[CQ-Contest] Flex radios

[Michael Clarson]

Chuck, and all: The new 6600 which replaced the 6500, and unlike the it
6500 has TWO spectral capture units so it probably can do SO2R --Mike,
WV2ZOW

On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 12:30 PM, Ria Jairam <rjairam at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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 at 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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