[Boatanchors] WJ-8716 newbie questions

[J. Forster]

The firmware could well be for the Harris RF-590 which has loads of micros (at
least 3) and is very complicated to remote (dependent on 590 or -A or -H).

The advantage, AFAIK, of the W-J is that they are built of mostly pretty
standard parts of the day and are not loaded with custom and ASIC like newer
high end radios. They are generally very well built stuff and are repairable.
The P Rx list has a site where anyone can D/L manuals, last seen.

-John



shoppa_boatanchors at trailing-edge.com wrote:

> mikea <mikea at mikea.ath.cx> wrote:
> > My reading of the Premium-RX list includes a fair number of folks with
> > W-J radios asking how to get current firmware without spending lots of
> > cash. Apparently this is a recurrent problem, and W-J wants two prices
> > for those little chips.
>
> The WJ-8716 as I understand it does not have a microprocessor on it, just
> some SSI and MSI chips for the digital display and some switching.
> (The remote control option may very well have had a microprocessor).
>
> My interest in the 8716 is precisely because it doesn't have firmware!
>
> Tim.