[CQ-Contest] Flex radios

[I4UFH]

SO2R with Flex radios is and were quite difficult until few month ago were no band data were available direct from the radio, and u were to live with the windows issues. So even the 6700 is an excellent device, have ur contest in the hand of a PC based radio is not really bulletproof.

Now with the new stand alone 6600M u can save money , space , wiring , without compromise , even SO2R on Mx setup. 

Unfortunately we still need to wait new SSDR version with the multi client access to one radio, at that time u can replace 3 radios with only un Flex and will became an easy set , instead of a lot of external devices the u must have with 2 standard radios.

Let's see what the future will reserve to us .... 

73 de Fabio I4UFH

> Il giorno 23 mag 2017, alle ore 17:41, Martin Monsalvo - LU5DX <lu5dx at lucg.com.ar> ha scritto:
> 
> 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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