Additional information on the new FlexRadio products...

Tim - W4TME

They are black. Seriously. Did you really expect us to provide any substitive information on the new radios before the big reveal later this week? Since the chatter and speculation had tapered off, I thought I'd stir up the **** a little bit

Mike_WB8CXO

So was the Ford Model A

Tim - W4TME

That s where the inspiration came from

Ron W4RDM

"When I'm through, everybody will be able to afford one, and about everybody will have one." Henry Ford

Ken Hansen

"Any color you want, as long as it's black." I'm curious, some people have speculated that the 'M' in the 'leaked' model numbers denotes something meaningful, for example: "M" for Military, might indicate a radio with continuous TX/RX from 1.6-30 MHz - this seems fairly likely. "M" for Multiple Clients would seem a bit less likely, but could be an interesting feature some might find useful. "M" for includes Maestro seems plausible, but why invent a whole new radio ID for what essentially would be a simple bundle of two existing off-the-shelf parts? But what I don't understand, and I'd love someone to expand, on what an "M" for Mobile Optimized might actually mean. What features would a 'mobile optimized' Flex radio have? I'd love to hear thoughts on what Flex could do to create a "Mobile Optimized" transceiver...

Dave - W6OVP

>I thought I'd stir up the **** a little bit

Time to get out the accordion again and yodel the FLEX song to draw a crowd... <g>

Ria

Small size, built in wifi, built in 2m/70cm. Just a guess.

Ken - NM9P

Built in 2m/70cm? If it did full duplex, I'd have to try and find some way to trade up for that! But I doubt I would get it through the local "finance committee!".... I do agree on the possibility of built-in Wifi & Bluetooth. That would make some sense. One more day and a half and the world will know.

KC9EI - Dave

So since my 6500 is now late on the promised delivery... perhaps it is being held up pending the addition of some wonderful new features?

EA4GLI

"M" as in More Money

Mike_WB8CXO

IDT Flex wants to get into vhf/uhf unless they can build a radio that will out perform a good transverter.  They had a taste if that with the Flex 5000 V/U

Steve Gw0gei

Hopefully the delay means it will arrive at the same time as the ssdr version that doesn't hang is released. At that point I may feel confident enough to invest in a 6700 ready for next contest season. If there is no update on that issue this evening I am afraid that any number of new models will be of no interest to contesters who need reliable performance whilst running pile ups. For those of us who have waited patiently for the fix, and who cannot be present this evening, I hope flex will be streaming the announcements or putting up information on here at the same time, so that we can be aware of the progress made as well as the future roadmap.

Wheelin Rev

Well, today is the BIG reveal day (Edit: or is it??? The FlexRadio website says not until the banquet...). Stay tuned for some Facebook postings from our friends on-site. Unless Tim would give us the lowdown this morning... (Edit: Maybe I'm a tad early...)

Steve K9ZW

Black.. so my guess that "M" was for Mauve is wrong...... Safe travels everyone! 73 Steve K9ZW

Mike VE3CKO

Now Tim I can imagine the smile on your face just like the cat that has the mouse tale sticking out of it's mouth. Lots of guessing on 6400/6600 but I'm hoping there are some real big features to be checked of the v2.0 wish list besides SmartLink. Such as: The ability to slide slices to another monitor, some support to 3rd party products like Antenna Genius so I can change antenna inputs from Maestro, get diversity to work on 6700, get 2m to work on frequency (calibration), Maestro memory knob, bolder/larger frequency display in slice when clicking to left of frequency just to name a few on my wishlist. Unfortunately it looks like we'll have a month or few still before well get access to v2.0. I'm taking deep breaths.

Ernest

The ability to take a slice and move it to another monitor is available now... I have five 20 inch monitors with one slice on each. 
Just grave and slide...

James Whiteway

I think he means having different panadapters on each monitor. ( my home brew version of SSDR does it) James WD5GWY

Mike VE3CKO

Whoops, yes I mean "ability to slide panadapters to another monitor"

Ria

They're already doing VHF natively with the 6700. That said it would be nice to have a panadapter for rover type operations (which I do). I've been investigating the possibility of taking my 6700 along for the ride along with an appropriate PA and xvtr for the higher bands.

Ria

Mike VE3CKO

I do mean panadapter but can you explain how you get a slice within one panadapter to display on a different monitor?

Ken Hansen

"Just (grab) and slide" All you should need to do is click on the top bar of the window of the panadapter and drag it to the other monitor. I think your terminology is off - panadapter are in slices, not the reverse.

KM6CQ - Dan

Now that's customer service.

Dan KM6CQ

Mike VE3CKO

Nope, that surely doesn't work for me, I've got 3, 22" monitors, when I grab a panadapter bar and drag it to another screen, it does not stay and bounces back to the SmartSDR display.

Rob N4GA

What's missing in the line up is a small FLEX1500 type radio.

5-10w output, no tuner
No Fan
160-6m 
small form factor
ETH + WiFi + Bluetooth
WAN capable out of the box



Maybe $1500

I'd buy one tomorrow. I build LDMOS amps so I don't need more than 5w. 

Rob
n4ga

Gerald-K5SDR

The hold up un 6500'was parts shortage, which has been resolved and they should start shipping soon.

George KF2T

Pretty sure the 6400 and 6600 are the colander-equipped units shown in the "rediscover radio" ads. It has been a long development cycle, but the wearable Flex is now ready for delivery. The -M suffix reveals that optional Marinara Sauce is going to be an option. So, with the 6400/6600, we will be able to enjoy "signal straining" filter technology, wearable interfaces, and be able to (with the -M) season signals to taste. Reception will be enhanced through the use of a new ADC (al dente circuit) which promises superior dynamic range using just a wet noodle for an antenna. That's my guess, anyway.

rfoust

I was actually kinda wondering if the new models would be offered in different colors, since other manufacturers sometimes do that in between major product updates.  So since they are all black, there goes my theory!

Clay N9IO

  Tim, anyone ever tell you that you're just a tease???

I'm having anxiety issues over here...!

Thanks buddy...

KC9EI - Dave

Thank you!

Bill -VA3WTB

I always thought it would be great to build the Maestro into a stand alone 100W transceiver, even just using the front face of the Maestro on the box, That would **** Icom.