Carl's rig control software is excellent. I did a bit of beta testing for the version used for the Flex5000 last summer, so can echo some of the positive comments from Flex users.
73, Rich, K3VAT ------------- Message: 5 Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:16:05 -0500 From: "David W LeJeune, Sr" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: [Flexradio] PowerSDR, Flex 5000A, Orion II and N4PY software Message-ID: <000401cac617$0f0eb510$2d2c1f...@net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" As a happy owner of the Flex 5K and an Orion II, I've often wished there was some way I could enjoy the advantages of both radios simultaneously. There are times when I prefer using the Orion II (and I won't go into that - its purely subjective) but really miss the panadapter of the Flex and the point and click capabilities it brings. Moreover, the sub receiver of the Orion can't hold a candle to either the Orion primary receiver or the Flex 5K, so using the Flex 5k as a second receiver would really be nice. Two days ago, Carl, N4PY, announced an upgrade to his controller software for the Orion and other radios that now allows me to do exactly what I have described above. With a very minor modification to the Orion II, I can now use the Flex 5K as a second receiver and use the great capabilities of the PowerSDR panadapter and its point and click tuning to control the Flex radio. I know - I know - I could have bought LP-Pan, a Perseus or other SDR receiver and achieved the same thing, but I already owned the Flex 5K. Thanks, Carl. Dave WN5V _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
