Larry Kayser wrote:
>
> Wishes for an OMNI VII radio
>
> Dump the front panel, let us do custom software on a PC for each type of
> activity, Contesting, CW operating etc.
>
> Digital control of the AF and RF gain controls as well as all other functions
>
> Lots of good filters as suggested by others.
>
> DSP in the IF level with full control by the operator, all changes to
> filtering on the fly without stopping to reconfigure.
>
> Ten Tec QSK
>
> 150 W of output power
>
I like this list after "Lots of filters...".
I'd disagree with dumping the front panel and full digital control. What
good is a radio that *requires* buying a PC to run? What if I don't run
Windoze(tm), which would most likely be the supported OS (and I use the
term OS loosely)? Having a computer interface shouldn't preclude having
a user interface on the radio. At some point, it seems to me that
digital everything becomes just adding doodads and complexity (and
noise, BTW) to achieve what's done more reliably, inexpensively,
elegantly, and yes, even better, with oft-maligned analog design. Both
analog and digital methods have their places in top end radio design.
Happy holidays to all.
73, KE3KR
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chuck
Chuck Murcko
The Topsail Group, West Chester PA USA
chuck@topsail.org
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