Burt, I think your post reflects a misunderstanding shared by a lot of hams, both SDR users and knob crankers.
A good SDR requires a good computer. Period. End of story. A great many people think, "Oh, I have a computer and it works just fine for my email and for MS Office so if I get an SDR I'll be all set." Others think, "My 50+ year old Tube-O-Tron amp works just fine so why won't my five year old CompuMatic work with my Flex?" Not so fast, Jethro. As I ponder some of the computers described on this reflector, I wonder that they will run PSDR at all. One can hardly expect Flex's marketing department to yell at people that their Pentium I machines with 512MB of RAM aren't going to haul the freight. They publish minimum requirements but they can't make people respect them. I wish that FRS would say right up front, "When it comes to computers, go big or stay home," because the 900 pound gorilla in the room is the need to obtain a fast contemporary computer if one expects optimum performance from PSDR. Sure that runs the acquisition cost up but to obtain a knob radio that performs as well, you'll pay as much or more for technology that is rapidly becoming obsolescent. As my Uncle Harrison used to say, "That's the price of poker, gentlemen." BTW, Burt, I'll spot you the external keyer but did you really expect to run your 1500 without a computer, a power supply, a speaker, or a mic? On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 5:02 PM, Burt <[email protected]> wrote: > > The Flex 1500 reminds me of a 7 pound baby that requires 500 pounds of > supporting furniture etc > First speaker, power supply, microphone now external keyer, oh forgot > computer > --- On Mon, 11/28/11, Tony Estep <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Tony Estep <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] [FlexEdge] Flexedge Digest, Vol 29, Issue 21 > > To: "Rick McClelland, AA5S" <[email protected]> > > Cc: [email protected] > > Date: Monday, November 28, 2011, 3:55 PM > > On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 1:17 PM, Rick > > McClelland, AA5S > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > ...we aren't talking about a lot of delay here... > > > > ================== > > For a measure of the amount of delay, see the QST review of > > the 1500 in the > > current (Dec 2011) issue. Their reviews of CW transceivers > > always include > > a scope picture from the ARRL labs of the first 2 dits. The > > 1500 shows a > > delay of about 50 milliseconds. > > > > A number of posters on this reflector have recommended > > various external > > keyers. Ham Gadgets makes a neat cheapie (18 bucks in kit > > form) that works > > great. I really like their MK-1, which costs 9x as much but > > has numerous > > memories and various other niceties. > > > > 73, > > Tony KT0NY > > > > > > -- > > http://www.isb.edu/faculty/facultydir.aspx?ddlFaculty=352 > > _______________________________________________ > > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > > [email protected] > > 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 > [email protected] > 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 [email protected] 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/
