[hpsdr] PowerSDR, cuSDR and new GUI for HPSDR

[Hans Remeeus]

Very loud applause!!

73, Hans.


Vriendelijke groeten,
Hans Remeeus (PA1HR/OE3JRC)
http://www.remeeus.eu
http://www.hansremeeus.nl
Communication is about people, the rest is technology.

Op 24-10-2016 om 11:12 schreef Michael:
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> Dear SDR enthusiasts,
>
> there are different motivations for people involved in latest art 
> SDRs. Most people here develop HW & SW on a voluntary base in their 
> free time to contribute something outstanding to the HAM radio 
> community, to radio development overall and maybe also drive 
> technology to a new level. You can not imagine how big the 'Thank You' 
> is from those people who know what it takes to develop such HW & SW!
>
> On the other side this project has left by far the enthusiast's group 
> as Apache Labs drives distribution of ANANs through major HAM 
> suppliers to a much wider audience. Maybe not to make a fortune, but 
> clearly to run a business. But this wider audience has different 
> needs. They will for sure honor latest fancy developments in DSP but 
> their major contact with 'the project' is the GUI. Their expectation 
> is to have a state of the art interface like CUSDR, VAC and virtual 
> COM integration etc. They will benchmark every development against 
> Flexradio, other SDR-software, even against IC7300 and new rigs with 
> renewed interface/GUI.
>
> Here is the issue. Does the core team has enough motivation to invest 
> a lot of time on something 'boring' like a new GUI and driver 
> integration with the next project already in progress? Probably not. 
> Is Apache Labs able to rework the business case and invest time and 
> money in software development for a state of the art software adaption 
> with a focus on GUI and driver integration? Who knows?
>
> The only fact is that there are thousands of OMs out there, owning an 
> ANAN who have a strong desire to get a software like CUSDR for RX/TX 
> up and running soon. From my perspective, if there is no plan to 
> provide a new GUI there is a risk that current perception of the great 
> HPSDR project could be negatively influenced. The question of a 
> discussion should be 'How' to get a new GUI, not 'If'.
>
> 73 Michael, DG5MK
>
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