[TenTec] OT: Rob Sherwood's impression of the FLEX 6x00

[K8JHR]

Thanks, guys, for the uptake on using a Flex radio as a station scope.

I "built" an SDR radio Kit,  produced by the German FunkAmateur 
organization, called a FiFi-SDR Kit (there was a favorable blurb on it 
in QST a couple issues ago.)   I was sorta hoping it would have 
sufficient resolution to function in the same place as the Flex 
mentioned in the suggestions. I have better than average sound cards 
because I use speech recognition software, and thought maybe it would be 
sufficient to mimic the output of the Flex, provided the Flex is good 
enough, and it seems it is.  I labor under the impression the FiFi SDR 
is equivalent to a SoftRock SDR or similar.

You can even use it as an ersatz "second receiver" with N4PY software. 
Do you suppose it is up to the task?  Would it have sufficient detail to 
suffice?  If so, I am good to go without an additional purchase.

Thanks, again.

-----------------------  K8JHR ----------------------


On 4/25/2014 2:48 PM, GARY HUBER wrote:
> I agree with Bob, a SDR like a FLEX-1500, (you can buy or build for a
> Soft-Rock for less) along with a basic PowerSDR like program and a Radio
> Control Program (DXLab Commander for example) with a computer, will work
> as a station monitor, panadapter, scope, and other things.  Download
> Audacity, software for recording, editing, and analyzing audio and you
> have the tools to analyze your (or others') transmitted audio.
>
> Other than the SDR and interconnecting cables, the cost is minimal, as
> the software mentioned above is free.
>
>