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    CW and Maestro / Remote

    Member ✭✭
    in Remote Operation (SmartLink)
    Hi-

    I am trying to find out how (if?) to use an Iambic key remotely using Maestro (preferred) or MacBook.

    Does anyone have experience using the "CW Hotline" device (https://hamradio.solutions/cwhotline/) with their Flex?
    73
    Bob
    WA2I

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    • Member, Super Elmer Moderator

      Hi Bob, If you have a Maestro and a Flex 6000 series radio, then you have all you need to do remote CW. The CW Hotline is not necessary.

      A straight key or paddles connect directly to the back of the Maestro. Use SmartLink to connect the Maestro remotely to the Flex radio and you are ready to go!

    • Member ✭✭
      Thank you. I have a Maestro and a Flex 6000 series radio. I was told by Michael Walker (VA2MW) when I bought it that this would not work because of keying delays. Do you have experience with this? Is there new software that has improved this?
      73 Bob WA2I
    • Member ✭✭

      the delay may have been an issue in the past but my understanding is that the delay issue was resolved by time stamping the code. Elekraft does this and when I was talking to then they told me Flex had already done this.

    • Member, Super Elmer Moderator

      Hi Bob, without the context of Mike's statement, I can't comment on the delays. A friend of mine has a 6400 in a farm building 100 miles or so away, and a Maestro in his home shack. He runs CW this way (key plugged into the back of the Maestro), almost exclusively. This works because the Maestro provides a local sidetone (i.e. essentially no delay from paddle closure to sidetone output).

      Is this how you are configured?

    • Member ✭✭
      Thanks Len, I have not set it up yet since the caution I received at time of purchase. I was having difficulty deciphering the posts in those forum which describe various softward/hardware solutions and something called CWX(?). I am reaching out to learn how to proceed. Thank you so much for your help.
    • Administrator, FlexRadio Employee, Community Manager, Super Elmer, Moderator admin

      Bob

      If you are using a Maestro then plug the key in and give it a try. You will need to make sure that CW Delay is set a bit longer than TXD delay in the radio settings, but even if is wrong it will work and you won't break anything.

      Using a Maestro is the most seamless way to do CW remotely for hand sending.

    • Member ✭✭

      Thanks!

      Antenna is down; I'll give it a try when up and running

      73

      Bob

      WA2I

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