Andy Holmes, K5PO ⚡️

99.9% Pure Amateur Radio Tweets Fresh From the Oven (controlled xtal). Member of @WR5P. Raconteur for @HamHijinks #hamr #hamradio #QRO

[Andy Holmes, K5PO ⚡️ @K5PO]

@f5uii @HamtraxRadio Haha initially I was concerned it was becoming a junk drawer, but after recent uses, I think it’s actually quite well designed and is addressing many longstanding needs and wants within the Flex ecosystem without needing a dozen separate complementary apps.

[Andy Holmes, K5PO ⚡️ @K5PO]

Had the chance to test the lasted AetherSDR release a bit more this past weekend with my Flex 8600.

Super impressed with how far this software has came in the past few weeks. From a scrappy project to one of the best pieces of software in ham radio.

[Andy Holmes, K5PO ⚡️ @K5PO]

@HamtraxRadio And that’s just the custom audio panel!

[Andy Holmes, K5PO ⚡️ @K5PO]

Got to put Arkansas on the map against this weekend in the Arkansas QSO Party as bonus station WR5P.

I wish conditions were better Saturday—they were miserable—but still had a lot of fun.

https://t.co/IVgoejG7Ac

[Andy Holmes, K5PO ⚡️ @K5PO]

The new AetherAudio/PooDoo audio panel is sick. For someone that enjoys tinkering with these things, having a full suite of classic EQ, compression, etc. tools right in the software is a ton of fun. I need to spend more time with it, but it’s clear you can add some serious punch.

[Andy Holmes, K5PO ⚡️ @K5PO]

@michaelbeal1 Core components:

Case: Fractal Define XL
Mobo: Asus Dark Hero 870E
CPU: AMD 9950X3D2
GPU: 5090
RAM: 64GB DDR5 6000
Storage: 4TB nvme pci-e gen 5

[Andy Holmes, K5PO ⚡️ @K5PO]

The time has come for a new PC in the shack. Been working on assembly the past couple evenings and now have moved to software installation and config.

Got the new Flex Radio SmartSDR 4.2.18 installed last night and running. Still some work to do on logging integration and WSJT-X… but getting close to done!

This thing is an absolute BEAST.

[Andy Holmes, K5PO ⚡️ @K5PO]

@michaelbeal1 So far the upgrade is going pretty well. Haven’t made a QSO yet—still working though all the various non-Flex apps, updates, etc.

[Andy Holmes, K5PO ⚡️ @K5PO]

Got a couple more case fans to add and need to bring over my big spinning bulk storage from the old rig (basically an in-case NAS)

[Andy Holmes, K5PO ⚡️ @K5PO]

@teodorio Hers is pronounced quite differently

[Andy Holmes, K5PO ⚡️ @K5PO]

@KC0JH @VE5REV I had the 7300 MKI and currently have the 710. I’m sure the 7300 MKII is a little better, but I’d still go for the 710 all day—it’s a fantastic portable rig.

[Andy Holmes, K5PO ⚡️ @K5PO]

The SDR-IQ and Spectravue were an ever-present component of my shack for many years, serving as a panoramic adapter for my FT-2000 and then FTdx-5000.

I’ve since moved to the Flex environment, but frankly, the display quality on the old setup in terms of resolution of visual signals was superior.

[Andy Holmes, K5PO ⚡️ @K5PO]

@yashiro_ld That’s wisdom!

[Andy Holmes, K5PO ⚡️ @K5PO]

@QuirkyQRP Haha oh my gosh

[Andy Holmes, K5PO ⚡️ @K5PO]

@N3QEH I think people should mostly do what they want. But I’ve also found having a more focused account (like this ham radio one), grows more quickly as people can know what to expect. I have another more random account and it has barely any followers.

[Andy Holmes, K5PO ⚡️ @K5PO]

@josefius Whoa. That looks superb!

[Andy Holmes, K5PO ⚡️ @K5PO]

@lambdaprog That’s impressive!

[Andy Holmes, K5PO ⚡️ @K5PO]

In an era where the multitudes of consumer tech is an unintentional RFI radiator, we need this more than ever. Glad these noise reduction solutions are coming to maturity.

[prog @lambdaprog]

Also works with dirty SSB signals. The VAD doesn't miss a bit. #airspy #sdrsharp

[Andy Holmes, K5PO ⚡️ @K5PO]

@lambdaprog Awesome work all around!

[Andy Holmes, K5PO ⚡️ @K5PO]

Testing out AetherSDR 0.7.7 for Windows with my Flex 8600. An IMPRESSIVELY complete SDR suite given it's very recent and rapid development. NR2 is notably nice.
https://t.co/rw6nha9fdb

[Andy Holmes, K5PO ⚡️ @K5PO]

@K4KHOMetroATL Great rigs. That was my first “real” radio and got me a lot of great DX early in my ham time.