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Any info for possible new Flex model?

I have had my 6600 for almost 3 years. Is there any info about a new model being announced?

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    Since Dayton was cancelled, the Flex 9000 release scheduled for then went back into the Flex Skunk Works. Rumor has it that it's a HF/6/2/220/432/1296 SDR that will provide 100 watts on all bands, dual simultaneous transmit functions, and full duplex.

    An advanced user-optical interface will allow operation using Oculus or other VR hardware, with (initially) limited functionality from the (under development) FlexGoggles. FlexGoggles will provide an immersive radio experience with IR tracking of your eyes for tuning and CW transmission. All known digital modes will be natively displayed on either the rig's HDMI output or in FlexGoggles. Advanced speech recognition will allow digital QSOs with no prior experience.

    The game changing feature in this new rig will be the AI interface. A virtual assistant will be on hand to provide you with live help for all configuration and operation questions. More than a manual, FlexBuddy will be your second operator, coaching you and standing by to take on DX spotting, logging, and other management tasks.

    The Flex 9000 is tentatively scheduled for release 2Q 2021, right around 1 April.

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    Now that April 1st is over, what about the BigBendModels (6450, 6650, 6450M, 6650M, ML9600W) that are referenced in the FlexLib?

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    BUT that is a Military / Government Radio thus the ML Prefix

  • Member ✭✭✭

    Yup. Of course. But that is one of the models @N5NHJ asked about. So… 🤷‍♂️

  • Member ✭✭✭

    As reported, those radios are referenced as BigBendModels in the FlexLib code.
    There is a switch/flag set to true for those models, but I haven't found any extra logic other than that.

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    edited April 2024

    Those are secret models used for the upcoming Borg Invasion expected next April. Distribution of the necessary information will be on a need to know basis. So, if you haven't heard anything by April 1st 2025,you don't need to know! ( most likely the Borg will have taken over by then anyway)

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