But then, we may be witnessing another change in the evolution of ham radio where the added value to a rig is in the software and not the hardware. By licensing their SmartSDR, Flex may be realizing that the key factor separating them from the other emerging SDRs lies with their software and not the hardware components. In particular, their DSP as well as the visual user interface.
So, the future SDR rig may indeed be the software you load on your computer and the hardware component is nothing but a mere commodity that you pick up from an SDR vendor or throw together yourself. After all, once the key parts of an SDR hardware are made available as various ADC ICs and other components then there is only the software to deal with. I submit that this is indeed the future of ham radio where your new rig is something you download from a software vendor rather then buy at HRO. My two-bits. 73, phil, K7PEH On May 20, 2012, at 9:33 AM, hq1...@aol.com wrote: > Well, when Flex starts charging for software updates. That alone will > kill future sales. With all the hype on how great their new lineup is,time > will > tell. We all know what is on paper and what happens in the real world can > be completely different. They learned that you need a dedicated high > performance PC to work the software. That was proven from their users with > all > those problems I have seen on their reflector. At least Elecraft has a > proven > record of great products. > > Charlie > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
