[Elecraft] [OT] Dayton- new hf rigs?

[Don Wilhelm]

Sebastian,

Your "as we have known it" phrase is telling - I think that attitude is 
prevalent among hams, but military and other users of SDR would not agree.

An SDR can be implemented by means of software in a personal computer 
*OR* embedded computing device (see 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software-defined_radio)

Taking the second alternative, Elecraft already has 2 SDRs - the K3 and 
the KX3.

I believe other SDRs are moving toward the embedded processor approach 
because it does away with obsolescence due to changes in personal 
computers - note that the early Flex transceivers used Firewire.  Try to 
find a modern laptop that has a firewire interface.  I know there are 
Firewire cards available for desktops, but many SDR users insist on 
using laptops so things can be "portable".



On 5/21/2012 6:27 PM, Sebastian, W4AS wrote:
> So if the new Flex doesn't require a top of the line PC to operate and already has much of the processing power inside, then I would say it's no longer a software defined transceiver in the traditional sense as we've known it (as the 3000/5000), and perhaps should be called a software assisted radio.  Did I just coin a new phrase?
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