New Flex Product at Dayton!

Neil D Friedman N3DF

The June issue of QST is out and the FlexRadio ad says it will introduce a new product at Dayton.

Dan Trainor

My guess: Updated 6400/M and 6600/M with internal chips and parts that can be sourced reliably for years with less supply chain problems and also addition of new Maestro display screen on M models. Internal SW for front panel ported to Linux. Dan de WA1QZX

reed

May have already been leaked:

https://community.flexradio.com/discussion/8030057/flex-8000

https://community.flexradio.com/discussion/8030059/flex-8000-continued

Russ Ravella

Yeah, there have been a bunch of posts on this over the last few days, here and on the Flex groups.io reflector. Everybody's guessing !

Trucker

Well, I still hold out hope that it will have a built-in microwave and coffee maker. That along with a fridge and a pottie chair and it will be a Contester's dream come true!

James

WD5GWY

Russ Ravella

Yup, I think you've got your finger right on the pulse of this thing there James ! It's a matter of focusing on what REALLY counts !!

Russ KR6W

Ron Koenig

We never got 1/2 of what was promised with the last idea they sold us..

Mike VE3CKO

Friday May 14th Hamvention is just days away, maybe we'll get an early report on Thursday. Though all indications are it is a new 8000 radio, as the presale link was proof for a brief time. Speculating if it was a new radio in the 6000 series then why the big jump to 8000 unless it is the first of a new series of radios. This was discussed in similar threads but worth repeating, If the case a new series of radios, then there better be some backwards compatibility for new features for 6000 series radios to keep me and the rest of their 6000 series customer base happy.

I'm not sure the coffee maker would be enough for me to consider selling my 6700 and try to come up with the difference. Things are tough all over now and I'll have to make due with how we make coffee for the time being.

Trucker

Mike, you're just a tough customer to please!

:-)

James

WD5GWY

WX7Y

Well even if it goes the same way as the FLEX 5000, 3000, and 1500 it was a whole different product/ Software line.

Look at what happened with FLEX PowerSDR for the Legacy Flex radios when the software was opened for 3rd party programmers like what KE9NS has done, It is one of the most powerful feature rich programs out there now.

Roger G3LDI

Having waited over SIX YEARS for the CW Dropout to be fixed on my 6600, I think there should be an extremely good offer for those that suffered that wait! I don't suppose it will happen however, but I shall wait for the bugs and worms to be sorted before even considering changing. We were promised Pure Signal and Noise Mitigation on the 6600 but are now told that those models were incapable anyway.

I am reasonably happy with my Flex now I can key with confidence but would like KE9NS features that he has provided for PowerSDR. We can only dream and continue with the nightmares I guess! Perhaps now with four times the computing power in the 8600 it might be possible!

73 de Roger, G3LDI