I asked Bob McGwier about this at the DCC last weekend and he indicated that Deep Impact was still very much alive.
John W2FS On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 9:43 AM, William H. Fite <[email protected]> wrote: > Well said, Neal. > > > > On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 9:31 AM, Neal Campbell <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > Hi David > > > > How could the customers be about to fall off their perch when they are > > getting great new features like the trackable notch filter on a regular > > basis. I could understand your feeling if there hadn't been a PSDR > release > > in the last year but its hard to understand how they could have done any > > more to deliver stable, new functionality to users. > > > > 73 > > > > On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 9:10 AM, David Painter > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > For almost five years FRS has been making announcements about a New > > > Architecture/Deep Impact development which, it was claimed, would > permit > > > implementation of enhancements such as independent mode/filter etc > > selection > > > on the Multiwatch VFO; implementation of Multiwatch and independent > > > mode/filter etc on the optional second receiver; totally separate > > > panadaptor panels for the main and second receivers; rewriting of the > GUI > > to > > > sort out the appalling mess created when the second receiver was added > > (the > > > epitome of an afterthought). Additionally, many of the user enhancement > > > requests (now standing at some 644) have, in the past, been annotated > > with > > > wording to the effect that implementation would be dependent upon the > > NA/DI. > > > Not to mention the many other enhancements requested directly by Brian > > Lloyd > > > et al. > > > > > > Now that the Deep Impact development has, seemingly, been abandoned, an > > > announcement apparently being made at the Dayton Dinner in early May > but > > > advised to the wider Flex community only a few days ago by Neal > Campbell, > > > (neither confirmed nor denied by FRS themselves) the question is: > > > > > > What happens next? > > > > > > If DI has been abandoned does that also mean that all these > enhancements > > > have also been abandoned and will never see the light of day? > > > > > > If incremental enhancements are going to be the order of the day, what > > are > > > we talking about in terms of the above enhancements...another five > > > years...ten years...twenty years...sometime...never? > > > > > > Many Flex customers are in danger of falling off their perch due to an > > over > > > abundance of patience...don't you think you owe them something more > than > > the > > > contempt you have shown over the last few years? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > G4PNX > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Flexedge mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz > > > This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is > > used > > > for posting topics related to SDR software development and > > experimentalist > > > who are using beta versions of the software. > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Abroham Neal Software > > www.abrohamnealsoftware.com > > Work:(540) 645 5394 > > Mobile:(540) 645 8171 > > _______________________________________________ > > Flexedge mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz > > This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is > used > > for posting topics related to SDR software development and > experimentalist > > who are using beta versions of the software. > > > _______________________________________________ > Flexedge mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz > This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is used > for posting topics related to SDR software development and experimentalist > who are using beta versions of the software. > _______________________________________________ Flexedge mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is used for posting topics related to SDR software development and experimentalist who are using beta versions of the software.
