Seems to me hobbyist computing is just following what ham radio went
through with "appliance" operators. Bit by bit, electronic technology
and packaging technology made the average ham rig come with a label
"non-serviceable parts inside." Maybe what the hobbyist PC world needs
to discover is "QRP". And maybe they already have with Arduino and
Raspberry Pi and all that--their version of SW+, Rockmites, K1s and
Argonauts.
All the emphasis on remote rigs, computer rig control, SDR-based radios
seem to indicate a natural progression towards a ham radio "cloud" for
everything...including the RF deck. There have been superstations
available for remote control by monthly subscription for decades. I
belonged to one based in Orange County CA for a year that I could access
with my FT470 HT in the late 80's. Now there is at least one system
accessible using, I think, a dummy K3 connected via the internet .
That's pretty much Cloud Hamming.
But I would hesitate to make any kind of projections about ham radio. It
is too diverse and there are way to many inquisitive and clever hams to
predict where it's going at any particular time.
Eric
KE6US
On 11/15/2013 8:53 AM, Milt -- N5IA wrote:
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