Ken, I think you've hit the mark on your advice. I sold my Flex-5000 prematurely, thinking more about market value and less about the possible down side of ordering an early FlexRadio. Luckily, I have a KX3 that I've been using - it's a great radio, but 12 watts max transmit power is limiting.
I have a 6500 and, like you, am disappointed that many features that I grew to love on the 5000 are still futures in the "yet to be Smart" SDR. If I had my 5000 still, I would at least have those capabilities, which are mature and stable. 73, Mickey N4MB On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 2:17 PM, Ken Rau <k...@nwi.net> wrote: > Good Morning, > > I see all of these excellent 5000A radios up for sale. I sold mine way > last year in anticipation for my 6700. I kept a 3000 for a back up. > > While I am impressed with the 6700 and I know that, in time, the software > will finally mature as It is truly the radio of the future. I find that I > usually use the 3000 as my "go to radio". there are so many features that > just work, and work extremely well, features that may be incorporated into > the 6000 series at some future date. > > Not that the 6700 preforms poorly, but there are all those little things > that need to be checked, tweaked, adjusted, and screwed around every time I > use it. > > Adjusting the spectrum band width, find the correct frequency, mode, > making sure that the + 20db gain button has been pushed, tweak the receive > equalizer to reset its setup and adjust the many other features to my > preference.......... and then, begin operating. > > Better hold on to your 3000 or 5000A for a while and enjoy the quality and > ease of operation from these radios for a while. > > Ken K7YR > ______________________________**_________________ > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/**mailman/listinfo/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/<http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/> > Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: > http://www.flexradio.com/ > -- Mickey Baker, N4MB Fort Lauderdale, FL *“Tell me, and I will listen. Show me, and I will understand. Involve me, and I will learn.” *Teton Lakota, American Indian Saying. _______________________________________________ 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/
