[Elecraft] SDRs and embedded processors

[Alan Bloom]

On Tue, 2012-05-22 at 10:54 -0700, Jim Lowman wrote:
...
> But isn't there another problem lurking with passing time?
> I refer to the obsolescence of some dedicated processors that
> are no longer available from their source.
> 
> Will Elecraft be able to support these embedded processors
> well into the future? 

That may be one reason why Elecraft has chosen to go with mostly PIC
processors.  Microchip has been very good about continuing to make and
support their older designs.  (Have they ever obsoleted a PIC
processor?)

Alan N1AL