >I would gladly send it back for the mod, except the freight both ways would >kill me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > >Hmmmmmm! > >Laurie VK7ZE > > >-----Original Message----- >From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz >[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Gerald Youngblood >Sent: Wednesday, 2 March 2011 4:06 AM >To: Reflector >Subject: [Flexradio] FLEX-5000 160m CW spur ECO > >Dear FLEX-5000 customers, > >There has been some discussion today about an ECO that addresses a potential >spur issue on 160m CW on the FLEX-5000. We have developed a hardware >modification to the 160m transmit filter section in response to a half dozen >customer reports of a spur 2.4 kHz above the CW transmit frequency. > >This is only an issue if the station is running "legal limit" power CW on >160m with very large antenna arrays. In the "legal limit" case the CW spur >would still be only on the order of 6 mW (we have measured approximately -53 >to -57 dBc), which might be heard by other similar "big gun" stations with >quiet antennas. On 160m SSB or AM it is really a non issue. > >For new production radios starting around December 2010 with Rev Q or higher >HTRX boards, the modification is installed on all new radios. We only >install this ECO into existing radios upon specific request because in our >opinion it affects so very few people. > >If you fit this operating criteria, we are happy to install the ECO. The >deal is that you pay for shipping both ways and we will do the mod. Contact >support at supp...@flexradio.com or 512-535-4713 x210 to request an RMA. > Please DO NOT send your radio without an RMA. Please note that turn around >could be up to three weeks for the ECO. > >Regards, >Gerald > > >Gerald Youngblood, K5SDR >President and CEO >FlexRadio Systems(TM) >13091 Pond Springs Road, #250 >Austin, TX 78729 >Phone: 512-535-4713 Ext. 202 >Email: ger...@flexradio.com >Web: www.flexradio.com <http://www.flex-radio.com/> > >Tune In Excitement (TM) > >PowerSDR(TM) is a trademark of FlexRadio Systems >_______________________________________________ >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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: >http://www.flexradio.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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
