Robert, Indeed, my Flex cap is a prized possession! Of course not as much a one as the note I got from Gerald saying that even though I had installed one of the classic National turns counting dials on the center front panel of my 5000A he still considered me a "true Flexer."
That aside, the reason for the cap, I think, was to sort of apologize for the fact that I placed the order for the Flex5000A in very early spring (I think it was in April and none existed at that time) and the UPS driver didn't hand the box to me until very nearly September! But people really should be more patient. For example, my new, highly anticipated antenna with the boat winch handle from the good folks out west was ordered in an even earlier month this year and at the moment I believe it is only now on it's way to me and is probably on Highway 80 in South Dakota! You really have to keep in mind the service these little companies perform for our hobby and cut them a little slack! One final comment. And you have to understand that such a cap has to have appropriate adornments. Like a TAPR membership pin and pins from the ARRL indicating that you have been a member for well over 50 years and a life member for over 40 ! The stuff people like to ignore as they walk past ! 73 Lee K9WRU ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert Costa To: k...@arrl.net ; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Monday, December 23, 2013 11:26 AM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Comments on PowerSDR v2.7.2 Lee, I just like to be able to obtain a Flex hat or Flex shirt or any type of marketing material for Flex Radio Systems. I simply do not understand the reason why those products are simply not available. It also has not been stated by Flex in the reflector why they do not sell such items. If they have stated why they don't do it, I must have simply missed the posting or it was before I owned a Flex. 73 and Happy Holidays. Robert KB6QXM On Monday, December 23, 2013 6:36 AM, Lee Mushel <herbe...@centurytel.net> wrote: Well, Bruce, yes, when we look out the window we see the same thing! There are a lot of good things to be said about 2.7.2 and whatever was done to the drivers is really outstanding! I'm running 2.7.2 for the 1500 and 5000A and am well pleased! The 3000, my workhorse ragchew machine, is still on 2.3.5 but that's because it's supported by a computer I bought on eBay, sawed away metal so I could install a firewire board (recommended by Flex), and is now running at about 70% processor load with XP. It has never been connected to the internet since being purchased for $140 nearly 4 years ago. But it never misses a beat so, as they say, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." Sure, I realize that five minutes from now the screen might go blue and I will have to do something. One of these days, since I have a fully upgraded 5000A (with all backpanel connectors occupied) I might even count how many "slices" are available to me. I might even add those from the couple of non-Flex SDR receivers I have. The important thing is that I am now accumulating a list of folks who have asked me to comment on the basics of SDR since they are "thinking" about it. That's quite a change from a year ago when if I wore my Flex cap to a ham event I would be lucky if someone didn't throw rocks (or worse) at me! Merry Christmas! 73 Lee K9WRU ----- Original Message ----- From: <k...@arrl.net> To: <flexradio@flex-radio.biz> Sent: Monday, December 23, 2013 7:51 AM Subject: [Flexradio] Comments on PowerSDR v2.7.2 > The installation went well for my 3000 and that new application to > transfer > data is wonderful. Thank you Flex! > > 73, Bruce K6ZB > _______________________________________________ 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/
