[amsat-bb] FLEX-5000A Radio with RX2 Option and External Transverters Full Duplex Satellite Operation Confirmed

[Jeff]

Ed's question remains unanswered about the 6000 series. If Flex made a 
fullduplex option available for the 6700 I would buy one in a minute. Recent 
posts were saying that a fullduplex option is being developed. Maybe the 
more we talk about this Flex will listen :-)

73 Jeff kb2m

-----Original Message----- 
From: Bill Bordy, NJ1H
Sent: Friday, November 27, 2015 12:47 AM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] FLEX-5000A Radio with RX2 Option and External 
Transverters Full Duplex Satellite Operation Confirmed

What Mark states is absolutely true. I use my FLEX-5000A SDR with the
RX2 option for full duplex operations with external transverters. See my
qrz.com page for information on my satellite equipment.

In addition, I can call CQ,  monitor my CQ frequency and at the same
time tune the downlink passband for other signals concurrently using the
MultiRX capability of the PowerSDR software. If I wish, I can direct the
CQ downlink to one ear and the other receive frequency to the other ear.

I can also view the satellite downlink's passband with the radio's
panadapter.

I also use the SATPC2 tracking program for computer controlled doppler
correction with my  FLEX-5000A.

73,
Bill
NJ1H

On 11/25/2015 10:17 PM, Mark Lunday wrote:
> Edward Cole said  "The larger question is whether the FLEX-6000 is a 
> duplex
> radio?  Earlier FLEX radios were not duplex.  Some had two receivers but 
> one
> could not transmit while receiving (ie operate duplex)."
>
> With respect, Sir, this is not accurate.  I have a Flex 5000 with the 
> second
> receiver installed, and absolutely can listen on the second receiver while
> transmitting on the first.   It's a setting under GENERAL->RX2
>
>
> Mark Lunday, WD4ELG
> Greensboro, NC  FM06be
> wd4elg at arrl.net
> http://wd4elg.blogspot.com
>
>