Giving the high quality of Elecraft products, and the phenomenal customer service, not to mention the made in the USA stamp, I think an Elecraft 2m/440 HT would be a huge success. I know I would be one of those people camping out in front of the store for a week just be first in line to buy one. Hopefully the Elecraft gods are listening.
73, Steve KS6PD On Monday, August 19, 2013, Richard Fjeld wrote: > "I hope the idea of replacement through new modules is followed. That is > where a radio built with daughter boards on a master mother board is more > amenable to hardware upgrades. The tradeoff is reliability issues with > daughter board connectors (over time)." > > I agree with your statement above. The Heathkit HW/SB-104 was this way, in > that it had a backplane that the boards plugged into. I have had > Ten-Tecradios that were on this order also. No sense replacing the > whole radio > when a circuit board can be replaced instead. I realize Elecraft radios > are more complex, but I like to see the use of daughter boards for certain > things. I'd rather send back a circuit board for repair or upgrade than > the whole radio. > > Dick, n0ce > > > On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 2:27 AM, Edward R Cole > <[email protected]<javascript:;>> > wrote: > > > Pretty well covered by others. > > > > One more fact to consider is the K3 is a SDR which means the firmware can > > continually be improved or embellished, thus keeping the radio from > > obsolescence. The promise of SDR is that it can continually re-invent > > itself with new sw (firmware). With ten years under its belt a lot of > > ideas have already been incorporated. Recent improvement in AGC is an > > example of continual product improvement. Elecraft is the only > > organization I see this coming with any regularity. The typical mfr > rolls > > out a whole new piece of hardware requiring you to dispose of the old > radio > > and spending a lot of money on the "new stuff". Have you noticed that > > Elecraft new firmware is free! > > > > In time the hardware is replaceable with new technology, so eventually > > there will be better components for building SDR's and that might lead > to a > > successor to the K3. In a manner of speaking the KX3 is that. > > > > I hope the idea of replacement through new modules is followed. That is > > where a radio built with daughter boards on a master mother board is more > > amenable to hardware upgrades. The tradeoff is reliability issues with > > daughter board connectors (over time). > > > > Those of us that like to experiment with new stuff like the modular > > approach. Think of new firmware as new modules! > > > > 73, Ed - KL7UW > > http://www.kl7uw.com > > [email protected] <javascript:;> > > "Kits made by KL7UW" > > ______________________________**______________________________**__ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/**mailman/listinfo/elecraft< > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft> > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.**htm< > http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm> > > Post: mailto:[email protected]. <javascript:;>**net < > [email protected] <javascript:;>> > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] <javascript:;> > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ 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
