1. size.
2. needless complexity.
3. price!

Bob, K8LR, [log in to unmask]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "Bob, K8LR" <[log in to unmask]>
Cc: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:13 AM
Subject: Re: dayton report


Why were you not impressed? The size?  Asside from the cost, I have one
and it is one heck of a radio!! I'm still learning all it can do.
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.


On Tue,
21 May 2013, Bob, K8LR wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I was at Dayton on Saturday and I finally had a chance to look at the 
> TS990.
> I was not impressed.  What a huge hefty transceiver!  I don't have room 
> for
> it in my shack.
>
> Bob, K8LR, [log in to unmask]
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary Lee" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 7:58 PM
> Subject: Dayton report
>
>
> Well, went to Dayton friday and saturday  Didn't pick up the backpack, =
> so forgot the radio.
>
> These were the highlights for me.
>
> 1. took a look at the ken wood ts990 What an impressive looking rig.
> Liked the speech.
> Didn't like the price tag.  But may be saving my pennies.
>
> 2. stopped at the alinco booth.  Looked at the r8t.  Seemed like a cute =
> little basic hf rig.  no speech, but seems simple enough that it could =
> be usable.  I intend to do some more research here.
>
> 3.  stopped bye the tokyo hy-power booth.  They had a mock up of a =
> proposed 40 through  6 meter ht.
> Talked with the factory guy there.  We had some language difficulties, =
> but once he got the idea, he took nearly a half page of notes on =
> accessibility suggestions.  I hope that bares fruit.
>
> 4. Saw Ed griffin's booth.  Got hands on the x1m qrp transceiver.  Ed is =
> looking into adding strategic beeps for navigation, and I have written =
> John Hansen about what the qsyer expects in terms of voltage levels and =
> such.
> Seems that if the rig uses vi-v, then the qsyer is our best hope for it.
>
> Finally, sat in on a forum on microcontrolers and small one-board =
> computers in the ham shack.  There is a device called the beagle bone.  =
> The new model is the beagle bone black.  This is an arm 1 ghz processor =
> with 512 mb ram usb, ethernet, hdmi video, audio in and out, and a large =
> number of controllable i/o pins and dacs.
> A remote station controller made from one of these was shown.  using =
> this plus a pic, the device controlled the rig, roter, a power strip =
> switch, and other functions.  All via tcp/ip.
>
> The beagle bone is $45.00.  Think I'll get one to tinker with.
>
> More as I figure things out.
>  =20
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