Ed's question remains unanswered about the 6000 series. If Flex made a fullduplex option available for the 6700 I would buy one in a minute. Recent posts were saying that a fullduplex option is being developed. Maybe the more we talk about this Flex will listen :-)
73 Jeff kb2m
-----Original Message----- From: Bill Bordy, NJ1H Sent: Friday, November 27, 2015 12:47 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [amsat-bb] FLEX-5000A Radio with RX2 Option and External Transverters Full Duplex Satellite Operation Confirmed
What Mark states is absolutely true. I use my FLEX-5000A SDR with the RX2 option for full duplex operations with external transverters. See my qrz.com page for information on my satellite equipment.
In addition, I can call CQ, monitor my CQ frequency and at the same time tune the downlink passband for other signals concurrently using the MultiRX capability of the PowerSDR software. If I wish, I can direct the CQ downlink to one ear and the other receive frequency to the other ear.
I can also view the satellite downlink's passband with the radio's panadapter.
I also use the SATPC2 tracking program for computer controlled doppler correction with my FLEX-5000A.
73, Bill NJ1H
On 11/25/2015 10:17 PM, Mark Lunday wrote:
Edward Cole said "The larger question is whether the FLEX-6000 is a duplex radio? Earlier FLEX radios were not duplex. Some had two receivers but one could not transmit while receiving (ie operate duplex)."
With respect, Sir, this is not accurate. I have a Flex 5000 with the second receiver installed, and absolutely can listen on the second receiver while transmitting on the first. It's a setting under GENERAL->RX2
Mark Lunday, WD4ELG Greensboro, NC FM06be [email protected] http://wd4elg.blogspot.com