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A=B or B=A at a mouse click with SmartSDR ?

Andrew O'Brien
Andrew O'Brien Member ✭✭✭
Any way to have Slice A suddenly become Slice B and Slice B become Slice A and achieve this via a simple mouse click?  I am asking because it would be nice to flip them at timesfor various reasons.  I know I can simply click on the TX button and easily change the TX focus but , for example, there are times I have DAQ channels in different slices set up differently and feeding different software.  It would be nice to occasionally flip the slices but maintain the DAX settings.
of the slices .
Andy K3UK

Answers

  • Larry Loen  WO7R
    Larry Loen WO7R Member ✭✭
    edited October 2016
    There is an earlier thread on VFO emulation, which is what you are asking for here. I suggest you dig it up so we don't have to redo it. We developed a lot of ideas in that thread. We also need a "move slice to here for DX" that will do related things we need
  • Kevin
    Kevin Member
    edited July 2019
    DXLabs' Commander will do this. In addition, it is probably fairly easy to create a macro VFO control and use it with something like DDutils.

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  • Larry Loen  WO7R
    Larry Loen WO7R Member ✭✭
    edited October 2016
    That's nice as far as it goes, but this is basic functionality we had in powesdr and have in every competitive rig. I again urge finding the old thread that we are in serious danger of recapitulating, including this exchange. If I wasn't stuck on my phone, I would do it myself.
  • Andrew O'Brien
    Andrew O'Brien Member ✭✭✭
    edited October 2016
    I use Commander but don't see this as simply doing anything other than switching the slice labels .  I'll look for the old thread.
    Andy. 
  • John-K3MA
    John-K3MA Member
    edited December 2016
    Take a look at Stacks for Flex 6XXX written by AA3RK.  I am not completely sure but I think it might do what you want by simply clicking the Active Slice you want shown at the top of the GUI.  Plus it has alot of other nice features.

  • Kevin
    Kevin Member
    edited July 2019
    I think this is the previous idea. Being an "idea" I was able to vote on it... https://community.flexradio.com/flexradio/topics/in-smartsdr-for-windows-how-about-a-one-press-butto...

    Sorry Andrew if I misunderstood the question. Actually, I think I'm not understanding the difference between what Commander is doing and what you are asking for. AxB seems to swap slice 1 and 2 while A=B makes slice 2 equal to slice 1.  One of my favorite features is the "1", "2", "5" and "10" buttons above the VFO B(TX) display where a quick click on "1" sets me up for transmitting 1 KHz above the receive frequency.

    Kevin K4VD
  • Andrew O'Brien
    Andrew O'Brien Member ✭✭✭
    edited October 2016
    John, Stacks was not exactly what i had in mind but I just downloaded it and feel it will be VERY useful, thanks.
  • Andrew O'Brien
    Andrew O'Brien Member ✭✭✭
    edited October 2016
    I don;t think i explained myself well, Kevin. I would like to be able to change the Slice but retain the DAX.  So, if Slice A was using DAX 1 or IQ1 and i wanted to switch to Slice B , I'd still like Slice B to acquire the DAX channel Slice had  without having to set up the normal way.  

  • W9OY
    W9OY Member ✭✭
    edited October 2016
    I think commander does exactly what you want.  I had DAX 1 in slice A and DAX 2 in slice B and the DAX switched with A>B
  • Andrew O'Brien
    Andrew O'Brien Member ✭✭✭
    edited October 2016
    So it does , just tried it.  I'm guilty of assuming and not testing.  VERY useful, thanks
  • Andrew O'Brien
    Andrew O'Brien Member ✭✭✭
    edited October 2016
    but Commander AxB command does what I need.

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