[RTTY] FlexRadio now has dedicated RTTY mode

[Jerry Flanders]

At 11:22 AM 2/16/2016, Michael Clarson wrote:
>Jerry: Could work IF one could lock the slices 
>together, Also it would be a shame to waste a 
>slice when you are really looking for a 
>different view of the same slice. I'd rather use 
>the second slice to look at another band. --Mike, WV2ZOW

I don't see where locking the slices would be 
useful - explain. BTW, the 6300 has two slices, 
but the 6500 has four (and the 6700 has eight).

Jerry W4UK

>On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 11:07 AM, Jerry Flanders 
><<mailto:jeflanders at comcast.net>jeflanders at comcast.net> wrote:
>At 09:54 AM 2/16/2016, you wrote:
>>... My only complaint (as I do lots of
>>S&P) is that if one is zoomed out to see a decent portion of the band, its
>>difficult to see what is happening around the frequency one is tuned to. ..
>
>>.--73,
>>Mike, WV2ZOW
>
>Maybe open another slice and set it to the 
>larger bandwidth you want? You should have the 
>big picture in addition to the detailed view.
>
>Jerry W4UK
>
>
>>On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 1:27 PM, Bill Turner 
>><<mailto:dezrat at outlook.com>dezrat at outlook.com> wrote:
>>
>> > If anyone has thought about getting a new radio recently, perhaps you
>> > should consider one of the FlexRadio Signature Series of Software
>> > Defined Radios (SDR).  In a recent software upgrade, FlexRadio has
>> > added a dedicated RTTY mode to their already excellent line of radios.
>> > The main advantage of SDRs is of course, their panoramic display of
>> > the spectrum, from as little as four kHz to the entire band and more,
>> > and anything in between.   Many radios these days have some for of
>> > panoramic display but having a full screen on a second monitor will
>> > spoil you for anything else, I assure you.
>> >
>> > Another advantage is the simplicity of interconnects to the computer.
>> > Just one Ethernet cable. No more cables for audio, PTT, FSK, etc.
>> > Nice!  You do need a thing called a 100/1000 BaseT Ethernet Switch if
>> > you want to share a single Ethernet port on your computer with the
>> > Internet. I got mine at WalMart for about $35.
>> >
>> > There are three versions of the Signature Series, of which I have the
>> > low-end one, model 6300. The main difference is the number of "slices"
>> > or channels one can have active at the same time.  I have not operated
>> > one of the higher-end ones but a SO2R op might want to look at their
>> > capabilities.
>> >
>> > <http://www.flexradio.com/>http://www.flexradio.com/
>> >
>> > Feel free to email me direct if you have any questions.  There is also
>> > a discussion group at:
>> >
>> > 
>> <https://community.flexradio.com/flexradio/>https://community.flexradio.com/flexradio/
>> >
>> > The usual disclaimers apply, no commercial interest, just a satisfied
>> > customer.
>> >
>> > 73, Bill W6WRT
>> > dezrat at Outlook.com
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