Hello Robert, You could clone the PR40+W2IHY profile and adjust to suit save that as just PR40 on its own or PR40+EQ whatever suits. I think the combo profiles are user provided and Flex added them as a courtesy, but they are only a starting point - dont rely on the m to be 100% for your room set up and voice. There are some very good guides on the 'net for setting up the PR40 with a 5000 - and I assume the same goes for a 3000 regarding the basic settings.
The 781 is not IMHO far off the PR40 in settings. However as always you should only tweak to your meters :-) 73 Steve > -----Original Message----- > From: FlexRadio [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of > Robert Costa > Sent: 29 December 2013 04:12 > To: Jack Haverty; flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Important Flex SDR Performance Factors > > The only issue I have is that PSDR does not have a PR40 only profile. They > have a PR40 and a W2IHY EQ profile. I have a PR40 with my 5000a and I have > been told to just use the 781 profile, but the PR40 is not a 781. I would like to > hear from Flex on why there is not a PR40 only profile. > > 73 > > > > > > > On Saturday, December 28, 2013 11:43 AM, Jack Haverty <j...@3kitty.org> > wrote: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: <flexradio-ow...@flex-radio.biz> > Date: Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 10:11 AM > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Important Flex SDR Performance Factors > To: k3...@arrl.net > > > You are not allowed to post to this mailing list, and your message has > been automatically rejected. If you think that your messages are > being rejected in error, contact the mailing list owner at > flexradio-ow...@flex-radio.biz. > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Jack Haverty <k3...@arrl.net> > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Cc: > Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2013 10:11:29 -0800 > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Important Flex SDR Performance Factors > On 12/27/2013 10:27 AM, Craig Schroeder wrote: > > What advice do you have for me on the most important factors that I > should consider in purchasing my first SDR radio? > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- > > Hi Craig, > > I've had my Flex-3000 for 4+ years and I've had a lot of fun with it. > There's a lot to learn about the SDR world...and it's changing fast > too. > > To me, the most important > factor in selecting a Software Defined Radio > is ... The Software. The Software determines not only the > traditional performance of the radio (sensitivity, selectivity, > functionality, etc.) but more importantly it determines how you will > interact with the radio, i.e., the "User Interface". > > Traditional "knobby radios" of course have knobs, switches, sliders, > etc., and you're stuck with using them for whatever activity you're > doing with your radio. With Software, things change. You can select > a different piece of software for different activities, and change at > will by loading different software. > > For example, when I'm DXing, I use DXLab software, and interact > primarily with the logging, spotting, and information windows. When > contesting, I use N1MM, and interact with it's band map, QSO window, > etc. When doing RTTY, I use MMTTY (sometimes several at the same > time). All > of this is with the Flex-3000. I don't need knobs at > all, and in fact it's hard to imagine how someone could design a > comparable "radio" with the same functionality but only using > knobs/switches. > > Since SDRs don't have knobs, you sometimes need some kind of basic > software that provides those generic functions that you'd otherwise > have on knobs. The mouse/keyboard interface isn't as natural (for me > at least) when using such "virtual knobs and switches" but it does > give you a basic ability to use the radio. However, I've found that > when I'm doing "serious work", I interact primarily with software that > is designed for that activity. So, with my Flex-3000, I interact with > DXLab and N1MM (the task-oriented software) much more than I interact > with PowerSDR (the virtual knobs software). > > The exception to this is the Panadapter, which essentially provides a > visual display of what's going > on. I look at it a lot, even though I > manipulate the radio through N1MM or DXLab. I yearn for the day when > the Panadapter display is integrated with the N1MM bandmap...so > everything I need to watch is in one place. Most SDR software > provides some kind of similar visual display, but some (e.g., > "Skimmers")are more suited for certain activities than others. > > So, bottom line -- I suggest you figure out what software you'd like > to use to do whatever kinds of radio activities you enjoy. Then > figure out which of the SDR hardware works well in the overall system > configuration where you'll use that software. > > PowerSDR forms the base for using the Flex hardware. As far as I can > tell, it's the only available option for Flex hardware. But there > are many other software choices available too for other hardware - > variants of PowerSDR (e.g., PowerSDR HDSDR), SDR-Radio, cuSDR, > etc.), > and many choices for hardware that they support. Instead of > comparing Flex-1500, Flex-3000, and Elecraft KX-3, you would compare > PowerSDR (or other base software) and whatever other software you > would like to use, and evaluate how it works with the various hardware > choices. > > There's lots of activity in the SDR world. Fortunately there's also > a lot of information available about all that activity too, and people > talking about their experiences. Here's an example: > http://n8msa.blogspot.com/2013/11/ddc-sdrs-status-report.html > There's also websites with lots of info, e.g., https://sdrzone.com/ > > Another thing to consider is the possibility of splitting RX and TX, > like hams used to do back in the 60s before transceivers dominated. > Much of the > advantage of SDRs is in the receiver, where the DSP > algorithms can do amazing things and provide powerful tools like > panadapters. Splitting the RX and TX functions isn't much of a hassle > these days, since the software does a good job of providing the > integrated "transceiver" interface. You may choose to have a separate > SDR receiver, and simply use your existing transmitter. > > If you're not sure where you want to go, you can get started without > spending a lot of money, especially if you already have a decent > transmitter. For example, the "Funcube Dongle" is a pretty > inexpensive way to get an SDR receiver with panadapter et al to use > with your existing transmitter, so you can learn more about SDR before > making a big investment. Here's an example of how one particular SDR > software package (Simon/HB9DRV's SDR-Radio) uses a Funcube Dongle - > http://www.sdr- > radio.com/Specification/FUNcubeDongle/tabid/475/language/en- > US/Default.aspx > > So, ... there's lots of possibilities and no easy answers as to which > is best - for you. I'd suggest looking at the various websites, > blogs, etc., and joining groups like the SDR-Users group on yahoo, so > you can learn enough about what's possible to pick what's best for > you. > > Welcome to the SDR world. Most of what you know about radio is now > changed... Enjoy and 73! > > /Jack de K3FIV > _______________________________________________ > 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/
