[SCCC] ARRL DX Phone Win with Flex Radio and Maestro

Sun Jul 31 00:42:03 EDT 2016

Kudos to K9CT

But he also win the M2 Category last year using K3s and had a 10% higher
score....

He'll get it right eventually.....

Oh, and he won this year using a device that has Knobs and Buttons......

Can't anyone win without knobs and buttons .....!?

;-)

N6KI

On Jul 30, 2016 5:08 PM, "Dr. Howard S. White" <drpaper at kleega.com> wrote:

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> Thanks! First of all, I had a team and didn't win by myself...so that is
> probably the most important aspect. I did not tell the team that they were
> going to be using Maestro interface until they arrived. I spent little time
> giving them instruction before we started the contest. This is a big deal
> as all the operators thought the interface was intuitive and easy to use.
> Very few questions and they figured how to use with no instruction or
> manual.
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> All of the operators noted the audio quality improvement from the previous
> setup. We had so many issues using the MKII interface and the K3. Hum, RFI,
> and poor audio were common issues almost every time. I had spent
> considerable time trying to get a good quality tx and rx audio. Needless to
> say, being able to "Record on the Fly" using the Flex interface with N1MM
> was a dream using the DAX. Both RX and TX quality are superb with the Flex
> setup.
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> I know that the K3S has a USB inte rface now and I believe that the need
> for an interface is unnecessary. However, there is definitely an important
> difference in RX audio. This is important because the long hours of
> contesting take a toll on your ability to be alert and not make errors.
> Audio that has a higher distortion element wears on an operator. Flex
> excels in higher audio quality mostly because of radio architecture.
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> The S&P operators loved being able to tap the screen and jump to the next
> station. This was not something that was on our radar screen when we
> switched. However the high resolution screen was commented on many times as
> a great tool. How did we do without it before? This is definitely an
> advantage over most other radios.
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> Ergonomics is helped. No way to calculate how much it helps an operator
> but it is convenient to have the radio next to the keyboard. No reaching
> over or away from the keyboard can save a few milliseconds here and there.
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> As a station builder, this is by far the simplest setup for any ham radio
> station. You can do so much so easily with little cabling. I can switch
> from the Multi-operator setup to SO2R in about 2 minutes. No way can any
> other radio setup do this with ONE radio.
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> One of the main reasons I switched to this setup is what is in the near
> future. Standby for more reasons to switch to Flex. Multi Client and Power
> Genius XL will be a big deal. I also like the idea of having team members
> be able to remote in and help out.
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> I also have to give props to the FlexRadio team. They have been very
> supportive to the contest community. I know they had no idea how fussy
> contest operators are. The expectations are very high...so the behind the
> scenes tweaking in the hardcore contesting community is tedious. There is a
> payoff for all operators regardless of their interest in contesting as you
> will see continuous improvements in latency, cw operations, etc.  Th e more
> radios that Flex sells the more FlexRadio can afford to do going forward.
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> This is probably too long winded of an answer and I still may have
> overlooked some important aspects....but you get the idea.
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> 73, Craig K9CT
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