Welcome to the new FlexRadio Community! Please review the new Community Rules and other important new Community information on the Message Board.
Need the latest SmartSDR, Power Genius, Tuner Genius and Antenna Genius Software?
SmartSDR v3.7.4 and the SmartSDR v3.7.4 Release Notes | SmartSDR v2.12.1 and the SmartSDR v2.12.1 Release Notes
SmartSDR v1.12.1 and the SmartSDR v1.12.1 Release Notes
Power Genius XL Utility v3.8.8 and the Power Genius XL Release Notes v3.8.8
Tuner Genius XL Utility v1.2.11 and the Tuner Genius XL Release Notes v1.2.11
Antenna Genius Utility v4.1.8
SmartSDR v3.7.4 and the SmartSDR v3.7.4 Release Notes | SmartSDR v2.12.1 and the SmartSDR v2.12.1 Release Notes
SmartSDR v1.12.1 and the SmartSDR v1.12.1 Release Notes
Power Genius XL Utility v3.8.8 and the Power Genius XL Release Notes v3.8.8
Tuner Genius XL Utility v1.2.11 and the Tuner Genius XL Release Notes v1.2.11
Antenna Genius Utility v4.1.8
If you are having a problem, please refer to the product documentation or check the Help Center for known solutions.
Need technical support from FlexRadio? It's as simple as Creating a HelpDesk ticket.
Need technical support from FlexRadio? It's as simple as Creating a HelpDesk ticket.
dual transverters?
Options
Mike Thompson
Member
so I am in the research stage of a planned purchase of a Flex 6300. I understand this radio can accept a single port transverer, if I am correct.
I see no practical way to interface 2 transverters, though. If I want to operate on both 2m and 70cm, I would need 2. How do others tackle this problem?
Thanks for the help.
I see no practical way to interface 2 transverters, though. If I want to operate on both 2m and 70cm, I would need 2. How do others tackle this problem?
Thanks for the help.
0
Answers
-
Seems you could connect the transverter output on the 6300 to an A/B antenna switch. Run A to the 2m transverter input and B to the 70 cm transverter input. You can only use one transverter at a time anyway, so just use the switch to select the one you want. You can most likely tie the PTT inputs of the transverters together and drive them from the PTT out on the Flex. Worst case you may have to isolate the PTT inputs with diodes, but you shouldn't need a switch for them. And I'm assuming you have separate VHF and UHF antennas so there's no switch needed there.
73,
Doug K4DSP
0 -
Just a FYI the transverter port is 32mW out.0
-
That is what I was expecting, thank you. This possibly prevents someone from operating full duplex satellite operations, but I don't know if there is much to be done about that, unless you can run the other transverter into one of the ANT ports.0
-
The transverter output is 150 mw, not 32mw..0
-
It might be possible if/when they unlock the transmit & receive paths for full duplex as I suspect the will when the SO2R box is released.
If this is implemented by Flex...you may be able to set it up so that you connect your 2 meter transverter to the Transverter output to transmit, and the 70cm transverter to the RXA port (on a 6500) or one of the ANT1/2 ports (on the 6300) to receive. Reverse the connections in order to do full-duplex the other way.
But you would need to be very careful not to transmit into the potentially unlucky transmitter connected to the ANT1 port!
I do not know if, when, or how Flex will implement such a full duplex "unlock." But it would be a very nice possibility.
Ken - NM9P0 -
No way is it 30mw, 100mw at the very least.0
-
According to Steve at Flex, the upper power limit on the transverter port is +15dBm which calculates to 31.6 milliwatts.
The low power out on the transverter port is -11.5 dBm which calculates to .0708 milliwatts.
This was confirmed by Doug Hall's measurements.0 -
Ken and Bill are correct. +15 dBm is the upper limit.0
Leave a Comment
Categories
- All Categories
- 246 Community Topics
- 2.1K New Ideas
- 488 The Flea Market
- 7.1K Software
- 5.9K SmartSDR for Windows
- 134 SmartSDR for Maestro and M models
- 331 SmartSDR for Mac
- 243 SmartSDR for iOS
- 222 SmartSDR CAT
- 163 DAX
- 348 SmartSDR API
- 8.6K Radios and Accessories
- 6.9K FLEX-6000 Signature Series
- 766 Maestro
- 41 FlexControl
- 836 FLEX Series (Legacy) Radios
- 733 Genius Products
- 393 Power Genius XL Amplifier
- 255 Tuner Genius XL
- 85 Antenna Genius
- 229 Shack Infrastructure
- 153 Networking
- 370 Remote Operation (SmartLink)
- 120 Contesting
- 583 Peripherals & Station Integration
- 115 Amateur Radio Interests
- 813 Third-Party Software