[TenTec] Orion vs SDR-1000

[Steve Baron - KB3MM]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tommy" <aldermant at alltel.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 22:31
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion vs SDR-1000


> Of course the Orion firmware is not and probably never will be open
> source.

Thats good.

 But it sure doesn't cost Orion users very much!
>
> Tommy - W4BQF
>
>
> At Tuesday 06:12 PM 8/30/2005, you wrote:
> >
> > > SDR-1000 is a big plus with few negatives.  You get faster
> > > development (more man-hours of development and test), faster
> > > bugfixes, and lots of creative exchange among users &
> > > programmers all for minimum cost to the manufacturer.  TT and
> > > other vendors, take note!
> >
> >By definition, the "value" of an SDR is going to be in the software, and
not
> >in the diminishing number of hardware bits that front-end it.  Software,
as
> >protected Intellectual Property (IP), is where the value is.  I agree
that
> >there's value in open source.  It's a place for experimentation and
> >innovation.  Ultimately, it's value-less if it's free, and that puts SDR
> >vendors out of business unless the open source eventually becomes closed
and
> >proprietary, and therefore has value as IP.
> >
> >Flex is using open source (read that as free volunteer written software)
to
> >add value to their hardware modules.  You get half a radio at something
more
> >than half the price, and for now the entire back-end part of the radio is
a
> >PC, soundcard, and free software.  As Flex's "half" shrinks where are
they
> >going to make a dime?  The user community isn't suddenly going to be
happy
> >about having to shell out several $000 for the FlexPRO software release,
but
> >if that doesn't happen, the Flex will forever be a tinkerer's radio, even
if
> >an interesting and fun one  ....
> >
> >Grant/NQ5T
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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