Flex Skimmer Bridge - Read First

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This is the small/framework-dependent release of Flex Skimmer Bridge.
It requires the Microsoft .NET 8 Windows Desktop Runtime for Windows x64.

If FlexSkimmerBridge.exe does not start, install the Microsoft .NET 8 Windows Desktop Runtime, then try again.

Basic startup:
1. Start SmartSDR and confirm your Flex radio is connected.
2. Confirm the correct DAX IQ channel is active for the slice you want CW Skimmer to use.
3. Start Flex Skimmer Bridge.
4. Click Find Flex, confirm the slice, DAX IQ channel, Skimmer Telnet port, and CW pitch.
5. Click Start Bridge.

Saved user files are stored under:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\FlexSkimmerBridge\Logs

Saved debug log filename format:
FlexSkimmerBridge_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS.log

Tuned DX spot ADI export filename format:
DxSpots_Tuned_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSSZ.adi

Do not include .pdb files in the distribution ZIP. They are only for development/debugging.
