Re: [CQ-Contest] Flex radios

[Joe <nss@mwt.net>]

This is quite interesting.
Makes me think what are people kin K9CT doing and others that are using 
flex's
that this one Field Day site did not do when I got this comment a while ago,


There is a case from a Colorado Field Day operation where a Flex 6300 
had to be removed and was replaced by an IC-706MkIIG!  See attached 
PDF.   The 6300 has no front end at all other than a high pass at 1.7 
MHz and a low pass at 55 MHz.
Joe WB9SBD
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On 5/22/2017 1:18 PM, Chuck Dietz wrote:
> http://www.flexradio.com/amateur-products/flex-6000-signature-series/flex-6700/
>
> On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 12:38 PM, <w5prchuck@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > They are still selling the 6700
> >
> >
> >
> > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for
> > Windows 10
> >
> >
> >
> > *From: *Ria Jairam <rjairam@gmail.com>
> > *Sent: *Monday, May 22, 2017 12:37 PM
> > *To: *xaxaxaxa yayayaya <cqtestk4xs@aol.com>
> > *Cc: *CQ-Contest Reflector <cq-contest@contesting.com>
> > *Subject: *Re: [CQ-Contest] Flex radios
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi Bill,
> >
> >
> >
> > The 6500 is a discontinued model. It is replaced by the 6600.
> >
> >
> >
> > The 6600 will do SO2R in a single box and has the new preselectors with
> >
> > 50dB of isolation between SCUs (an SCU is a flex term for a wideband
> >
> > receiver).
> >
> >
> >
> > As for comparing it to a K3S, that's a holy war you want to start here. :)
> >
> > However on the Maestro or M series radios the display is larger, the knobs
> >
> > are larger (on Maestro) and it has the panadapter built in. But I think
> >
> > everything else is a matter of personal preference because the performance
> >
> > is so high between those radios that to the average operator with the
> >
> > average set of ears any difference is minor.
> >
> >
> >
> > 73
> >
> > Ria, N2RJ
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 10:07 AM, Bill via CQ-Contest <
> >
> > cq-contest@contesting.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > At the hamfest last weekend I had some extra time Sunday and wandered
> > over
> >
> > > to the Flex radio site. and had a long sit down with one of the reps.  I
> > > did a hands on with the 6500  and was truly impressed, especially with
> > how
> >
> > > "easy" it was on the ears.
> > > I currently have a pair of K-3s for SO2R and have kicked around replacing
> > > these with the 6500.  I know K9CT as well as a couple others who use the
> > > Flex stuff.  I really would like to hear from them and others about these
> > > radios and how they compare to the K-3s in a contesting and Dxing
> > > situation...ease of use, operator friendly, audio quality for listening
> > as
> >
> > > well as transmit etc.  Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
> > > Bill K4XS/KH7XS
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