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The question is always asked why would anyone want an sdr with knobs.
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Just need a little Voice command and some Ai and all set now.0
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I've got a touchscreen on Windows 10. It's cool with SmartSDR.0
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I like the Flex control. I'm proficient with a mouse, but for fine tuning you can't beat the flex control. Well worth the money and the wait.0
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Buy a 40" Samsung UHF TV for about $350. The 3840x2160 resolution will **** your mind. (but you need a decent graphics card to drive that resolution. I use a NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1050).0
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My personal preference is knobs for radios in the vehicle. That way I can operate by brail. At home I find a small screen with knobs to restrictive. At that end of the day, it does not have to be one way or the other. Both are good ways to operate a radio. Much better than Cortana or Siri.1
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For me personally, I purchased a 6400M because it has knobs. I wanted, and waited, for a high technology SDR radio to come onto the market that I can use and enjoy without having it tethered to a computer.2
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After nearly 3 years with my 6700 it has become second nature to tune via my trackball. I occasionally use my Maestro or Flex Knob but those are starting to feel a bit cumbersome to me now. It's nice Flex offers the best of both worlds.
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Ria - if you have arthritis in your hands knobs are a lot easier to use than a mouse.
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Chasing DX over the years and getting into pileups with the DX station in my left ear, and the pileup in my right ear, with the transmitter following my right ear. Cells in my brain have grown a powerful biologic assembly language subroutine that allows very fast communication between my right hand on the "VFO" knob and my right ear listening for the person who the DX station is currently working. Over the years there have been additions to the small subroutine.
-Are they moving every time?
-If they are moving, how much?
-Do they move to the top of the pileup then turn around and start back down?
and other subtle changes.
This nearly hard wired collection of neurons and synapsis has proven it's value over and over. If it ain't broke don't fix it. 8-)0
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