Well, now
In the early days of ham radio we learned to build 'hardware' receivers
and transmitters from scratch - why not learn to program software defined
radios from scratch? Then we wouldn't have to go 'crying to mama'! It's a
lot easier than unsoldering and re-soldering!
What was that term that was first used back then? Appliance operators?
Dave K5WNV
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve N4LQ" <n4lq@iglou.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 6:04 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Ten Tec reflector
> "For me, the hardware changes mean nothing. Its the receiver that counts"
>
> Now there's a good one. Let's see.....I explain how the changes to the
ICOM
> Pro line are not software changes and am blamed for "bashing TenTec"! Then
> I'm told that receivers are not hardware.
>
> Well let me say this about software. You could have a very good radio with
> NO software but a radio that was ALL software wouldn't work AT ALL. So if
I
> am "bashing" something, it is software. Software reduces us to something
> even worse than appliance operators. It turns us in to helpless sucklings,
> always looking to mama programmer for more firmware milk. It appears that
> SOME of our rigs are having problems being weaned, yea even what is
claimed
> to be the "Highest Performance, Optimized" transceiver is still crying for
> mama.
>
> "Mama mama, my QSK is clicking and my screen is brown"
> Ohhhh mama, I am loosing my audio and my output is down.
> Pleassssseeee mama help me before I lock up and totally shut down!"
>
>
> Steve N4LQ
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Rowlett" <kc4atu@hotmail.com>
> To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 6:11 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Ten Tec reflector
>
>
> >
> > Now Steve, just because you like to bash Ten Tec, give the new guy a
> > break, he likes his radio.
> >
> > For me, the hardware changes mean nothing. Its the receiver that counts.
> > You can have the PRO line and anything the other two make also.
> >
> > The Flex Radio is closer to being a SDR than anything else and may be
the
> > next move here.
> >
> > 73 Bill kc4atu
> > QRP, doing more with less
> > FM19ga
> >
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