[TenTec] Elecraft K3 vs Orion?

[Duane - N9DG]

--- K4IA at aol.com wrote:

> If so, how is it that Elecraft, not particularly known for 
> software development 
> can produce the software that has eluded the Orion for 4 
> years now?  

The person responsible for the DSP piece of the K3 is from
what I can tell an "outsourced" provider and not actually a
member of Elecraft payroll. Ditto for much of the K3's
hardware design team. A similar situation appears to be the
case for the Flex-5000 as well.

So that begs the question are we seeing the beginnings of a
new trend where our radios will increasingly be designed by
"hired guns" instead of being done exclusively by a
manufacturer's own payroll staff? As you may recall a
significant part of the original Orion's design work was more
or less outsourced as well. 

It will all be interesting to watch for sure.

Duane
N9DG


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