[Amps] Alpha releases New Amp 9500

[Keith Dutson]

The issue for me is speed, not legacy.  RS-232 has become obsolete for
amateur radio.  Aleady my Orion requires way too much time to upgrade the
software.

What is your prediction for the date the USB interface will become defunct?

73, Keith NM5G

-----Original Message-----
From: David Kirkby [mailto:david.kirkby at onetel.net] 
Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 5:35 PM
To: keith at dutson.net
Cc: amps at contesting.com
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.


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David Kirkby,
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