Mike, what version of SSDR is he running? I believe the current 1.5 release has
a reported issue on transmit with some (all?) 6300's. I understand a point
release is being readied to address that. I suppose he could go back to 1.4.6
in the meantime.
I rarely ever plug a mic into mine.
Disclaimer - I don't work for Flex Radio but I've been known to alpha test SSDR
releases.
tnx
Mike / W5JR
Alpharetta GA
> On Oct 6, 2015, at 7:30 PM, Mike Waters <mikewate@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I bought a partially-assembled SDR kit a few years ago. It's an older
> Softrock Xtall Lite 9.0 with the optional electronically-switched BPF,
> designed by Tony Parks. Well under $100 for the kit. I just "knew" that it
> had to be a cheap, compromise SDR receiver prone to overload, birdies, and
> anything else you can think of. The expensive ones like the Flex must run
> circles around it; you get what you pay for, right? ...
>
> Well, in the process of learning what I need to know to finish this little
> tiny SDR and get it working, I'm hearing that it beats the receivers in the
> Flex 5000(A?) and the Flex 1500. (Owners of expensive Icom transceivers
> with SDR RX are using it for receive because the Softrock is superior.) The
> sources of this info appear to be reliable, but of course time will tell.
> (Newer versions of the Softrock are basically the same as what I have, but
> with attenuators in series with the 160 and 80 BP filters. And some
> transceive.)
>
> As for the Flex 6300, a friend of mine has one. Maybe it has a better
> receiver than the earlier Flex SDRs, but its SSB signal is absolutely awful
> to my ears, no matter what mic he uses or how he adjusts the audio EQ
> settings. His is not the only one. You can read all about it at
> www.eham.net/ehamforum/smf/index.php?topic=104013.0
>
> 73, Mike
> www.w0btu.com
> _________________
> Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
_________________
Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
|