I would look at EHam reviews of all these rigs, and check back for new 
reviews as the time for decisions gets closer.  A lot of information is 
irrelevant to your needs, and some of it is wrong, but there is also a lot 
of insight among these comments.  QST reviews should also be read.
If I am not mistaken, the FTDX-9000MP is rather old, but probably also built 
like a tank.  The FTDX-3000 might be a bit simpler to control, as it has 
only one receiver.  The Icoms can certainly be remote-controlled alsoI 
suspect that the Flex might be the most difficult to work with, but I don't 
know too much about this, either.  I haven't worked with any remote-control 
setups yet.
73,

Lloyd Rasmussen, W3IUU, Kensington, MD
http://lras.home.sprynet.com
-----Original Message----- 
From: Alan R. Downing
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 10:59 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Re remote Station

When construction of Stan's superstation begins this summer, I will be
looking for advice on setting up a remote capability so that I can run the
station from my home QTH here in Phoenix.  While being able to operate the
entire station would be great fun, my guess is that starting with small
steps might well be the best course of action.  If I could operate just one
of the radios, amps, and the numerous antenna arrays, might be an achievable
starting point.  In addition to the Flex 6700 and Kenwood 990, Stan just
purchased a pair of Icom 7600's, a Yaesu FTDX3000, and a Yaesu FT9000MP.  If
the remote setup could be limited to even just one top of the line rigs I
would be satisfied.  Stan could dedicate one of his numerous amps to the
remote package, and that would be plenty good enough for me as well.  Once
we have a basic configuration up and running remotely, we could expand the
configuration to include other radios, amps, and perhaps additional stacks.
As I said previously, I will be seeking advice from the group here to help
get the remote up and running.

73
N7MIT