FlexRadio M models: Use the display and app synchronously

Maybe I’m misunderstanding something (quite possible), but there is no requirement to use smart link unless one operator is remote. Using two pc’s at the same location, using multi flex works well. Or one of the pc’s could be a Maestro, co located with a pc will also work using multiflex.

So what is the problem? This is a genuine question not a rebuke.

I do think there are some misunderstandings both by you Mathias and by me. As John explained, Smartlink is not part of this. Names such as Multiflex, SmartControl are simply Flex proprietry nomenclature and need not be fretted over. You can synchronise clients. In doing so, the name Multiflex appears on the screen. All it means is that there is more than one client. They can be a variety of control points and my example shows the 6400M screen and SmartSDR as clients of the server. As for number of users, one or two, there is no difference. Exception is that a 6600M has the capacity for more clients than a 6400M because in Flex world, the limitation is slice receivers. I am not an expert, just a user who prefers synchronisation rather than loosing data in a SmartControl screen, and I may be corrected by the more knowlegeable on here.

However, my example is for Windows and as your original post did not mention OS and was in the Forum category of New Ideas, I misunderstood that you want this in MAC. You would need to liaise with the author of SSDR for MAC if it is unclear if this can be done with his version. I have a feeling that you need to be using Windows because synchronisation ( or tracking as i would call it ) requires use of the Flex API. Virtually all of the amazing things that can be done by Flex radios, that leaves the competition like SunSDR and Anan far behind, is enabled by 3rd party applications and most, though not all, are written for Windows.

Hi Mathias,

Yes but in Windows there is a program FR Stack that commands the API to track slices, effectively synchronising the 8600/8400M display with SmartSDR. I do not believe there is a comparable equivalent application in macOS and, whilst FR Stack can be made to run in macOS, its features are not as comprehensive because it is only a terminal application in that OS.

In Windows, download FRS from https://www.mkcmsoftware.com/Flex/Index and install. It will find your radio on the network. You need to connect but it can be made to automatically connect on subsequent launches.

In the tabs at the top, open Radios and you will see the tracking options. Ignore Rev Direction. The 8600M display will switch to mirror SmartSDR and will synchronise with it. If you keep this setting, there is nothing more to do. On subequent launches of SmartSDR and FR Stack, the synchronisation starts immediately - at least is does here and I've been running it for 2+ years. With your 8600M you will have an advantage over me as I cannot open further slices because the synchronisation fills the slice capacity of my radio but you will be able to add 2 more if needed.

FRstack provides many additional features. My favorite is the memories. Separate memories for each band, mode, power level, on and on. I use the MRU to keep track of POTA stations I’m chasing. The memories can also be scanned. I don’t operate without it.