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On Sun, 08 May 2005 12:23:14 -0700, Roy Lewallen
wrote: As one of the "other people", I find it kind of insulting. Do you really think his is a valid point of view, that everyone else should jump up and implement his great idea, while this anonymous person's job is to tell us what we should do? I really do think that a caustic comment was appropriate. Roy Lewallen, W7EL I don't know about the 'caustic comment', but I believe the OP has a serious lack of understanding about both manufacturing and marketing. The radios we use today are extremely complex and sophisticated. Keeping everything from interacting and interfering with each other inside seems to be a challenge for engineers. How much more a challenge would a radio as he suggested be? Also, from a marketing stand point, has he noticed how Kenwood and Icom connections are so very different? The manufacturers don't want users using many outside options. And what about the cost of adding all those connections for the competitors to add modules? Who gets to pay for all that? If you do get one, how do you know it won't draw too much current and burn up something else, interact with another component causing RFI, or what-have-you? If there should be progress, it should be in the software operation of these rigs. I believe there is much progress there, although in regards to the 706 line, Icom does have some room for improvement. just my opinion... Buck -- For what it's worth. |
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