I Turned a Spotify Car Thing into a FlexRadio Controller... Using AI!

Turn your dusty Spotify Car Thing into a dedicated control surface for your FlexRadio!

Don't forget to watch the other video, if you need to understand how it works - youtu.be/11c7C-oZdTI

FlexThing gives you real-time S-meter, VFO tuning, band switching, mode control, POTA spots, and more—all from a E Waste device sitting next to your rig. And yes, this entire app was built with AI (Claude) in a few development sessions. More implementation can occur in the future.

📻 Features:

Real-time S-meter via UDP streaming

Scroll wheel tuning (1Hz - 10kHz steps)
Band & mode switching
NB/NR controls
TX power & antenna switching
8 memory slots
Live POTA spot feed with one-touch tune

🔗 Download & Source Code:

github.com/HamRadioDude/SpotifyFlexThing
Other projects -
RepeaterThing - github.com/HamRadioDude/RepeaterThing
FlexThing - github.com/HamRadioDude/SpotifyFlexThing
ThetisThing - github.com/HamRadioDude/THETIS_THING
POTAThing -github.com/HamRadioDude/POTAThing
Coming Soon - Ham TIme Clock Thing

⚙️ Requirements:

Spotify Car Thing running DeskThing

FlexRadio 6000/8000 series
Windows/Mac/Linux PC

Built on the DeskThing platform by ItsRiprod.

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