I'll take a SWAG here, and suggest that maybe the Elecraft transverters would be a nice match. 73, Jim KQ6EA
--- Roger Kolakowski rogerkola@aol.com wrote:
Looks like a wonderful product, has a transverter been selected or tested to use it full duplex, crossband on the Sats?
Roger WA1KAT ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert McGwier" rwmcgwier@gmail.com To: "amsat bb" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 9:42 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Flex-5000
An announcement of a new radio was made by Flex
Radio today. It is a
completely full duplex radio. With transverter,
it will be a wonderful
satellite radio. No sound cards, etc. will be
required. Again, it is
completely full duplex.
FlexRadio Systems New FLEX-5000(TM) Software
Defined Radio Product Line
FlexRadio Systems introduces the FLEX-5000 line of
open source Software
Defined Radio (SDR) transceivers. The FLEX-5000
family follows the very
popular SDR-1000(TM), and now integrates all sound
card functions and
control over a single FireWire (IEEE-1394) cable
connection to a user
provided computer. A separate sound card is not
required. There are two
additional versions of the FLEX-5000 (models C and
D) that provide higher
levels of integration.
The FLEX-5000C(TM) model has a built in Intel
Core2 Duo processor and comes
with the Microsoft Windows XP operating system,
wireless keyboard and mouse.
The FLEX-5000D(TM) includes everything above and
adds a 9" LCD display with
touch screen and large tuning knob.
For more information and pricing on the FLEX-5000,
please see the copy of
our ad linked below:
http://support.flex-radio.com/Downloads.aspx?id=148
You may also click on the "Contact Us" link on our
home page at
www.flex-radio.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I place an order?
A. We will begin taking orders for the FLEX-5000
(base model) and the
FLEX-5000C on or before Monday, April 9th. Orders
can be placed on our
website at http://www.flex-radio.com or by
phone/fax (see the Contact Us
link on our webpage footer). Note that all online
orders are prepaid
(balance is charged immediately).
When will I get my FLEX-5000?
A. We expect to begin delivery of the base model
on or before the end of
June, the C-model on or before the end of Q3, and
the D-model on or before
the end of Q4. Pre-paid orders will be shipped
first followed by unpaid
advanced orders in the order that they are
received.
How can I ensure that I get one quickly?
A. Order now and pre-pay. Pre-paid orders will be
shipped first followed by
unpaid advanced orders in the order that they are
received.
Will the SDR-1000 still be available?
A. We have a limited inventory of SDR-1000s
available. The SDR-1000
continues to be a high performance / low cost
transceiver. The PowerSDR(TM)
software will continue to support the SDR-1000 and
will continue to receive
new features and performance enhancements over
time. Many improvements to
the software developed in correlation with new
hardware, such as the recent
improvement in TR transition time and accurate
power control from 1-100W,
will apply to the SDR-1000.
How long can I expect FlexRadio Systems to support
the SDR-1000?
A. We plan to support the SDR-1000 far into the
foreseeable future.
Can I use an external sound card with the
FLEX-5000?
A. No. The built-in "soundcard" is the equivalent
of a comparable $1000
pro-audio card.
Will there be a low power or receive-only version
of the FLEX-5000?
A. We are considering coming out with such models
sometime in the future.
What happened to the SDR-XT?
A. The SDR-X project is alive and well. The goal
of the SDR-X project is to
build a supremely high performance multi-channel
receiver. The target
market has shifted to commercial and government
applications. The work on
the SDR-X resulted in the development of the
FLEX-5000 family.
We recognize that the introduction of the
FLEX-5000 will continue to raise
questions. We will post these and other popular
questions on the FLEX-5000
FAQ page on our website (coming soon).
The SDR-1000 set new performance standards for
radio communications. The
Flex-5000 will continue to raise the bar.
Thank you for your support.
Gerald Youngblood, K5SDR President FlexRadio Systems -- AMSAT Director and VP Engineering. Member: ARRL,
AMSAT-DL,
TAPR, Packrats, NJQRP, QRP ARCI, QCWA, FRC. ARRL
SDR WG Chair
"Taking fun as simply fun and earnestness in
earnest shows
how thoroughly thou none of the two discernest." -
Piet Hine
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