Have we lost the ability to record a QSO on Flex 8000

Hi Jim.. there's a 'quick record' button on the slice flag where you can do just that. It's the red dot.

Section 41.6.5 of my SmartSDR User Guide describes it:

" The Quick Record button records the receive or transmit audio of the Slice Receiver. When a file has been recorded, the quick play button changes from Grey to Green . Pressing the quick play button plays back the recorded audio. When the radio is in transmit mode, the recorded audio will be played through the transmitter."