[Elecraft] K3: is it SDR?

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

-----Original Message-----

Lyle,

My opinion on the subject.

Since you and Wayne hold and write the firmware, in your hands, it is 
fully an SDR.
But I believe in the hands of the user, it could be called an "FDR" - 
Firmware Defined Radio.
The Flex on the other hand uses open source code that *can* be modified 
by the user, so that is closer to an SDR than the K3.
But in reality, most Flex users will not create their own code for it, 
they will use someone else's like 'firmware', so they too have an 'FDR'

I know it is a subtle distinction, and we may never settle on what is 
and what isn't.

73,
Don W3FPR

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I've been reading this thread trying to understand "what's the point?" 

Is it just a desire among some to have the latest technology "buzz word" on
the operating desk or is there some more significant issue? 

Perhaps my old Viking Ranger should be defined as a "vacuum-defined radio". 

No, wait, that's my head...

Ron AC7AC