XPost: rec.radio.shortwave   
   From: HaxxaFunn@gmx.com   
      
   On 12/2/2011 7:06 PM, flipper wrote:   
      
   > ...   
   > Bottom line, for the performance/cost ratio you can't beat solid state   
   > and a robot assembling the stuff at warp speed. And it can be done so   
   > cheaply you're better off to chuck it and buy another one assembled at   
   > warp speed.   
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   >> NT   
      
   Yeah, like computers.  Every year I build another, from components ...   
   however, I usually choose to keep my video card if no major improvements   
   in them are available ... keep my 1200W power supply--since it still   
   provide much more power than I am using, keep my network card ...   
      
   But,  a new motherboard is something frequently upgraded--along with   
   processor ... maybe memory ... maybe hard disk ... etc.   
      
   Modularized radio and you could have dozens of audio boards, low to high   
   end audio, right up to HD ... new dials, new readouts, new 3.0 USB   
   interface to a computer, etc.   
      
   No, modular radio simply would be best for consumer and bad for   
   manufacturers ... who like very proprietary systems ... they would   
   scream at having to attempt with a generic radio platform which could be   
   just am or any combination right up to microwave bands ...   
      
   But, you did manage to mention the real truth of why it is not demanded   
   by consumers ... consumers are simply too stoopid to realize the   
   benefits and ask for them ... end of story.   
      
   Regards,   
   JS   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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