ControlDeck - SDR Hot Keys

Touch Macros & Slice Control

$19.99

Memories are here — save, recall, and manage your radio's memories, with one-tap grid buttons. Plus new RF Gain squelch controls, and bigger text on tablets. Why ControlDeck? ControlDeck is a touch-first control surface for FLEX-6000, FLEX-8000 and Flex Aurora radios. Customize a button grid, drag to tune the VFO, key the transmitter, and run multi-step macros from your iPhone or iPad. It's a different approach to the same problem a Stream Deck solves — programmable hot-key control of your radio — without dedicated hardware, host-computer software, or per-station configuration. The app connects directly to the radio over the network, at the desk or via SmartLink. Key Features • Macros: chain 50+ built-in actions into multi-step sequences • Rearrangeable button grid — long-press to edit, drag to reorder, search to find any control • Show or hide individual controls to match your operating style • Drag-to-tune VFO with five step sizes and haptic feedback • Direct frequency-entry keypad with per-model tuning limits — type a frequency and go • Editable per-mode filter presets — dial in your preferred bandwidth once, recall it with a tap • In-use filter fine-tune: enter exact width, set low/high cut, drag the passband, or save a new preset • Filter width stepper with a raw-Hz readout and accelerating hold-to-repeat • Audio and DSP controls: volume, pan, NB, NR, AGC, APF/ANF, RF Gain, Squelch — all drag-adjustable • Multi-slice support with slice selector and +SLICE creation • SmartLink remote access using your existing SmartLink account • Global Profile hotkeys • Monitor/Sidetone hotkey with drag to adjust volume • MOX and PTT transmit keying with slide-to-lock — momentary or latched, interlock-aware • TX control: power, ATU, TUNE with safety timeout, CW speed, mic gain • RIT/XIT offset tuning • Bands 160M through 6M; modes LSB, USB, AM, CW, DIGL, DIGU, SAM, FM, NFM, DFM, RTTY • Memories — save, recall, and manage your radio's memories • Works alongside SmartSDR (or any other SDR software) or Maestro on the radio • Responsive layout for iPhone and iPad, portrait and landscape — with a master-detail Settings layout on iPad • Optional Keep Screen Awake mode for long operating sessions • Built-in Demo Mode to explore the interface without hardware How It Works 1. Open ControlDeck — radios on your local network appear automatically 2. Tap a radio to connect, or sign in to SmartLink for remote access 3. Customize: hide what you don't use, reorder the rest, build macros for routine operations Requirements • A FLEX-6000 series transceiver (FLEX-6300, 6400, 6400M, 6500, 6600, 6600M, 6700), FLEX-8000 series transceiver (FLEX-8400, 8400M, 8600, 8600M), or Flex Aurora series transceiver (AU-510, AU-510M, AU-520, AU-520M) • SmartSDR, Maestro, or any other SDR Software running as the GUI client • iOS 17.0 or later • iPhone or iPad • Local network access (for local discovery) or a SmartLink account (for remote operation) — ControlDeck is an independent, third-party companion app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by FlexRadio Systems, Inc. "FlexRadio," "FLEX-6000," "FLEX-8000," "SmartSDR," "SmartLink," "Maestro" and "Aurora" are trademarks of FlexRadio Systems, Inc., used here solely to indicate hardware compatibility.

Ratings & Reviews

  • 5.0
    out of 5
    2 Ratings

• Save, recall, and manage your radio's memories right from ControlDeck — with a full editor for offset, tone, and repeater settings, and one-tap "Save Current" to capture what you're listening to now. • Recall from the button grid with a searchable picker, or pin the memories you use most as their own one-tap buttons. • Recall a memory from a macro, so one button retunes everything. • New RF Gain control that adapts to what your radio supports and follows the antenna you're on. • New squelch control — SQL on/off and level, right on the grid. • Control-grid text is now properly sized for iPad, and the grid packs in tighter with more room for labels.

Version 1.4

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    Information

    Seller
    • THOMAS ALLEN BOWLES
    Size
    • 3.3 MB
    Category
    • Utilities
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
    Languages
    • English
    Age Rating
    4+
    Copyright
    • © 2026 Tom Bowles
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    • Supports

    • Family Sharing

      Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.

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