[Elecraft] TS-990

[Don Wilhelm]

I am "old school".  Yes, I have a 6 core AMD computer with 8GB of memory 
dedicated to the ham station, but I do not use it a lot for rig control 
- its main use right now is to give me a panadapter display, but that 
part will soon be replaced by a P3.
I still paper log, and automated spots do not excite me - I can bring up 
the spots on the computer and then dial the K3 to that frequency should 
I be so inclined.
It causes me to think about what I am doing in the hamshack.  Those hams 
who arbitrarily click on spots do not excite me.  I prefer to hear the 
DX first rather than just transmitting without regard to others just 
because a spot says there is something of interest at that frequency.  
In other words, if you can't hear them, don't transmit - the ham bands 
would be much more sane if everyone did likewise.  Just my not so humble 
opinion.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 3/10/2015 7:17 PM, Kevin Stover wrote:
> You can't see Internet spots or balance your checkbook or read the 
> Elecraft reflector and run that "radio" at the same time. I guarantee 
> it. So....you get to buy a top of the line high performance PC to run 
> your radio.
> I find it interesting that nowhere that I've seen does Flex give a 
> minimum requirement for om-board memory.
>