[Elecraft] TS-990

[bs usb]

My first experience with radios that require computer support was with a 
Pegasus.  I just had to have one.

Three months later I just had to sell it because I realized that 
reliability was compromised when more than one piece of gear was needed 
for a task that used to be handled by a single piece of gear alone.

Not only that, but I could not effectively use my computer for other 
tasks because it was needed to run the radio.

I still use a computer along with my radio for ham related activities 
but I sleep better knowing I can still engage in ham related activities 
when my computer gets sick.

Computers tend to get sick more often than radios.  At least that has 
been my experience.

Besides,I don't want to give up complete control of my radio to a computer.

Scott Manthe wrote:
> The difference, of course, is that a computer is not REQUIRED to use a 
> K3. The Flex will not function at all without the computer, so the 
> comments about the Flex being dependent on computer hardware are 
> hardly "nonsense."
>
> 73,
> Scott, N9AA
>
>
> On 3/10/15 10:45 AM, Wes (N7WS) wrote:
>> 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
>>
>>
>
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