The community of Flex-Radio enthusiasts who select the DJ Console as their main user interface is steadily growing. Community members are sharing pictures to make it even better. After several labeling solutions, a recent discussion on the PowerSDR-UI Yahoogroup ended up in a haptic improvement for the DJ Console’s tuning wheels.
I’m a believer in true knob and button radio interfaces, and I’m not the only one. A small team, formed around Stu, K6TU developed the Contest Knob, which is now today manufactured by FlexRadio Systems under the name FlexControl. In this interview K6TU reveals the ideas behind the Flex-Control and describes in detail the steps from the design to the industrial production.