"They are getting pretty close to having recreated the now-obsolete SDR-1000." ob·so·lete
/ˌɒbsəˈlit, ˈɒbsəˌlit/ [ob-suh-leet, ob-suh-leet] adjective, verb, -let·ed, -let·ing. adjective 1. no longer in general use; fallen into disuse: an obsolete expression. 2. of a discarded or outmoded type; out of date: an obsolete battleship. 3. (of a linguistic form) no longer in use, especially, out of use for at least the past century. Compare archaic. 4. effaced by wearing down or away. Hi Brian, I love my SDR1000. Is it really obsolete? I've used it almost every day for the last 5 years. Flex continues to include it in their current version of PowerSDR. As long as FlexRadio doesn't feel that way I guess I should be OK... Edwin Marzan AB2VW > Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:28:30 -0800 > From: brian-wb6...@lloyd.com > To: ve7...@gmail.com > CC: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Genesis radio software > > On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 8:14 AM, VE7AJJ <ve7...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Message: 11 > > Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:18:09 +0000 > > From: Michael Ruttenberg <mjruttenb...@gmail.com> > > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > > Subject: [Flexradio] Genesis Radio software... > > Message-ID: > > <CAMTQekSZXdyOi3dj8ccUV=pib68d7psudueshznywt7ob1x...@mail.gmail.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > > ... looks very much like PSDR > > > > It is PowerSDR. PowerSDR was open-source for a long time and most of it > remains open-source. Other companies capitalizing on Flex's development is > why Flex has taken their further development private. But PowerSDR has > enabled people who are not software hackers to play with SDR for not a lot > of money. The PowerSDR/SoftRock combination is an unbeatable way to get an > all-mode HF transceiver for next to nothing. > > And the Genesis looks like a nice kit. They are getting pretty close to > having recreated the now-obsolete SDR-1000. It is pretty clear that they > have taken the SoftRock ideas and run with them, e.g. using the Si570 as an > LO. OTOH, for only a little more than the price of a Genesis you can get a > Flex 1500 and the 1500 doesn't need you to provide a good sound card, which > definitely puts the price of the Genesis right up with the 1500. > > So, I guess that is what makes a horse race: you pay your money and you > make your choice. > > -- > Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN/J79BPL > 3191 Western Dr. > Cameron Park, CA 95682 > br...@lloyd.com > +1.767.617.1365 (Dominica) > +1.916.877.5067 (USA) > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
