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For decades we have been struggling with COM ports and OS variants. In the 1980s I wrote DOS dBase programs, compiling with an assembly language program, to send information via COM1/2 to JRC NRD, Kenwood, and Lowe HF receivers. It seen so simple then. Since the1990s Iterations of Windows (and Mac to a lesser degree) have confounded the PC end user who is missing a driver or connector or the latest software upgrade which invariably fails to load on the older and slower box. Ovrr the yesrs I admit to hammering on a few PCs sending them to the metal scrap yards happy hunting grounds. It just felt good to do.
What about a new tact to program scanners and, say, amateur radio handheld units? Let"s be free as birds.
Background: I rarely turn on an old Wintel laptop anymore (maybe 2-4 times a year just to define Gmail filters). I haven't regretted it for 5-8 years now. An Android tablet, light, portable, 10+ hour battery life, WiFi and 4G support, is relatively inexpensive.
Challenge: Let's jump to the future and do programming of consumer scanners and amateur radio transceivers and handi-talkies with 4G/WiFi/Bluetooth technology using our commodity-level tablets and phones. Dump the PCs, detach the cables, and throw over the work table.
What say you all?
What about a new tact to program scanners and, say, amateur radio handheld units? Let"s be free as birds.
Background: I rarely turn on an old Wintel laptop anymore (maybe 2-4 times a year just to define Gmail filters). I haven't regretted it for 5-8 years now. An Android tablet, light, portable, 10+ hour battery life, WiFi and 4G support, is relatively inexpensive.
Challenge: Let's jump to the future and do programming of consumer scanners and amateur radio transceivers and handi-talkies with 4G/WiFi/Bluetooth technology using our commodity-level tablets and phones. Dump the PCs, detach the cables, and throw over the work table.
What say you all?