Re: K3 Obsolete?

Posted by Ken_ke2n on Nov 11, 2008; 11:25pm
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/K3-Obsolete-tp1485486p1487457.html

oops  - I see I put in the wrong link (although one of the reply-ee's found it)

it should be this one for the DSP

http://focus.ti.com/docs/prod/folders/print/tms320vc33.html

the D/A chip that I was referring to is the TI one too ...
also tried to find the the TI D/A chip on Mouser and Digikey and got the obsolete designation as well.

I am not surprised that there is a big batch of the TMS chips coming. That's what they do: announce upcoming obsolescence, get an idea of who wants how many and then make one final big batch and no more after.

I doubt anything in this fast moving technology is designed for a long product life. Its basically cell phone technology that is driving the market and they try to sell me a cell phone every two years.

I believe that unless I am unlucky the chips in my K3 will last longer than I will.

However, I have never bought a rig before that had obsolete parts in it when I opened the box.

But that is the way things are these days...

Ken