I've used both. I know of no difference on transmit, but it was not very
convenient to do A/B tests. However I think I
remember fewer or less apparent "spikes" on receive. These were annoying
little blips a few dB. above the noise that
could be seen here and there. PSDR had a button to press (don't ask, it's been
a really long time) that would displace
some images slightly so, hopefully, they wouldn't interfere with the desired
signal. Sometimes this worked, sometimes
it didn't. The FA-66 was a little better. Both will try your patience getting
set up. Also, the latest PSDR versions may not
support the SDR-1000; you may want to check on that.
If this is your first SDR experience you are in for a real eye-opener.
Problem (if it is one) is that after a short time
you will want to upgrade to a newer radio like the 1500 or one of the 6000
series. In any case it will be fun along the way.
Ned, K1NJ
SDR-1000
Flex-5000
Flex-6500
________________________________
From: "ke...@3950.net" <ke...@3950.net>
To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2014 10:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] old sdr-1000 question
On 10/24/2014 10:37 AM, w...@reagan.com wrote:
> A friend of mine found a very nice sdr-1000 yesterday ,he asked me about the
> da converter. this 1000 has a presonus fire box ,instead of the trusty fa-66.
> will it perform as well as the fa-66 or is he wasting his time.
> thanks
> dale wt4t
>
[...]
I use an SDR-1000 with an FA-66. But I have heard stations using the
Presonus and they seem to work fine -- perhaps others on this list
are using one. I have also heard of people using very advanced, more
recent, sound cards with even better performance than an FA-66.
He could always buy an FA-66 on Ebay or elsewhere if he wanted to
switch:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2060778.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xedirol+fa-66&_nkw=edirol+fa-66&_sacat=0
73,
Kevin, WB4AIO.
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