[Flexradio] New PS. Switching or not?

The negative comments about switching supplies are about 10 years out of date. Besides being much more efficient (power conservation), modern switching supplies also have better regulation under load and are capable of delivering a cleaner DC.. Now that the switching supply technology has matur

[Flexradio] Pegasus

<<>> Duane, I was at ten tec a few years ago visiting during their annual hamfest. the previous winter they had announced that the Peg would be discontinued and after remaining stock was sold that would be it. Someone asked Jack Burchfield why they discontinued it and he said that when they brou

[Flexradio] re ARRL just doesn't get it (SDR)

Maybe an argument can be made that the ARRL review was done in some justifiable way. However it can also be argued that at least some ARRL leaders are lost in the past. Take a look at some of their shack photos. The de facto leader for life, Dave Sumner, makes no secret that he confines his

[Flexradio] Price

I'm afraid I must disagree. To me, the SDR-1000, offered the chance to build up a flex-radio rig in almost affordable increments, by firstly purchasing the box itself for ~$1500, then the soundcard, then the PC. After that, assorted accessories such as cables, ferrite cores, isolation xforme