a little video from the N6WM test shack with a look of V3 multiflex Multi-op contest use cases

ctate243

Ken Hansen

very nice, thanks for sharing

Mack

Great video Chris!

Robert Lonn

David Decoons, wo2x

Chris is running a second PC feeding spots to the M panel. You still need SmartSDR CAT running to feed the spots to the M display panel.

Dave wo2x

Robert Lonn

ctate243

Robert- Re spots: I think this was supported on 2.49, you just need to run SSDR cat and setup a tcp port on your N1MM logging PC on the same LAN to feed the N1MM spots and it should work.. give it a shot.   but I would have to downgrade to confirm.

Re the m panel display -- if you want it too.  V3 is mult-client.  a client can be an M panel on a 66/6400-M, a maestro, SSDR for windows.. and when compatible SSDR for IOS.  So if no clients are being leveraged by the M panel, you still get the standby screen.  if there are clients active from the M panel you will see their panadapters. 

David Decoons, wo2x

Robert, V2 supports spots on Maestro and M panel. You need a PC running just SmartSDR CAT (not SmartSDR) and also running your spot source program such as N1MM+. As Chris stated you need to configure an N1MM spot entry in CAT. So to recap, the PC provides the source of spots to SmartSDR CAT which talks across the network to the radio. Dave wo2x.

Kevin

Joe N3HEE

ctate243

Well this was sort of a "lets see how this can work" scenario and not necessarily zeroing in on any particular contests rule set.  but yes we can put our thinking I think the real innovative power at the competitive contest level fall into 2.5 categories.

In the end, the 2 multiflex connections are sharing a single transmitter. So as both operators can have the expanded views of the playing field that flex provides..the limitation is the one transmitter.

so.. speculating a bit doing the following without adding additional hardware:

1. M/S contesting
    - Use the same transceiver as a Run and mult station.

2. M/M contesting: add operating positions boosting overall qso count by catching mults that could be missed by a single run station..

2.5 expanding the capabilities of an M/2 station by providing similar run/mult capabilities

Those are just some initial thoughts on applying these capabilities at the top competitive level... and for the other casual type contesters, just adding more ways to have fun, perhaps allowing a friend to join you operating the contest without having to make a huge investment in it...  

Lets see what the community can do with these new capabilities, it should be fun to watch unfold.

ctate243

Kevin

Hi Chris... thanks for the answers. Concerning N1MM, you show it in the video. Was it fully functional or is that protected by NDA. If it is, question withdrawn.

Kev

Joe N3HEE

Thanks. That makes more sense for M/2 situations. Or two 6600M’s for true M/2 operations. This allows four operators . A Run and S&P op on each radio. Fun stuff !

ctate243

N1MM uses cat and virtual ports in SSDR cat application that seem to all work fine providing all the correct ports are created.  N1MM does not leverage the flex API.  

Kevin

Thanks... that is good news.

Kev

Johan _ SE3X

I second that! Tnx! Johan