Flex Repeater Spots Utility

KD0RC · October 26

Here is a good reason to use the FlexRepeaterSpots utility in a contest.

With all those stations just south of 28.300, it is very easy for a US ham to go down there without thinking about it. I put a band edge marker in FlexRepeaterSpots to help remind me not to go there in the heat of battle. Here is the Config.ini entry that I used:

Spot: freq=28.300 name=SSB_Band_Edge mode=LSB SpotColor=RED SpotBackColor=YELLOW

KD0RC · November 21

FlexRepeaterSpots V1.11 is now available on GitHub:

https://github.com/KD0RC/FlexRepeaterSpots/releases/tag/FlexRepeaterSpots_V1.11

    // ***********************************************************************

    // V1.11

    // Added ability to use as many slices as the radio will support.

    // ***********************************************************************

I didn't realize just how much I rely on FLexRepeaterSpots in everyday operation. I had four slices open on 2 meters so that I could compare coverage and latency of a set of linked repeaters. Slices C and D did not get their options set when I clicked the repeater spots. I really had to think about what was wrong when it dawned on me that I hard-coded two slices for my 6400. Now that I have an 8600, I have a way to test for more slices.

This update should work with however many slices a radio has, so it should be good to go for 6700 users.

If you upgrade to this version, you will need to uninstall the previous version first. Use the Windows Settings, Apps screen to do the uninstall. Do not delete anything manually.

KD0RC · December 16

FlexRepeaterSpots V1.13 is now available on GitHub:

https://github.com/KD0RC/FlexRepeaterSpots/releases/tag/FlexRepeaterSpots_V1.13

    // ***********************************************************************

    // V1.13

    // Upgraded so it will compile under Visual Studio 2022.

    // Upgraded FlexLib to V 4.x.

    // ***********************************************************************

    // V1.12 (not released separately)

    // Fixed bug where slice index got lost causing app to crash.

    // Added ability to select which radio to connect to.

    // ***********************************************************************

New this time is the ability to select the radio that you want, or just specify ANY and it will connect to the first radio it finds. If you have multiple radios on the same LAN, this new feature is indispensable. If not, you can leave it at the default of "ANY".

If you upgrade to this version, you will need to uninstall the previous version first. Use the Windows Settings, Apps screen to do the uninstall. Do not delete anything manually.

WX7Y · December 16

WORKS Super, I love the ALL connection when I have two radio and only one online at a time, SLICK.

Thanks for the Update

Bret WX7Y

KD0RC · December 16

Thanks Bret, I appreciate it!

Flex Repeater Spots Utility

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