Mike,
I very much understand and agree with you. I also understand Eric's
opinions. However, the PC connected to radio hardware is just a tool for
me for developing better and more user friendly radios. The final
product in my dreams is just a hardware (or better firmware) radio with
minimal number of knobs, buttons and displays. It is not user friendly
to carry the present SDR-1000 and the related desktop PC or even a
laptop on the field. The PC in the modern radio should serve only as the
development tool and downloading source of the better firmware.
What a lucky old hardware man I am to have a son as the software
interpreter! We both are anxiously waiting for the REALLY MODULAR
version 1.5 to come. Hopefully that will be a lot easier for us
oldtimers to make our own modifications.
73, Ahti OH2RZ
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From: "ecellison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Mike'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz>
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 9:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Confession
Folks (Especially USERS of this paradigm shift of a radio)
There are MANY 'just plain' users of this radio out here! Not everyone
is
interested in the software and development side!
Collectively the flavor of the reflector is currently in a 'design and
test'
phase of the radio, so there are fewer posts on 'how to'. That is
exciting
to many who are voluntarily contributing to the advancement of the
software.
They represent the best and most innovative programmers, special
interest
operators, and designers the radio art has to offer!
Do NOT hesitate to ask operational questions, as a user! It IS users
of the
design effort who will make this paradigm shift in the end! The USER
is what
it really is all about. You might not get that 'feeling' from the
reflector
at this moment, but don't be intimidated. In this enthusiastic group I
have
NEVER seen ANYONE, of any brilliance, not stop to help the user. It is
synergistic! You just have to meet Gerald, Bob - N4HY, Frank Brickle,
Phil
Covington to name a few, to realize the sincerity and dedication of
these
folks to bring us a better radio, and are also having fun in their
area of
expertise. If you ever meet them they all make you feel better about
yourself as a user and not a designer! Alas, they are users.
If you can get comfortable with a radio without knobs, CONTROLLED by a
PC
then that IS the only 'hump' you need to cross. Even that might change
with
a console with knobs. In the future that is the way it will be done!
Actually it is getting comfortable with "RAPID CHANGE" which is the
problem.
Hang in there! It just gets Better!
Eric2 - AA4SW - V31SR
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike
Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 10:47 PM
To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: [Flexradio] Confession
Fellow SDR users,
I am using version 1.4.4 with my SDR. I have been reading the
reflector for
several months and I must admit that perhaps I have made a mistake. I
am at
somewhat of a loss at this point. I am reluctant to try any further
versions of the software. It seems that my area of expertise is in
areas
other than computers and computer programming. Therefore I have very
little
clue as to the meaning of most of the posted messages on the
reflector.
Perhaps I am in the minority, or perhaps there may be others who might
benefit from a "translator" of sorts to attempt to put some of the
available
knowledge into a language which might be understood by a person such
as I.
At this point in time, I am inclined to "revert" to my comfortable
regular
style radios that I have been using for the last 46 years.
My onboard computer(brain) is running way over the 100% level trying
to
comprehend.
At any rate, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all Flexers.
73, Mike K5NU
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