Raycom Ltd UK Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 The SRb has passed both Canadian testing and EU testing (all the test labs' personnel, came back from the holidays). We will be shipping Canadian units in a few days and Euro units a little later. Best, Larry F Lectro That's OK Larry, we Brits are good at queuing, we can have a nice little chat with Canada while we stand patiently in line behind them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Hermans Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Can someone tell me something about the range of the new SRB´s updates in practical use? Is it significant better than the SRA´s? Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryF Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Can someone tell me something about the range of the new SRB´s updates in practical use? Is it significant better than the SRA´s? Thank you In bags, more than significant, particularly in Block 606 operation. Best, Larry F Lectro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriskellett Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Hi Larry, Not to hijack your "new product" thread but I have a big wish that each time I recheck this thread you will have an announcement for an encrypted TX/RX system for the field. Please, Please, Please, Please, Please consider this idea, there are some of us who really need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Hermans Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 In bags, more than significant, particularly in Block 606 operation. Best, Larry F Lectro Thanks Larry, then i have to wait for the components, i think Ambient recordings in Germany didn´t have them right now. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryF Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Thanks Larry, then i have to wait for the components, i think Ambient recordings in Germany didn´t have them right now. cheers Some boards have been shipped to Euro dealers, with block 606 being the main ones. We are building second round of 500 boards. Will shortly start on third round. Finished SRb units are waiting on approval of Euro paperwork, i.e., rubber stamping by EU. Canadian units received the stamp of approval and are now shipping.Best, Larry F Lectro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Hermans Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Some boards have been shipped to Euro dealers, with block 606 being the main ones. We are building second round of 500 boards. Will shortly start on third round. Finished SRb units are waiting on approval of Euro paperwork, i.e., rubber stamping by EU. Canadian units received the stamp of approval and are now shipping. Best, Larry F Lectro dumb question, but is the upgrade also working for Block 24? I know that Block 606 is in Europe reserve for this Star watching Troopers . Or should i preorder the upgrades for my block at the distributors, cause they will just order Block 606 now. That was my last question Larry. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryF Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 dumb question, but is the upgrade also working for Block 24? I know that Block 606 is in Europe reserve for this Star watching Troopers . Or should i preorder the upgrades for my block at the distributors, cause they will just order Block 606 now. That was my last question Larry. Cheers Pre-order your block and get the dealer to order the boards. This gets your order into the system and we will build to it. I think this what you are asking. And ask away. There are dumb questions but this isn't one of them. Cheers, Larrry F Lectro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryF Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Also, upgrade works for all blocks and is an improvement for all blocks. Larry F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butr Adnan Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 I do order srb from B&H from 4 December until now still waiting don't know before order it have to wait from lector for longtime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raycom Ltd UK Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 By way of an update, Raycom has performed a number of SRB conversions now, and I have paid particular attention to the results. I must say it exceeded my expectations significantly. I am seeing approximately a 6dB improvement in receiver sensitivity. This equates to a doubling of range (bear in mind that this only applies in line of sight situations, in practical circumstances you may not see such a drastic increase in range). It's early days still, but as far as I can see this improvement in sensitivity is not at the cost of large signal handling or selectivity. Having studied the circuit changes on the schematic none of them would cause any degradation to these parameters, in fact are more likely to improve them. I am also seeing little or no interaction between RX1 and RX2 that in the past limited some combinations of frequencies, though I have not checked all possible combinations! All in all I am very impressed with the huge step forward Lectro have taken in this update to their ever popular dual channel miniature slot RX. We are getting regular shipments of SRB upgrade boards so get in touch if you would like to book yours in. The cost for the modification is £168+VAT and return shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Bacon AMPS Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 Is it possible to upgrade from SRa to SRb between blocks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldmixer Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 What does between blocks mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomboom Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 I guess it's ''changing block of rx while doing the ''B-ing'' modification'' (they probably swap boards inside the rx so one block or the other is no extra trouble to do). But you still gotta change your tx's blocks accordingly, too, and pay for that. Well, that's what I understand and maybe I'm totally off-track... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 " No extra charge? Nice! " viola... another nasty Internet rumor begins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Bacon AMPS Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 No extra charge? Nice! Not sure that will be the case though. As you say the expense of changing the tx's to a new block would soon add up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomboom Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 " No extra charge? Nice! " viola... another nasty Internet rumor begins. ... You mean ... Wisconsin ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Rae Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 .... Some improvements have also quietly been made in SRa units shipping for the last few months. All the improvements are only in the SRb....... Best Regards, Larry Fisher Lectrosonics I'm currently being offered a late (above serial #105 ) SRa unit. What would the difference be to the SRb in practise (for bag use)?...ie you mentioned "You've got 80% of the upgrade already"... What would the missing 20% be? ...Re-reading the thread I've come across some more tidbits - The 80% improvement RF board is 17378-K Is that board 6 or 4 layer? Thanks Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryF Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 I'm currently being offered a late (above serial #105 ) SRa unit. What would the difference be to the SRb in practise (for bag use)?...ie you mentioned "You've got 80% of the upgrade already"... What would the missing 20% be? ...Re-reading the thread I've come across some more tidbits - The 80% improvement RF board is 17378-K Is that board 6 or 4 layer? Thanks Dave Hi Dave, Four layer on SRa and six layer on SRb and SRb upgrade. I would still recommend spending the most reasonable sum of $250 to get the unit upgraded to an SRb. (The salesmen have gotten to me.) On the other hand, if funds are tight, the SRA+, is a pretty decent receiver and it can always be done later. We don't have a cutoff date on conversions and will post before we do. Best Regards, Larry Fisher Lectrosonics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryF Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Hi Dave, Four layer on SRa and six layer on SRb and SRb upgrade. I would still recommend spending the most reasonable sum of $250 to get the unit upgraded to an SRb. (The salesmen have gotten to me.) On the other hand, if funds are tight, the SRA+, is a pretty decent receiver and it can always be done later. We don't have a cutoff date on conversions and will post before we do. Best Regards, Larry Fisher Lectrosonics I was backwards on the six layer and four layer board and have changed my previous post. The "K" board is 4 layer. The "L" board is six layer and is the biggest contributor to the additional performance improvement. Sorry for my confusion. Best, Larry F Lectro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Rae Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 Thanks for your response Larry. I'm still a bit confused as to whether the 'SRA+' has the six (L) or four layer (K) board. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryF Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 Thanks for your response Larry. I'm still a bit confused as to whether the 'SRA+' has the six (L) or four layer (K) board. Dave The big change on the "B" was the six layer board plus putting the first if filter above the board and the second below, cutting IF crosstalk. The 6 layer board reduced birdies (internal RF leakage from multiple oscillators). SRa and SRa+ (block 606 type mods) are both 4 layer.Sorry again for my addition to the confusion. Best, Larry F Lectro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 Larry, Your "addition to the confusion" is always welcome as it typically makes more sense than most of our usual "confusion additions." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirror Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 Oh man, you guys must never get laid with all this nerd talk.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constantin Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 Oh man, you guys must never get laid with all this nerd talk.... You could put that in almost every thread here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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