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Building a new shortwave tube radio
On 12/16/2011 12:23 AM, flipper wrote:
Computers cost around 10x as much as a radio. So the extra cost of modularising is low in percentage terms for pcs, but high for radios. And the savings of modularisation for pcs are medium to high, but for radios are mostly low. Yeah, I just don't see it but, hey, if someone has the guts and capital then that's what free enterprise is all about. NT Actually, I see a distinct possibility that, that may just happen. If you examine ebay closely, you will notice the chinese and HK are direct marketing to the USA, using NO middle man here. Like any developing industrial nation, the life blood is innovation and "going where no man has gone before." Once China realize it has no need to let corps profit, here, from their sweat there, they will have the equip. and cheap labor in place to bring communication receivers and xmitters up to the current age, and damn cheaply ... plus, they wont have the overhead of the "politics" and proprietary thinking which plagues our present lazy and monopolistic companies here ... anyway, just a possibility. Regards, JS |
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Building a new shortwave tube radio
On 12/16/2011 12:39 AM, flipper wrote:
On Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:21:58 -0800, John wrote: On 12/2/2011 7:06 PM, flipper wrote: ... Bottom line, for the performance/cost ratio you can't beat solid state and a robot assembling the stuff at warp speed. And it can be done so cheaply you're better off to chuck it and buy another one assembled at warp speed. NT Yeah, like computers. Actually, no, and that was the point. They're not 'like computers'. ... You are gravely mistaken, top of the line contain a CPU, PLL freq control, dynamic and static data storage (RAM & harddrive), etc., or are simply computer controlled through USB ... indeed, they only need be a card on the motherboard of computer ... But I wouldn't if, like the 'modular TV' brought up elsewhere (or a radio), each of the 'modular parts' cost darn near as much as the whole thing. Or, put the other way, I wouldn't if I could buy a 'whole' new one for only a little more than the cost of a hard drive. Yeah, that is the part which need fixed ... Modularized radio and you could have dozens of audio boards, low to high end audio, right up to HD ... new dials, new readouts, new 3.0 USB interface to a computer, etc. If you're going to replace all that you might as well save the interface crap and stuff the rest of the parts for a whole radio. No, a simple receiver only need be a card in my computer, or a USB dongle --albeit might be a large one. Not to mention there's no reason to 'right up to' HD when the detector isn't and the band isn't either. So you have to change all that, which is a whole blooming radio. I was talking HD screens on TVs ... No, modular radio simply would be best for consumer and bad for manufacturers ... who like very proprietary systems ... "Like a computer," eh? they would scream at having to attempt with a generic radio platform which could be just am or any combination right up to microwave bands ... Ah yes, the good ole 'industry conspiracy' crap. But, you did manage to mention the real truth of why it is not demanded by consumers ... consumers are simply too stoopid to realize the benefits and ask for them ... end of story. I can see you're not going to be in the sales department. Regards, JS Sounds like you suffer "brand loyalty" and proprietary thinking ... what I am pointing out needs changed ... Regards, JS |
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Building a new shortwave tube radio
On Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:13:50 -0800, John Smith
wrote: On 12/16/2011 12:39 AM, flipper wrote: On Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:21:58 -0800, John wrote: On 12/2/2011 7:06 PM, flipper wrote: ... Bottom line, for the performance/cost ratio you can't beat solid state and a robot assembling the stuff at warp speed. And it can be done so cheaply you're better off to chuck it and buy another one assembled at warp speed. NT Yeah, like computers. Actually, no, and that was the point. They're not 'like computers'. ... You are gravely mistaken, top of the line contain a CPU, PLL freq control, dynamic and static data storage (RAM & harddrive), etc., or are simply computer controlled through USB ... indeed, they only need be a card on the motherboard of computer ... No, I'm not 'mistaken'. DSPs and microcontrollers are not like the 'modular computer' you were speaking of nor are the reasons and cost/benefit ratios even remotely similar. But I wouldn't if, like the 'modular TV' brought up elsewhere (or a radio), each of the 'modular parts' cost darn near as much as the whole thing. Or, put the other way, I wouldn't if I could buy a 'whole' new one for only a little more than the cost of a hard drive. Yeah, that is the part which need fixed ... Good luck. It's not likely to be because of the component costs, manufacturing efficiencies, and market demand. A hard drive, for example, is 'naturally' a 'modular component' because the platters, motor, head mechanism, read/write electronics, interface, and air tight enclosure are all necessary for the thing to function regardless of any 'intent' to make it 'modular'. On the other end, sound cards and NICs, which used to be your 'modular components', are usually integrated onto the motherboard these days and the trend is to do the same with the display card. AMD even integrates these into their APU processors. Fact of the matter is large scale integration and automated board assembly are fantastic cost savers and, using the above examples, by the time you consider the 'modular cost' of additional board real estate, connectors, mechanicals, handling, stock and packaging the on-board sound and NIC are essentially 'free', or less. Btw, for a large chunk of consumers your 'modular computer' isn't seen as 'modular' because even replacing the internal hard drive is a frightening mystery and you might as well ask them to do brain surgery on themselves as imagine they'll ever replace a motherboard. Modularized radio and you could have dozens of audio boards, low to high end audio, right up to HD ... new dials, new readouts, new 3.0 USB interface to a computer, etc. If you're going to replace all that you might as well save the interface crap and stuff the rest of the parts for a whole radio. No, a simple receiver only need be a card in my computer, or a USB dongle --albeit might be a large one. Your 'simple receiver' on a card or dongle isn't a 'modular radio' and people looking for a 'travel' receiver are going to have a hard time backpacking a PC. Okay, so "that's not the market." Fine. What *is* the market, how big is it, what do they really want, and what would they pay for it? Not to mention there's no reason to 'right up to' HD when the detector isn't and the band isn't either. So you have to change all that, which is a whole blooming radio. I was talking HD screens on TVs ... You said "Modularized radio and you could have dozens of audio boards... right up to HD" Look, this is typical, what I call, 'engineers syndrome': fascination with technology and 'what you could do'. That's a wonderful thing, and necessary, but what's missing is whether it actually serves a need and whether people would buy it. It's also a common 'marketing survey' mistake. "Which of the following features would you like? check box check box check box check box " Well, hell yes I'd 'like' all those. Add "would you pay $x for it" and the answers are usually quite different. No, modular radio simply would be best for consumer and bad for manufacturers ... who like very proprietary systems ... "Like a computer," eh? they would scream at having to attempt with a generic radio platform which could be just am or any combination right up to microwave bands ... Ah yes, the good ole 'industry conspiracy' crap. But, you did manage to mention the real truth of why it is not demanded by consumers ... consumers are simply too stoopid to realize the benefits and ask for them ... end of story. I can see you're not going to be in the sales department. Regards, JS Sounds like you suffer "brand loyalty" and proprietary thinking ... No, I'm just using my product manager hat and, as I said in another post, I just don't see it. But maybe that's because everyone makes little but grandiose generic claims with no specifics. what I am pointing out needs changed ... Says you. The real question is how many would pay good money for what? And I mean specifically, not "would you like a modular radio?" Hell, yes, I'd 'like' a modular radio. "Would you pay $??? for it?" Well, that's another question. Regards, JS |
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Building a new shortwave tube radio
On 12/16/2011 5:17 PM, flipper wrote:
On Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:13:50 -0800, John wrote: On 12/16/2011 12:39 AM, flipper wrote: On Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:21:58 -0800, John wrote: On 12/2/2011 7:06 PM, flipper wrote: ... Bottom line, for the performance/cost ratio you can't beat solid state and a robot assembling the stuff at warp speed. And it can be done so cheaply you're better off to chuck it and buy another one assembled at warp speed. NT Yeah, like computers. Actually, no, and that was the point. They're not 'like computers'. ... You are gravely mistaken, top of the line contain a CPU, PLL freq control, dynamic and static data storage (RAM& harddrive), etc., or are simply computer controlled through USB ... indeed, they only need be a card on the motherboard of computer ... No, I'm not 'mistaken'. DSPs and microcontrollers are not like the 'modular computer' you were speaking of nor are the reasons and cost/benefit ratios even remotely similar. But I wouldn't if, like the 'modular TV' brought up elsewhere (or a radio), each of the 'modular parts' cost darn near as much as the whole thing. Or, put the other way, I wouldn't if I could buy a 'whole' new one for only a little more than the cost of a hard drive. Yeah, that is the part which need fixed ... Good luck. It's not likely to be because of the component costs, manufacturing efficiencies, and market demand. A hard drive, for example, is 'naturally' a 'modular component' because the platters, motor, head mechanism, read/write electronics, interface, and air tight enclosure are all necessary for the thing to function regardless of any 'intent' to make it 'modular'. On the other end, sound cards and NICs, which used to be your 'modular components', are usually integrated onto the motherboard these days and the trend is to do the same with the display card. AMD even integrates these into their APU processors. Fact of the matter is large scale integration and automated board assembly are fantastic cost savers and, using the above examples, by the time you consider the 'modular cost' of additional board real estate, connectors, mechanicals, handling, stock and packaging the on-board sound and NIC are essentially 'free', or less. Btw, for a large chunk of consumers your 'modular computer' isn't seen as 'modular' because even replacing the internal hard drive is a frightening mystery and you might as well ask them to do brain surgery on themselves as imagine they'll ever replace a motherboard. Modularized radio and you could have dozens of audio boards, low to high end audio, right up to HD ... new dials, new readouts, new 3.0 USB interface to a computer, etc. If you're going to replace all that you might as well save the interface crap and stuff the rest of the parts for a whole radio. No, a simple receiver only need be a card in my computer, or a USB dongle --albeit might be a large one. Your 'simple receiver' on a card or dongle isn't a 'modular radio' and people looking for a 'travel' receiver are going to have a hard time backpacking a PC. Okay, so "that's not the market." Fine. What *is* the market, how big is it, what do they really want, and what would they pay for it? Not to mention there's no reason to 'right up to' HD when the detector isn't and the band isn't either. So you have to change all that, which is a whole blooming radio. I was talking HD screens on TVs ... You said "Modularized radio and you could have dozens of audio boards... right up to HD" Look, this is typical, what I call, 'engineers syndrome': fascination with technology and 'what you could do'. That's a wonderful thing, and necessary, but what's missing is whether it actually serves a need and whether people would buy it. It's also a common 'marketing survey' mistake. "Which of the following features would you like?check box check box check box check box " Well, hell yes I'd 'like' all those. Add "would you pay $x for it" and the answers are usually quite different. No, modular radio simply would be best for consumer and bad for manufacturers ... who like very proprietary systems ... "Like a computer," eh? they would scream at having to attempt with a generic radio platform which could be just am or any combination right up to microwave bands ... Ah yes, the good ole 'industry conspiracy' crap. But, you did manage to mention the real truth of why it is not demanded by consumers ... consumers are simply too stoopid to realize the benefits and ask for them ... end of story. I can see you're not going to be in the sales department. Regards, JS Sounds like you suffer "brand loyalty" and proprietary thinking ... No, I'm just using my product manager hat and, as I said in another post, I just don't see it. But maybe that's because everyone makes little but grandiose generic claims with no specifics. what I am pointing out needs changed ... Says you. The real question is how many would pay good money for what? And I mean specifically, not "would you like a modular radio?" Hell, yes, I'd 'like' a modular radio. "Would you pay $??? for it?" Well, that's another question. Regards, JS Yeah, everything was once impossible, that number of "impossible things" shrinks daily ... only one thing is certain in this world, if you say impossible and live long enough, you will be proven wrong ... Regards, JS |
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Building a new shortwave tube radio
On Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:27:56 -0800, John Smith
wrote: On 12/16/2011 5:17 PM, flipper wrote: On Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:13:50 -0800, John wrote: On 12/16/2011 12:39 AM, flipper wrote: On Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:21:58 -0800, John wrote: On 12/2/2011 7:06 PM, flipper wrote: ... Bottom line, for the performance/cost ratio you can't beat solid state and a robot assembling the stuff at warp speed. And it can be done so cheaply you're better off to chuck it and buy another one assembled at warp speed. NT Yeah, like computers. Actually, no, and that was the point. They're not 'like computers'. ... You are gravely mistaken, top of the line contain a CPU, PLL freq control, dynamic and static data storage (RAM& harddrive), etc., or are simply computer controlled through USB ... indeed, they only need be a card on the motherboard of computer ... No, I'm not 'mistaken'. DSPs and microcontrollers are not like the 'modular computer' you were speaking of nor are the reasons and cost/benefit ratios even remotely similar. But I wouldn't if, like the 'modular TV' brought up elsewhere (or a radio), each of the 'modular parts' cost darn near as much as the whole thing. Or, put the other way, I wouldn't if I could buy a 'whole' new one for only a little more than the cost of a hard drive. Yeah, that is the part which need fixed ... Good luck. It's not likely to be because of the component costs, manufacturing efficiencies, and market demand. A hard drive, for example, is 'naturally' a 'modular component' because the platters, motor, head mechanism, read/write electronics, interface, and air tight enclosure are all necessary for the thing to function regardless of any 'intent' to make it 'modular'. On the other end, sound cards and NICs, which used to be your 'modular components', are usually integrated onto the motherboard these days and the trend is to do the same with the display card. AMD even integrates these into their APU processors. Fact of the matter is large scale integration and automated board assembly are fantastic cost savers and, using the above examples, by the time you consider the 'modular cost' of additional board real estate, connectors, mechanicals, handling, stock and packaging the on-board sound and NIC are essentially 'free', or less. Btw, for a large chunk of consumers your 'modular computer' isn't seen as 'modular' because even replacing the internal hard drive is a frightening mystery and you might as well ask them to do brain surgery on themselves as imagine they'll ever replace a motherboard. Modularized radio and you could have dozens of audio boards, low to high end audio, right up to HD ... new dials, new readouts, new 3.0 USB interface to a computer, etc. If you're going to replace all that you might as well save the interface crap and stuff the rest of the parts for a whole radio. No, a simple receiver only need be a card in my computer, or a USB dongle --albeit might be a large one. Your 'simple receiver' on a card or dongle isn't a 'modular radio' and people looking for a 'travel' receiver are going to have a hard time backpacking a PC. Okay, so "that's not the market." Fine. What *is* the market, how big is it, what do they really want, and what would they pay for it? Not to mention there's no reason to 'right up to' HD when the detector isn't and the band isn't either. So you have to change all that, which is a whole blooming radio. I was talking HD screens on TVs ... You said "Modularized radio and you could have dozens of audio boards... right up to HD" Look, this is typical, what I call, 'engineers syndrome': fascination with technology and 'what you could do'. That's a wonderful thing, and necessary, but what's missing is whether it actually serves a need and whether people would buy it. It's also a common 'marketing survey' mistake. "Which of the following features would you like?check box check box check box check box " Well, hell yes I'd 'like' all those. Add "would you pay $x for it" and the answers are usually quite different. No, modular radio simply would be best for consumer and bad for manufacturers ... who like very proprietary systems ... "Like a computer," eh? they would scream at having to attempt with a generic radio platform which could be just am or any combination right up to microwave bands ... Ah yes, the good ole 'industry conspiracy' crap. But, you did manage to mention the real truth of why it is not demanded by consumers ... consumers are simply too stoopid to realize the benefits and ask for them ... end of story. I can see you're not going to be in the sales department. Regards, JS Sounds like you suffer "brand loyalty" and proprietary thinking ... No, I'm just using my product manager hat and, as I said in another post, I just don't see it. But maybe that's because everyone makes little but grandiose generic claims with no specifics. what I am pointing out needs changed ... Says you. The real question is how many would pay good money for what? And I mean specifically, not "would you like a modular radio?" Hell, yes, I'd 'like' a modular radio. "Would you pay $??? for it?" Well, that's another question. Regards, JS Yeah, everything was once impossible, that number of "impossible things" shrinks daily ... only one thing is certain in this world, if you say impossible and live long enough, you will be proven wrong ... No one said "impossible" and that's not the question. The question is would enough people want to pay the price for whatever it is. Regards, JS |
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On 12/16/2011 7:34 PM, flipper wrote:
... Yeah, everything was once impossible, that number of "impossible things" shrinks daily ... only one thing is certain in this world, if you say impossible and live long enough, you will be proven wrong ... No one said "impossible" and that's not the question. The question is would enough people want to pay the price for whatever it is. Regards, JS As the old saying, "The longest journey begins with the first step" -- paraphrased. So is the "journey into it can't be done", one step at a time, the first step beginning it, the journey ends with what we have now ... Regards, JS |
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On Sat, 17 Dec 2011 09:48:50 -0800, John Smith
wrote: On 12/16/2011 7:34 PM, flipper wrote: ... Yeah, everything was once impossible, that number of "impossible things" shrinks daily ... only one thing is certain in this world, if you say impossible and live long enough, you will be proven wrong ... No one said "impossible" and that's not the question. The question is would enough people want to pay the price for whatever it is. Regards, JS As the old saying, "The longest journey begins with the first step" -- paraphrased. So is the "journey into it can't be done", one step at a time, the first step beginning it, the journey ends with what we have now ... Regards, JS As the old saying goes, "truth hurts" and the question remains, would enough people want to pay the price for whatever it is, no matter how much the arm waving and platitudes. |
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On 12/17/2011 3:44 PM, flipper wrote:
... As the old saying goes, "truth hurts" and the question remains, would enough people want to pay the price for whatever it is, no matter how much the arm waving and platitudes. Actually, I have purchased my last SW radio ... unless new life comes in, somewhere, some time ... others mileage may vary ... most worthwhile content can now be found on the net -- without static and fading ... So, actually, you are quite correct, it looks to be a moot point, until something changes ... Regards, JS |
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Every Journey Begins With a Trip to AAA for maps!
On Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:44:36 -0600, flipper wrote:
On Sat, 17 Dec 2011 09:48:50 -0800, John Smith wrote: On 12/16/2011 7:34 PM, flipper wrote: ... Yeah, everything was once impossible, that number of "impossible things" shrinks daily ... only one thing is certain in this world, if you say impossible and live long enough, you will be proven wrong ... No one said "impossible" and that's not the question. The question is would enough people want to pay the price for whatever it is. Regards, JS As the old saying, "The longest journey begins with the first step" -- paraphrased. So is the "journey into it can't be done", one step at a time, the first step beginning it, the journey ends with what we have now ... Regards, JS As the old saying goes, "truth hurts" and the question remains, would enough people want to pay the price for whatever it is, no matter how much the arm waving and platitudes. |
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Every Journey Begins With a Trip to AAA for maps!
On 12/18/2011 4:44 AM, dave wrote:
On Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:44:36 -0600, flipper wrote: On Sat, 17 Dec 2011 09:48:50 -0800, John wrote: On 12/16/2011 7:34 PM, flipper wrote: ... Yeah, everything was once impossible, that number of "impossible things" shrinks daily ... only one thing is certain in this world, if you say impossible and live long enough, you will be proven wrong ... No one said "impossible" and that's not the question. The question is would enough people want to pay the price for whatever it is. Regards, JS As the old saying, "The longest journey begins with the first step" -- paraphrased. So is the "journey into it can't be done", one step at a time, the first step beginning it, the journey ends with what we have now ... Regards, JS As the old saying goes, "truth hurts" and the question remains, would enough people want to pay the price for whatever it is, no matter how much the arm waving and platitudes. What? You found a AAA map with all the medical marijuana dispensaries depicted on it, routes and location of local bong stores? GREAT!!!! Regards, JS |
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