[Elecraft] TS-990

[Wes (N7WS)]

First a disclaimer:  I don't own a Flex radio (and it is a radio)  The closest 
I've come is using an LP Pan on the i-f output of a K3, which I do own.

But this argument is simply nonsense.  If the radio breaks---they actually do 
you know---you're (note spelling) off the air too.

And try as I might, I can't see Internet spots on my K3, nor can I use it to 
keep my banking records, write email, do antenna modeling, etc.  For this I 
still need a computer.  And believe it or not, that same computer is connected 
to my K3 and I would be lost without it.  I don't want to go back to my BC-342 
and crystal-controlled 6L6, which some still think are the only "real" radios. 
Time marches on...try to keep up.

Wes  N7WS


  3/10/2015 6:04 AM, Kevin Stover wrote:
> The plain and simple fact is that if you have a Flex you are dependent on the 
> computer you are running.
> Computer breaks, and of course they do, your (sic) off the air. SIMPLE.
> I read the minimum requirements to run the 6000 series. Half of the PC's in 
> use by Hams won't cut it.
>
> Minimum, Windows Vista SP2, Dual Core 64 bit processor, Video card 256 MB 
> memory, Direct X 10 or higher ,Net 4.0 or higher. Those are minimums. You can 
> probably run SmartSDR with that but if it's like most software it will run 
> like crap on it's minimum requirements.
>
> SDR's like the K3 aren't dependent on any other piece of hardware or software.
> You can run it and it will perform well without ever being hooked up to a PC.