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6600M Front Panel AND SmartSDR Simultaneously?

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  • Bill Garfield W1BG
    edited January 2018
    Hi Tim
    Will Multi-Client be something that's in the initial shipping realease?
  • Bill Garfield W1BG
    edited January 2018
    Tim,
    Help me understand. That seems inconsistent with the statement of multi-client support. If there is Multi Client support why would the front panel become disabled after connecting to the radio with a PC running SmartSDR?  Sorry, but I don't follow...
  • James Whiteway
    edited January 2018
    Because multi-client is not yet implimented. With SSDR and the M model radios, for now, the radio's display will be disabled. The controls may work like the Flex control does presently, just no display on the front of the radios,,,,,yet.
  • James Whiteway
    edited January 2018
    No.
  • Bill Garfield W1BG
    edited January 2018
    Thanks James.  Clear, unambiguous and to the point.
  • Bill Garfield W1BG
    edited January 2018
    Thanks again James.
  • G4NRT
    G4NRT Member ✭✭
    edited January 2018
    I had a chat with a Flex rep (I don't remember who) at Friedrichshafen.  

    I was interested in connecting an external monitor to an M series box.  I was told that the external monitor would merely duplicate the front panel display and that I couldn't (for example) display the waterfall on the external monitor while the front panel simultaneously displayed meters or something different.  

    For me this was a game changer and I decided there and then that an external Maestro was the only way to go for me.  It would be a 6600 and not a 6600M if I changed.

    I like multi-client feature as described by Tim but I can't think of any reason now to change my 6700/Maestro combination to a 6600 especially as this will be available on all 6000 series boxes.  I suppose if there is a 6800 then that may be the time to upgrade!

    David G4NRT
  • EA4GLI
    EA4GLI Member ✭✭✭
    edited January 2018
    The 2 XVTR ports on the 6600 is the most tempting change... I would love that on the 6700. Then again, 6600 doesn't have a 144 IF to feed the microwave transverters..... so...who knows.
  • G4NRT
    G4NRT Member ✭✭
    edited January 2018
    Yes and I have 4m here in the UK as well! I think it is worth losing a XVTR port for - and I have the 75w DEMI 2MLPDA as well so another reason to keep the 6700 until its successor come along ...
  • Tim - W4TME
    Tim - W4TME Administrator, FlexRadio Employee admin
    edited January 2018
    It will be in a future v2.x release.

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