It's actually very cheap to do. You could program a voice chip with an
arduino or raspberry pi. It's more "should you" rather than "could you".
And then consider people with a handicap. A voice option would be a
God-send for the sight impaired and those with poor hand/eye
coordination or who suffer from conditions that make manipulating small
knobs difficult.
Doug --KJ0F
On 3/25/2019 11:57 AM, Bert wrote:
Hi Phil,
Voice interface is OK with household electronics but I doubt we'll see it
in our transceivers in the near future. The ham radio market is probably
too small to make this feature commercially viable. Again, dollars and
cents!
OMHO!
Bert VE3NR
On 3/25/2019 12:23 PM, Phil Hystad wrote:
I believe many future electronic devices will not have a touch
screen. They will have a voice interface. In fact, a number of
devices in my home right now are voice operated and it seems to work
just fine and this capability is improving rapidly in the industry.
For example, my 2018 Toyota RAV4/Hybrid has a touch screen system. I
also have my iPhone coupled to the RAV4 so I make calls hands free
merely by saying something like "Siri, call home". I also play music
I have on my iPhone. Instead of using the touch-screen music
browsing system, I merely say "Siri, play Beatles One" or whatever.
I have actually named my music playlists with names easy to use Siri
for this interface.
And, instead of doing simple time-zone arithmetic, I have the habit
of saying "Alexa, what is GMT time for now". Alexa answers clearly
with date and time.
phil, K7PEH
On Mar 25, 2019, at 9:10 AM, Bert <ve...@bell.net> wrote:
Touch screens are unavoidable! Most future electronic devices will
have have touch screens as I/O interface.
You can wish whatever you want, but if the device/radio is not
commercially viable, it will never happen,
i.e. it always comes down to dollars and cents!
BTW, the best device you have is between your ears! ;-)
Bert VE3NR
On 3/25/2019 11:51 AM, Doug Person wrote:
Modern screens last a long time and don't suffer nearly as much
from burn-in. They can also be replaced.
Doug -- KJ0F
On 3/24/2019 10:58 PM, mrkgnthr--- via Elecraft wrote:
I keep seeing all the desires for a big color screen. I have seen
too many of these color screens that have burn in and failure. I
like my nice yellow screen that is always readable, and if damaged
can be replaced for less than the cost of a new radio. I like a
radio that I can pick up and carry without straining my back. I
like the separate modules that can be upgraded. The price was a
little steep, but every time I turn it on I smile and know it was
worth it
Mark. WB7TLK
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On Mar 24, 2019, at 20:38, John_N1JM <johnn...@gmail.com> wrote:
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