Of course, you are speaking for yourself. That's understandable. For myself, I
would rather have the continuing (very fast) pace of evolution of the radio,
rather than a total re-write to Deep Impact. It may not be perfect, but it
sure is darn good. From a sales prospective, would DI generate more sales of
Flex radios? Will the additional sales (if any) generate the income to continue
to develop the Flex and fund the DI R&D? Not in my estimation. Newcomers to
Flex radios are over-awed by the switch to software defined radio ergonomics.
They don't care if the architecture behind the radio lets developers inside
more easily. And what would Flex do about competitors who want to usurp PSDR
without compensation? That was fine in the "litle Flex days" with volunteer
development, but Flex must now fund its software development internally. This
is a critical tipping point in the growth of any small private company. Jim
KJ2P
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:10:46 +0100
> Subject: [FlexEdge] Re - Deep Impact
>
> For almost five years FRS has been making announcements about a New
> Architecture/Deep Impact development which, it was claimed, would permit
> implementation of enhancements such as independent mode/filter etc selection
> on the Multiwatch VFO; implementation of Multiwatch and independent
> mode/filter etc on the optional second receiver; totally separate panadaptor
> panels for the main and second receivers; rewriting of the GUI to sort out
> the appalling mess created when the second receiver was added (the epitome of
> an afterthought). Additionally, many of the user enhancement requests (now
> standing at some 644) have, in the past, been annotated with wording to the
> effect that implementation would be dependent upon the NA/DI. Not to mention
> the many other enhancements requested directly by Brian Lloyd et al.
>
> Now that the Deep Impact development has, seemingly, been abandoned, an
> announcement apparently being made at the Dayton Dinner in early May but
> advised to the wider Flex community only a few days ago by Neal Campbell,
> (neither confirmed nor denied by FRS themselves) the question is:
>
> What happens next?
>
> If DI has been abandoned does that also mean that all these enhancements have
> also been abandoned and will never see the light of day?
>
> If incremental enhancements are going to be the order of the day, what are we
> talking about in terms of the above enhancements...another five years...ten
> years...twenty years...sometime...never?
>
> Many Flex customers are in danger of falling off their perch due to an over
> abundance of patience...don't you think you owe them something more than the
> contempt you have shown over the last few years?
>
>
>
>
>
> G4PNX
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