On Mon, 2010-03-01 at 21:30 +0100, francesco messineo wrote: > Hello, > > beeing an engineer (RF/telecom) and V/UHF (and sat) addicted, I'm > always thinkin about this very same issue, but I think that the best > RTX would come from a bunch of engineers with an "open source" like > project, not from one of the current manufacturers.
How I wish Motorola would open-source their firmware for their commercial radios. I spent a whole day working around *stupid* bugs in Mototrbo radios, that I'm pretty certain I could have fixed properly in the same amount of time given access to the appropriate developer toolchain and source. I'm still stuck with a crash bug triggered by trying to clear an Emergency button activation - so when you hit your "emergency" button the dispatcher radio resets itself. Ooooh-kay, I'll just file a bug... oh no I won't, because I can't and Motorola do not welcome any comments about software or hardware defects. Great job, guys. </rant> Gordon MM0YEQ _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
