As we now know the SDR 1000 was the beginning of a new exciting time for
Amateur Radio Operators.
Also I am sure it was exciting for all of those who were involved and in the
rolled out the new SDR 1000.
It was big! A new radio without knobs! There was nothing like it on the
market. (except for the Kachina that could not compete)
There were people who were skeptical, as there are today, I know this
because I was one of them! But for those who were brave and willing to take
the step, it brought a whole new meaning and rules to there hobby of Ham
Radio.
Although being the new kid on the block the SDR 1000 brought new
conversation and excitement to the air waves. It also brought new
challenges to the shack, but the challenges weren't just frustrated
challenges they were excited ones and maybe sometimes mind boggling
challenges! This brought Amateurs back into the shack. It brought new
life into the hobby and gave the operators something to hold on to.
These Amateur Operators were the new Pioneers of today's Amateur Operators.
Yes the SDR1000 seems to be getting dimmer into the night, but the SDR
experience is alive and moving forward due to the SDR1000. All things seem
to come to an end sooner or later it's just the fact of life.
Those who bought into the idea of a Software Design Radio and made the
purchase of the SDR1000, don't be sore or sour, but be proud.
Remember you were the Pioneers that help brought this Technology to where it
is today.
Its really about the Journey, before getting to your destination!
73 K3YI
----- Original Message -----
From: "Edwin Marzan" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 1:44 AM
Subject: Re: [FlexEdge] Changes at FlexRadio
To say that Flex derives no revenue from the SDR-1000 isn't totally true.
I believe the SDR-1000 put them on the map in the first place. The company
success was made possible by the SDR-1000 because there was nothing out
there like it. Additionally, there are hundreds (or even thousands) of
SDR-1000 users out there who are still very happy with their radios. Happy
customers translate into company sales. Perhaps not directly but there is
a relationship.
Edwin Marzan AB2VW
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:39:23 -0400
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [FlexEdge] Changes at FlexRadio
On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 7:36 PM, Paul Shaffer <[email protected]>
wrote:
> > FlexRadio Systems was born of open source software...
>
> Hello, I have not read any of the replies to this entry,
> and I may 180 out of phase with the other customers...
> I'm a little bit negative towards the thrust of your post.
> I have an sdr-1000 and at this point don't plan on buying
> any more Flex radio products. The obsolescence of the
> sdr-1000 has not been handled in a very graceful manner
> in my opinion and my programming bugs and suggestions have been
> ignored.
Well, the SDR-1000 was supplanted by the Flex 5000 several years ago.
Still,
the software upgrades continue to support the SDR-1000 and if your
SDR-1000
breaks it appears that Flex will still fix it for you. That seems pretty
reasonable for a legacy product. I bet they continue to support it for 5
years after its replacement hit the streets. That seems eminently fair to
me. That is at least as good as the other radio manufacturers.
But I can see it from Flex's side of things too. They derive no revenue
from
the SDR-1000 anymore and they are a small company. Supporting the
SDR-1000
is a total loss for them. And I can see them not spending time on
software
enhancements for the SDR-1000 for the same reason. But it does seem that
I
have seen bug fixes and enhancements in the two years or so I have been
hanging out here. It is not as if you have been left hanging in the wind.
Now it might not be the full support that the Flex xxxx owners are
getting
but it far and away better than nothing.
> I never got any support for the product through
> the official email channel, but only on the reflector.
>
Don't you think that is kind of a moot point? Dudley and the rest do
support
for all the radios on the reflector. I have seen Dudley, Tim, Gerald,
Steve,
Eric, and even Bob answering people's questions. Sure sounds like
official
support to me. And if it gets too fiddly they usually say call them or
they
will call.
> Since I'm a programmer, in future I plan to challenge you
> as per the open source GPL provisions on the licenses.
>
I was just watching the email exchange on the topic and it appears that
Flex
is going to maintain the SVN repository available for now and make source
available on all the GPL-licensed bits on an as-request basis. That seems
to
fit within the letter of the license terms.
> I hate that this is turning into an almost adversarial
> confrontation with a corporation.
>
It sure looks to me like you are the one turning it adversarial. I
understand your frustration if you are a hard-core, open-software person,
but I don't get the feeling that Flex has totally abandoned the SDR-1000
population, nor does it appear that they are going to bypass the letter
of
GPL.
--
Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN/J79BPL
3191 Western Dr.
Cameron Park, CA 95682
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