SmartSDR version 4.2. MIA?

Trucker

Like some other folks, fellow Flex Radio users, I have been watching for the release of SmartSDR version 4.2.x. So far, nothing has been released or even hinted at. The last Insider didn't even mention anything about an upcoming release of SmartSDR. Or, for that matter, SmartSDR wasn't mentioned at all. Surely the release of AetherSDR hasn't upset Flex Radio's apple cart that much!

How about some news Flex Radio???

James

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Dan Trainor

I am waiting for 4.2.X firmware. But, not in a hurry. I am currently on 3.10.15, which is stable. I usually wait 6-12 months to upgrade firmware on a Flex Radio MAJOR release to get radio side functional stability. But, that is just me. For clients, I use SmartSDR for MacOS, so I don't need the Windows SSDR client SW ever. And recently I started using AetherSDR for MacOS (Beta) which is remarkably advanced and has releases almost daily. So, when Flex 4.2.X radio firmware reaches an acceptable (to me) stability point, I will upgrade my 6400 and 6600 radios. If that takes another 6 months of waiting, I am ok with that. But, client side SW should be released frequently or frequently enough. SmartSDR for Mac, which is my mainstay, gets updates on the order of monthly? AetherSDR daily or so. I like the idea of separating Flex Radio firmware upgrades and client side updates. I think Flex should make that separation and have more frequent client side updates, but then again I don't use Windows for clients. de WA1QZX