[CQ-Contest] Flex radios

[Martin Monsalvo - LU5DX]

For what I know, none of the recent top 10 SOAB used Flex radios. At least those outside the US.

Not sure how SOAB would benefit from Flex radios. Not needed for 2BSIQ.
Furthermore, redundancy is good.
Only one radio to so SO2R seems risky, in particular for those traveling overseas.

Now, SOAB(A) or any other (A) categories like MS, M2, MM would greatly benefit from Flex radios.
Integration with CW Skimmer, In-band stations, etc, are things that are a lot more simple when using these radios.
You can have two stations with just one rig and one amp (e.g. Flex 6600M and Flex Power Genius XL). Those two stations could work on separate bands or In-band.

I would do SO2R SOAB(A), not with one 6600, but with two 6400. That way you can have SO2R (even SO4R) and have hardware redundancy in place just in case.

73,
Martin LU5DX

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En may 23, 2017 11:09 a. m., en 11:09 a. m., Yuri <ve3dz at rigexpert.net> escribió:
>I wonder if anyone from Top Ten SOAB in the CQ WW DX was using Flex
>radio...
>
>Yuri  VE3DZ
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf
>Of Steve Bookout
>Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 10:19 PM
>
>Bill,
>
>I just SOLD my 6700 and Maestro and have ZERO regrets.  I had the
>combination for 16 months and the rig was only able to finish ONE
>contest without needing to be replaced in the heat of battle.
>
>I think the hardware is fine, but the software has sooo many issues
>that, in my opinion, it is NOT ready for prime time.  I was on the
>Alpha team and was working with the latest software, but could never
>find any version that would be solid enough to work reliably in a
>contest.  
>Wasn't just one thing, but many different ones.  Ask them (Flex) about
>how it works with N1MM.
>
>K9CT swears by them; I will swear at them.
>
>The best thing about it was the Maestro, which is a must for
>contesting.  Mouse click menus just will not do it for serious
>contesting.  I'm sure that's why they combined the Flex and the rig in
>the package they now call the 6600.
>
>73 de Steve, NR4M
>
>
>
>
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