Jim, You asked, "In your opinion when will the 5000 be gone effectively from the scene?"
I am not that good at seeing into the future, but I can say the following: 1.) PowerSDR is still going to be developed since it is still needed for the FLEX-1500 & FLEX-3000. As long as PowerSDR is an active development project, the FLEX-5000 will still be improved. 2.) PowerSDR development will not go away until Flex discontinues both the FLEX-1500 & FLEX-3000. That is not going to happen in the foreseeable future. To quote someone who is in the know, "The FLEX-1500 is selling like hotcakes." Also Flex needs a product in the $1500-$1700 class. Therefore the future of both radios seems to be assured. 3.) Even when PowerSDR development comes to an end, the FLEX-5000 will remain a useable radio as long as you can maintain a computer that can run PowerSDR. So, the answer to your question hangs on your definition of "effectively" and on factors (such as PC availability) that are outside of Flex's control. I would guess that it is many years away. 73, Ray, K9DUR http://k9dur.info _______________________________________________ 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/
