“Am I making sense?”
Absolutely. The last new product I was involved with at HP had an Intel based PC motherboard, and the instrument ran Windows. The instrument software was just a Windows app. I thought then it was a terrible idea and still do. PCs are commodities, their lifespan is way too short for anything other than a standalone PC. Putting one into a high quality, specialized instrument/radio/whatever makes no sense at all. Ken K6MR (retired PE) ________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Bryan Brauer <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 6, 2019 9:52:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Elecraft] K4 I have an early production KX3 (#3084) built as a kit. (I also own a KX2). I don't know of any currently available transceiver that has all of the features of the KX3 which is now nearly 7 years old. Since my KX3 purchase, I have upgraded my computer at least four times. What is the usable life of a transceiver/radio hybrid? If Elecraft produces a K4 I will be interested, but if I am spending north of $4K for a radio, I want it to be in my shack longer than the next Intel microprocessor release. The NSI MB1 has an Intel Core i7 processor, with only 8 GB of memory. My next laptop will likely have an i9 processor with 2 TB or larger SSD, and my KX3 will still be comparable. Am I making sense? *Bryan B. Brauer, PE* *Consulting Engineer* [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
