Thursday, June 4, 2020

Releasing xKEY - a Remote Keying Interface for the Flexradio 6000 series

Hi there,

finally I've got my act together and can announce the release of xKEY, a Remote Keying Interface for the Flex running on macOS.

I have written a bit about this project in the previous two blog posts so I don't want to repeat myself here again.

Just to reiterate the app has two main purposes:

  • Connecting a key (straight key or paddle) or an external keyer remotely to the radio
  • Providing a low latency local sidetone to the operator.


This time I skipped writing a "manual" but made a video instead where you can see the app in action with some explanations about setting it up and using it:



I hope this video explains everything. And it is also showing Dougs amazing work creating xSDR6000, a GUI client for the Flex running on macOS.

Many thanks for all the support, especially Doug, K3TZR for his excellent Library which makes accessing the radio so easy.

As usual xKEY is available on my Downloads page.

Happy remote CW keying!

Thanks and 73
Mario, DL3LSM