Jermo
12-15-2006, 10:58 AM
Discussion of what you'd want if you were to design the ultimate radio.
1. Modular Design - hardware upgrades can be done as modules rather than replacing the entire radio.
2. Firmware updatable - most modern microcontroller equipment is firmware updatable to fix issues/add features.
3. Better Balance/adjustable balance - needs to feel good in your hands and/or be fully adjustable. CG of the radio needs to be the neck strap hook.
4. Telemetry support - have battery alarms, RPM readout..etc stuff like that in the TX with the sensors in the RX (or addons which is better).
5. PC interfacable - gives support for sims, saves configurations, loads configurations, allows programming from the PC, allows control from the pc through the TX (can you imagine uploading your configuration and having the old salts tell you where it can be fixed/improved???), allows firmware updates, and manufacturer support via the net.
6. Personalization - encode user info into the radio, if it's stolen the origional owner's info is in the radio and maybe even a authentication method to activate the TX (Basically someone steals it but it's not usable without the passcode) Could use a FOB for security (assumes the FOB is always kept seperate from the TX/RX).
believe it or not these features are well within the scope of current technology used on today's modern rigs (even the DX7).
Jermo
1. Modular Design - hardware upgrades can be done as modules rather than replacing the entire radio.
2. Firmware updatable - most modern microcontroller equipment is firmware updatable to fix issues/add features.
3. Better Balance/adjustable balance - needs to feel good in your hands and/or be fully adjustable. CG of the radio needs to be the neck strap hook.
4. Telemetry support - have battery alarms, RPM readout..etc stuff like that in the TX with the sensors in the RX (or addons which is better).
5. PC interfacable - gives support for sims, saves configurations, loads configurations, allows programming from the PC, allows control from the pc through the TX (can you imagine uploading your configuration and having the old salts tell you where it can be fixed/improved???), allows firmware updates, and manufacturer support via the net.
6. Personalization - encode user info into the radio, if it's stolen the origional owner's info is in the radio and maybe even a authentication method to activate the TX (Basically someone steals it but it's not usable without the passcode) Could use a FOB for security (assumes the FOB is always kept seperate from the TX/RX).
believe it or not these features are well within the scope of current technology used on today's modern rigs (even the DX7).
Jermo