But after contacting greg jurens, k5gj, of flexradio systems, who was the speaker at the meeting, he noted that he and many others operate with a virtual machine and that the flex. A list of known latest versions of flex6000 related software i am using, with links if known. The flex6400m offers the latest direct sampling sdr technology at an economical price for the general hf6m operator yet they offer great performance for chasing dx and contesting. It was designed to be a window into your flex 6000 series radio and takes care of setting and displaying radio parameters, displaying the panadapter and. Mac ham radio mac ham radio devoted to amateur radio.
Flex radio prebuiltpreconfigured sdr computers with. May 03, 2016 so i always find it hard to find software that supports the flex radios for mac. Were talking windows, mac, linux, android, raspberry pi. In the end, the project was considered a success and great investment by the client. This video covers the login process and basic steps for setting up the flex 6000 signature series radios f. I thought it would be good to create a list that could be updated.
If i purchase this software what version would be best, lite from apple store, regular or pro from amazon. Verifying firewire card compatibility with the flex firewire. Im sitting in the auckland airport, using dogparksdr to copy cw on 20m from mt um. Compare the best free open source mac ham radio software at sourceforge. Messages are generally free format and also have a 32bit message number so that they may be trapped by the client and displayed. The 6600 and the 6600m both share the same game changing band awareness, industry leading phase noise performancereceiver dynamic range, and brick wall filters to give you. The flex6400 offers the latest direct sampling sdr technology at an economical price for the general hf6m operator yet they offer great performance for chasing dx and contesting. This app requires a flexradio systems flex 6000 signature series software defined radio sdr device. Flex6400 signature series sdr transceiver w automatic antenna tuner. You do not have to have a flex 50003000 software defined radio connected to the pc to run this validation check. I will try to keep this document up to date as i make changes. I have a new flex 6600 radio traded in my 6500 and maestro and am interested in running this on my mac computer not my ipad or phone at. Ill also describe why i have made certain settings if i feel it is warranted. I actually like it a bit better than smartsdr, but thats just my personal preference.
A manufacturer of advanced software defined radio products for the amateur radio, government and commercial markets. Mar 04, 2020 flexradio systems announces the release of smartsdr for ios v3. The windows operating systems are under increasing attack worldwide. I was extremely impressed by the support that i received and the flexibility of flexsim to model this complex and massive system. Flexradio systems announces the release of smartsdr for ios v3. Flex6400 signature series sdr transceiver flexradio. Aug 17, 2017 a look at smartlink, a feature of smartsdr v. Get the latest sdr downloads for your flexradio signature series equipment. Flexradio has announced a partnership arrangement with a custom builder, who will preinstall, configure and test run a machine to run for your flexradio.
Jul 30, 2009 flexradio has announced a partnership arrangement with a custom builder, who will preinstall, configure and test run a machine to run for your flexradio. If i have to buy one more computer for the flex i will be getting rid of the radio cutting my loses and dust of the old valve radio again, i am serious. Pity most the really good ham radio related software is for the pc. One of the more critical elements for determining if a computer will run powersdr with a flexradio systems firewire based software defined radio is the throughput achieved from the firewire host controller. Some of the best ham radio software available for the mac or any other platform for that matter. Smartsdr flexradio systems for ios free download and. The flex 6400 offers the latest direct sampling sdr technology at an economical price for the general hf6m operator yet they offer great performance for chasing dx and contesting. If you know of a program that is missing please leave.
I am using a macbook on my flex3k when i get away fro m the shack and a macmini on my flex5k in the shack. Making us use winblows is a joke as well, if they made software for the mac or released a linux version i would be much happier, and not ready to throw the radio in the bin for the next rubbish. Kevin rowett k6td read what our customers are saying. Consult the users guide for information on using the wiki software. This folder contains information regarding using powersdr on apple hardware with mac os x and boot camp. I bought a flex 6500 a year or so ago, then i decided to change from windows to a mac. Designed for the commercial, government, amateur radio and shortwave listener communities, this software provides a powerful interface for all sdr users. Met een iphone, ipad, notebook, mac of maestro en een. Designed from the groundup using apples cocoa, aether supports the latest mac os x technologies, and provides the experience that mac users expect. I have a friend on another state who will be sharing my 6400 radio with me. I have a new flex 6600 radio traded in my 6500 and maestro and am interested in running this on my mac computer not my ipad or phone at this time.
For cw, phone and digital modes, its combination of contestoptimized features is unmatched. The 6600 and the 6600m both share the same game changing band awareness, industry leading phase noise performancereceiver dynamic range, and brick wall filters to give you the advantage in the most competitive dxing or. After six months of flex 6600 ownership, i wanted to share my thoughts on the various mac and windows software solutions available. Sdr software and flex 5000a they need to post more information on installing this software on computer. I recently completed a large distribution center modeling project using flexsim simulation software. Posted on may 1, 2019 may 6, 2019 by w5xd posted in flexradio rig driver writelog flex driver 12.
Flex 6400 signature series sdr transceiver w automatic antenna tuner. Dogpark sdr for flex 6000 series has been a life saver. Flexradio is proud to team up with some fantastic products that interface directly with flex 6000 software defined radios with ease. If you are wondering what amateur radio is about, its basically a two way radio service where licensed operators throughout the world experiment and communicate with each other on frequencies reserved for license holders. The programs features are continually changing, and the manual may sometimes fall behind the code when this happens. Making us use winblows is a joke as well, if they made software for the mac or released a linux version i would be much happier, and not ready to throw the radio in the bin for the next rubbish pick up. Mac client for the flexradio tm 6000 series software defined radios. Messages from the radio can be emitted to the client to let the client know about various status changes, alarms, etc. For this, please consult the brilliant flexradio smartsdr for windows. I used to use a dell on the 5k but it was slow and would lock up. This app requires a flexradio systems flex6000 signature series software defined radio sdr device. You do not have to have a flex50003000 software defined radio connected to the pc to run this validation check. Free, secure and fast mac ham radio software downloads from the largest open source applications and software directory. Some computers come with an integrated firewire interface.
We know osx is not totally immune but its a whole lot more secure and it works reliably most of the time. Would this allow me to then operate the radio from my mac. These are the settings i am using with my original flex 3000 and now upgraded to 5000 running on microsoft windows 7 on an apple mac mini using the bootcamp partition. Flex6000 eigenschappen software defined radio van flexradio. Flexsim simulation software 3d simulation modeling and. The flex 6400m offers the latest direct sampling sdr technology at an economical price for the general hf6m operator yet they offer great performance for chasing dx and contesting. The flex6600 sdr is designed for the ham who wants to operate the radio exclusively as a server from pc, laptop, maestro, mac, or ios clients whether local or remote. Smartsdr is a full featured radio client that enables your ipad or iphone to operate your flexradio device. This app requires a flexradio systems series6000 software defined radio sdr device. Open the flex firewire control panel using the program icon located on your desktop. Last update is a partial update as of 18 october 2019 where ive recently updated the old version i upgraded from is listed with the new version in the format new version old version, date.
Hf50 mhz direct sampling software defined radio transceiver with high resolution display and ergonomic controls. Hf50 mhz direct sampling software defined radio transceiver. Ham radio software, translates morse code to text asci, audio input via soundcard, very reliable decoding of weak signals, hams are more than happy with mrp40, it also allows to transmit morse code from thekeyboard, key output via rs232. A radio that plays here are some great partners that interface well with others directly with flex6x00.
N1mm logger is the worlds most popular ham radio contest logging program. Software for packet radio use category is a curation of 32 web resources on, winafsk, linpac packet radio terminal, uiss windows packet program. I didnt like booting back and forth between os x and windows7. What kind of computer should i buy for a flexradio. Theres some good ham radio software around for os x, but no where near as much as there is for the pc. There are now dozens of software defined radio packages that support the ultra cheap rtlsdr. Oct 18, 2019 a list of known latest versions of flex 6000 related software i am using, with links if known. When multiple applications are running, they sense each others presence and automatically interoperate to support your amateur radio dxing activities. Help with smartsdr software for use on a mac flexradio. Radio amateurs best asset, rig and rotor control, logging, digital modes, and satellite. Smartsdr is licensed to the specific radio hardware and is not transferable to another radio. Flex6000 hardware manual german smartsdr for windows software users guide english smartsdr for windows software users guide german smartsdr alphabeta testing.
If i purchase a flex6400flex6400m or flex6600flex6600m and it comes with 2. Dxlab is a freeware suite of eight interoperating applications that can be installed independently in any order. It is fully compatible to smartsdr v1, v2 including smartlink and v3 including multiflex and smartcontrol. Aether gives hams logging software that is as powerful, easy to use, and good looking as the operating system it runs on. Flex6400m signature series sdr transceiver flexradio. Flexradio is proud to team up with some fantastic products that interface directly with flex6000 software defined radios with ease. I know this question has been asked several times before, but an update from the flexradio management would be helpful.
If you want to run your flex radio from a mac, this is the program to use. Always check the most recent amazon price flex radio systems has just announced the availability of an ios app. I prefer the mac but if i have to run windows i might as well run it on a dedicated machine. Six months of mac and window flex software flexradio community. Apr 10, 2020 dog park software has released version 1. A flexradio systems flex6000 series radio an apple device. The flex firewire control panel icon will look like the icon pictured to the left and have the label flexradio. This is an rtlsdr software defined radio receiver with rtl2832u adc chip, 1ppm tcxo, sma f connector, r820t2 tuner and aluminium case with passive cooling. This software announcement comes to us from douglas adam, k3tzr regarding open source macnative software for flex 6000 users. On this page we will attempt to list, categorize and provide a brief overview of each software program.
Flex6000 software with varying frequency amateur radio. I particularly like the way that the apple mouse works with the software it makes tuning. Aug 05, 2016 always check the most recent amazon price flex radio systems has just announced the availability of an ios app for their 6000 series of sdrs. Amateur radio programs for apple macos category is a curation of 89 web resources on, rumlog, spek, scrlog. We categorize the programs into general purpose software, single purpose software, research software and software compatible with audio piping. Messages are generally free format and also have a 32bit message number so that they may be trapped by the client and displayed differently if appropriate. Verifying firewire card compatibility with the flex. A flexradio systems flex 6000 series radio an apple device. Met smartlink en een flex6000 kunt u uw radio vanaf elke locatie ter wereld bedienen. Ham radio deluxe is the worlds most popular ham radio software.