[Amps] Alpha releases New Amp 9500

[jeff millar]

"Serial port for remote control"!? We did enter the 21st century quite a 
while back.

The Alpha 9500 needs to replace the serial port for remote control with 
USB.

    * Very soon PC's won't even have a serial port
          o It's called "legacy free", introduced about 2 year ago
    * Serial ports run at 1% the speed of USB
    * USB's fast enough to display peaks in realtime, like Icom-7800 display
    * USB supports plug and play
          o much less setup required
          o Plug it in and it starts operating
    * USB's more scalable
    * PC's only have one or two serial ports, very difficult to add more
    * All USB cables fully shielded twisted pairs, much less EMI
    * USB based microprocessors available that support software upgrades
      via USB

jeff, wa1hco

John- W4DJ wrote:

>http://www.alpharadioproducts.com/9500.asp
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>Looks nice, Love to have one.
>73s de John W4DJ
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