The answer lies in time, ultimately that is the test.
10 years from now, will the SDR people or the open source supporters still
be supporting it, and developing newer items...
Ten Tec has a proven record over several decades. They are not dependent on
amateur radio income, Yaesu, Kenwood & Icom are also very diversified in
their products and markets. Thus I beleive they all will be around for a
while.
There are many examples of radio startups, that don't succeed for lack of a
wide market or people to work with them. My favorite antenna company is no
more...
Elecraft seems to be an exception and following a different path.
Hopefully SDR people & Elecraft do not use debt and can weather the econimic
storms that Heath ultimately fell to.
Best wishes,
Rich
K5SF
>From: "Ed Cummins" <edcummins@comcast.net>
>Reply-To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
>To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec@contesting.com>
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] What's going on with the O2?
>Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 19:01:49 -0400
>
>I am curious about the SDR 1000. Since no hardware/software is ever done
>right forever as technology marches forward is this approach more
>reasonable/practical than the Ten Tec hardware/firmware route ?
>
>Granted that both will suffer from obsolescence given time it seems that
>the
>Ten Tec route may be able to preserve more of your economic value. Used
>TenTec rigs would have a depreciated value that I believe would be greater
>than that of a software defined rig. That given the fully software
>defined
>rig may have more features and user adjustments than a hardware/firmware
>version.
>
>Interesting thoughts
>
>Ed W3ETC
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
>On Behalf Of John Merrill
>Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 1:49 PM
>To: roncasa@verizon.net; Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] What's going on with the O2?
>
>I'm buying an SDR1000 which i know is never done right :-).
>
>
>On Oct 13, 2005, at 1:42 PM, ron wrote:
>
> > yes, I think the Orion was done right. They made a honest attempt to
> > manufacture a good radio. (smile)
> >
> > Ron wb1hga
> >
> > John Merrill wrote:
> >
> >> Do you think the OrionI was done right?
> >>
> >
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