[digitalradio] The future radio

[Andrew J. O'Brien]

I posted this on the Had Radio Deluxe Forum and thought I would also share it here.       I had a vision today and got a peak in to what Ham Radio Deluxe version 10.01 ( or similar products )  will look like.  I was talking on a 2 metre repeater to a person who was asking advice about where to mount his Kenwood D700A control head, he needed a good place in his truck.   I told him about the virtual keyboards that I have seen on TV, the ones that appear to get projected on to a desk for you to type on, but they don't really "exist".  I suggested that in a few years we will have the same for radios.  Seems to me that this will be the future for Ham Radio Deluxe.  In version 10.01 a chip in a radio , or within a laptop, will simply project a holographic image of the particular radio one has.  The radio or PC will be  in a cupboard  or under  the seat in a mobile installation.   If mobile, your dashboard will have a 3D projected image.  Just issue voice commands or touch the imagine to operate the rig.  No installation needed, no worries about it falling off the dashboard.  No holes to drill, no wires to run.   At home, same thing.  That familiar Ham Radio Deluxe screen with digital readout and all your DSP filter settings ... but instead of a monitor on your desk, it will be a holographic image of HRD.  No physical rig for your computer using kid to spill a drink on.  No LCD screen to suffer burn-in.   So, Simon and Peter, I'll enjoy seeing the HRD version numbers gradually change from 3.1 to 10.1 over the next few years.  It will be worth the wait.   Andy K3UK           The K3UK DIGITAL MODES SPOTTING CLUSTER AT telnet://208.15.25.196/ Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/   To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]   Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.