[Amps] Alpha releases New Amp 9500

[Bill Coleman N2BC]

Take a peek at Agilent and Tektronix.....   Yes, RS-232   and  GPIB  and 
wait for it          USB.

73, Bill   N2BC


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Kirkby" <david.kirkby at onetel.net>
To: <keith at dutson.net>
Cc: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 6:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Alpha releases New Amp 9500


> Keith Dutson wrote:
>> That is encouraging to see, David.  Hopefully we will still have serial 
>> port
>> accessories for quite a few more years.
>
>
>> I just hope amateur radio product
>> manufacturers convert to a more modern interface before all support is 
>> gone.
>>
>> 73, Keith NM5G
>
> I am sure the ham radio market will switch to the more modern
> interfaces, and be quite happy to sell you another rig/amp or whatever
> when the "modern" interface becomes defunct.
>
> That sort of thing would not be tolerated so easily in the professional
> market, which is no doubt why professional grade items tend to come with
> RS-232, and home items with USB.
>
> If professional items need the bandwidth that RS-232 can't provide, they
> will normally use GPIB or ethernet.
>
>
> -- 
> David Kirkby,
> G8WRB
>
> Please check out http://www.g8wrb.org/
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>
>
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