小生はFPGA開発を25年近くやっていますが、SDR経験は13年前にXilinx-FPGAを使ったOriginal-Design+Intel-i7を使ったOrignal-PC Boardを開発しNo-PCで使えるLinux-BASE のリモート専用のSDR-Transciverを製作し利用続けています。その為に、それまでは市販品のSDRは使った経験がありませんでしたが、2013年に友人からRedpitayaが動作しないので動作確認してくれと言われて、初めて市販SDRを動作確認してみるとそのコスパの良さと性能に驚きました。その後に色々なSDRを使っていて近年興味もったのが、FLEX-SDR Transceiverでした。今までにFLEX製品は一度も使った経験がありませんが、SDR-Transceiveの代名詞的な存在であるFLEX製品を一度使ってみたくなっています。
今年、デイトンで発表されたFLEX-8400M及びFLEX-8600M SDR Transceiverに興味が湧いています。FLEXは完成度の高く品質も高く高級品的なイメージがあります。PC不要の8400と8600Mの違いは見た目では差異が見られないのでSpecificationsを下記に記述しておきます。性能は素晴らしい！
| ◎FLEX-8600M($5,899.00) ==> FLEX-8600(NP-PC):$4,899.00 Receiver: 4 Independent Band/Mode Receivers (Max) ½ kHz Reciprocal Mixing Dynamic Range (RMDR): 110/115 dB ADC Bits/Sampling Rate: 16/245.76 Msps Frequency Coverage: 30 kHz-54 MHz Amateur Band Preselectors: 7th Order Contest Bands, 3rd Order Other Cable-less Digital Audio (DAX/DAX IQ) Channels: 4/4 Receive Only Ports (Base/Including XVTR Port): 2/4 Full Duplex RX/TX Operation Simultaneous Receive on Two Antennas (e.g. 20m & 6m) Single Radio SO2R Operation – No External Equipment Needed Diversity Reception Spectrum / Waterfall Integrated Touch Panel Display Size Diagonal: 8-inch (8600M) Integrated Display Resolution: 1920 x 1200 External Display Resolution/Connection: 1920×1200 / HDMI (8600M) Spectrum / Waterfall Displays (Max): 4 Spectrum /Waterfall BW (Min/Max): 1.2 kHz to 14 MHz Spectrum Dynamic Range (Max Zoom In): >155 dB Spectrum Resolution Bandwidth (Min): 1.6 Hz/px Transmitter 160m-6m Transmitter Output: 1-100W (25W AM) Harmonic Suppression (Typ): <60 dBc Transverter Ports: 2 Transverter Frequency Coverage/Power: 100kHz – 54 MHz/0 to +10 dBm Integrated Automatic Antenna Tuner Range: 3:1 SWR Optional Continuous MARS/CAP Coverage with Extended Transmit Filter General Modes1 SSB, CW, AM, SAM, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL Integrated Remote Operation (SmartLink) Maestro, PC, Mac, iPhone® and iPad® Client Options Frequency Stability (0⁰C – 50⁰C) 0.5ppm (TCXO) Integrated 12-channel GNSS Receiver, TTFF < 35s: GPS: L1C/A, Sensitivity: Hot >-162dBm, Cold >-148dBm, tracking and reacquisition >-162dBm GLONASS: Optional Disciplined Oscillator (5 x 10-12 Over 24 Hours) External 10MHz Reference Input Power Supply Requirements 13.8 VDC +/- 15% (14 VDC Nominal) Dimensions 6.74”H (17.1 cm) x 14”W (35.6 cm) x 13.25”D (33.7 cm) | ||
| ◎FLEX-8400M($3,649.00) –>FLEX-8400(NO-PC):$2,499.00 Receiver Independent Band/Mode Receivers (Max): 2 ½ kHz Reciprocal Mixing Dynamic Range (RMDR): 110/115 dB ADC Bits/Sampling Rate: 16/122.88 Msps Frequency Coverage: 30 kHz-54 MHz Amateur Band Preselectors: 3rd Order Cable-less Digital Audio (DAX/DAX IQ) Channels: 2/2 Receive Only Ports (Base/Including XVTR Port): ½ Full Duplex RX/TX Operation Spectrum / Waterfall Integrated Touch Panel Display Size Diagonal: 8-inch (8400M) Integrated Display Resolution: 1920 x 1200 External Display Resolution/Connection: 1920×1200 / HDMI (8400M) Spectrum / Waterfall Displays (Max): 2 Spectrum /Waterfall BW (Min/Max): 5 kHz to 7 MHz Spectrum Dynamic Range (Max Zoom In): >145 dB Spectrum Resolution Bandwidth (Min): 5.58 Hz/px Transmitter 160m-6m Transmitter Output: 1-100W (25W AM) Harmonic Suppression (Typ): <60 dBc Transverter Ports: 1 Transverter Frequency Coverage/Power: 100kHz – 54 MHz/0 to +10 dBm Optional Integrated Automatic Antenna Tuner Range: 3:1 SWR Optional Continuous MARS/CAP Coverage with Extended Transmit Filter General Modes1 SSB, CW, AM, SAM, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL Integrated Remote Operation (SmartLink) Maestro, PC, Mac, iPhone® and iPad® Client Options Frequency Stability (0⁰C – 50⁰C) 0.5ppm (TCXO) Optional GPS Disciplined Oscillator (5 x 10-12 Over 24 Hours) External 10MHz Reference Input Power Supply Requirements 13.8 VDC +/- 15% (14 VDC Nominal) Dimensions 6.74”H (17.1 cm) x 14”W (35.6 cm) x 13.25”D (33.7 cm) |
