What I’m planning to do with multiFlex SmartSDR v3

Steve K9ZW

I’m working towards a personal Flex-6000 Cluster. Spelled out more in a write up at “With Varying Frequency” - link https://wp.me/p2XN8-1Aa Basically I.m going to use one instance to run and another to do comparisons across several personal stations spread over a 115 mile path. What are you going to try? 73 Steve K9ZW

ctate243

Bill -VA3WTB

With radios like that, isn't that like,,,,cheating?

Jim Gilliam

David Decoons, wo2x

Hi Bill Well in the case of the contest scenarios he described, no. You can do it today with multiple radios. Also the operators would need to be present at those multiple radios. As long as they are claiming M/M category it is within the rules. Dave wo2x

Steve K9ZW

Joe N3HEE

Having a Run/Mult station pair on each band for a MM station is a must in today's MM competitions.  You will definitely increase your score.  I'm sure there will many MM stations converting to Flex radios after V3 is tried and true.  The cost savings are tremendous !

Mark_WS7M

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Joe N3HEE

Yes, remotehams.com have a very nice way for people to share radios remotely.  You can lock down the guest account to RX only or give them control of certain things on the radio or give them TX and full control.  I used remotehams.com with my K3 and had dozens of people using my radio all over the world.  Never had any abuse of problems.  It was fun !

Steve K9ZW

Steve K9ZW

Yes to an extent.

I am uncertain if their data streams are time stamped in a way that could be used for diversity though?

I also do not think they have the capability to use any given radio with more than one instance?

My idea is not novel, but the extent of the immediate and potential capabilities are.

73

Steve
K9ZW

Joe N3HEE

Correct, no diversity RX. 

However, many people can be logged on and listen to the current control op of the radio at once.  You have to ask to take control of the radio if you find it is in use.  Actually you have to ask no matter what since the owner may be physically using the radio. 

It was great for mentoring.  I could have several CW students listening to me making a QSO.  Or I could listen as one of my students was making a QSO.

Joe N3HEE

And I did not have to share my username and password for mentoring or sharing my radio with anyone else.  They all had their own accounts. 

ctate243

unquestionably.  Especially if you take into account the entire ecosystem, that I do have, that includes 6600-M and PGXL.  

Douglas Maxwell

Hi Chris, I'm interested to know how you are getting round the PTT bug for cw contesting that has plagued me for 4 years now? Do you just use break-in and a big delay to avoid hearing the choppy hiss and forego fast tx/rx turnaround times?

Bill -VA3WTB

Douglas Maxwell

Hi Bill, the link you quote reports on an SSB contest not a CW contest. Also if you look at the bottom of the post, you will see me asking if anyone has a similar experience with CW contesting. Other than that, thanks for your suggestion.

Dan Trainor

Flex needs a way to have different account "types" and the ability to assign privileges to each account type.  You would then have your friends / relatives register with you and you assign them certain rights such as what bands they are permitted to operate on, modes, what antennas they can use, transmit or receive (or both) permissions, permission to request immediate control or not, etc etc   In the end they would have a tailored login account profile that you control and monitor. The simplest and least privileged account type would be RX only using only one specified RX antenna.  It would be a quest account type that could be given out without much risk or coordination.  On the other end of the spectrum, another account type would have full privileges of all the radio functions and ability to take over control.  The "Owner" profile would have all those right and ownership. And account privilege profiles every where in between those extremes.  The account profile could be implemented as a "matrix" of capabilities offered. You check off the items in the matrix for each person you enable access. A automatic monitoring program would be provided that runs continuously and records usage data on who operated, where, when and how they operated and for how long. The owner could generate a chart showing the statistics.  The radio would then become truly a controlled radio server at granularity that would be useful - dan

Bill -VA3WTB

Dan, good thoughts,, Flex has mentioned they are looking into this for the future. And yes no time and date mentioned..lol