Responses woven within; trimmed for brevity. Rick WA6NHC
-----Original Message----- From: Oliver Dröse Nevertheless Elecraft is not the only one using encoders but still they are the only ones with a requirement for that procedure. This has nothing to do with being an SDR. * It has to do with Elecraft being more 'up front' and honest about how * their design is managed. Other companies simply don't tell you all of * internal workings (or as much) and shrug their corporate shoulders if * the memory gets hashed during a power loss. * * Try complaining to say, MicroSoft if you pull the plug instead of an * orderly shutdown. If they answer at all, they'll say "Don't do that." If I just cut power from my K3 it never comes back to the same frequency! It usually is one in the same band but not the last used one. * Because, as stated, the memory was not written before power removal. For * the sake of performance (CPU activity), they chose this way. * * The graceful power down writes MANY things into the memory (mode, filters * bandwidth etc.). A rude power off doesn't allow this and Elecraft * warns you of this 'chance occurrence' (it doesn't happen all the time). So how do others do it? I imagine they simply write the current frequency into memory after probably a few milliseconds of no VFO move. Elecraft could do the same (actually they are doing it when powering down the rig). * I'll remind you that no other current rig performs as well. It's the * small things that add up to make the difference. Elecraft is not willing * to give up one small portion that might sacrifice performance. I simply * power off, then leave the power supply on, so it isn't an issue. A power * failure when I'm not at the shack then leaves no issue other than small * parasitic drain (and I run other radios 24/7 for IRLP/EchoLink). So my question is simple: Why don't they do it? What are the reasons behind? Not enough time while working down the operations code? A limitation of the PICs used as the central brain (the other brands use bigger/faster processors)? * You have my opinion as a user. * * I happen to also love everything about the radio (except when I get in a * rush and don't press a button long enough and end up changing bands * instead of turning on/off the VOX). I'm very pleased that the radio does * EVERYthing that the manufacturer says it will do (and how!) and that * problems or questions are dealt with (answered) within hours, not weeks * or months (if ever). * * Elecraft has remembered that anyone can make a sale, once. But it's * customer service (a faintly remembered commodity) that makes the company. * As long as they continue to remember that, I'm loyal. I've dropped other * companies (not that they'd notice) for just that reason. If I buy any * product, I expect it to do what is advertised. With Elecraft, I win. * * Elecraft, you ROCK! ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
