/The basic set up of the SDR is not more difficult than >the setup of any radio. You basically hook up a key, >a mic, a power supply, and a ground. The only extra >setup is adding the cables between the sound card and >the radio./
Thats one opinion ...and everyones entitled :) so here's mine The Flex system consists of _hardware_ AND _software_. The hardware was not difficult_ for me_ (hard is a relative term) but I have been around electronics all my life including many radios etc. There was ALSO a connection in my case, between the radio and a USB port, that gave me trouble at the beginning with RF on the line and I kept losing the connection and the USB driver would error out....a vicious circle that took a couple of hours to finally rectify. Then there is the SOFTWARE! You know, as in Software Defined Radio! This would take a manual's worth here for my experiences in the last few months...so i will just say... EVERYTHING needs to be set...and there are a ton of things to set... and calibrate and experiment with ...some turn out good...some not so good. It is part of the fun for me.... but you must read the manual and although it will not take as long to get on the air as a K2 you probably will not be on ragchewing... in the first hour. In my case I had to build cords and didn't get it working properly for a week....many interfaces and things to tweak (I bought a second IC7000 the other day and had it out of the box and on the air in 10 mins.._its an appliance_...the _Flex is the Future of Radio_...Big Difference!) Plug and Play? Afraid not. You must calibrate your frequency regularly...or you will be off. ( I have had mine for 4 months and it needs recalibrating regularly.) I have yet to get a handle on the ANF.. (it isn't automatic...lol) I wont Rant here about that. Then there is 48, 96 and 192KB ...do you know what that means? you better :) I have noticed that alot of my settings change if I change between those... and many other critical elements to this software. Is this for Appliance Operators? Please.... ----_ I AM_ an appliance operator at times.. Sometimes I just wanna grab the IC7000 or TS2000 and plug a powercord, mic and ant in...hit the tune and go. I am also an Appliance Op when using amps...I do not wanna work on a tube amp Ever again...although I keep on doing it from time to time cause resistors, diodes and caps go out...oh my. With the Flex?...you aren't locked into what some engineer told you ...you Must Have in your radio. The skys the limit and changes daily! The Flex is modern day Spark Gap <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spark-gap_transmitter> folks...it ain't for the faint of heart ...but thats part of the fun and thats just my opinion...i could be wrong rock on kw5tx -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20070205/79623ecc/attachment.html _______________________________________________ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/
