John J. McDonough wrote :

> > Nice idea, but why a PIC16F84 ?? It seems to be a quite
> > recent design, judging from the dates on the page.
>
> For the intended applications  (control of radios),
> the 18F parts are overkill, plus, compilers generally cost
> money and hams are notoriously cheap.

C18 from Microchip is "free" (in a way).

> The widespread availability of ham related '84
> projects also played into it, but it was really the
> complexity of the newer parts that drove the decision.

Yes, you have a point (or two) there.

> We all know that, once you've figure out how to use the
> things, using a new form of I/O involves nothing more
> than looking it up in the datasheet.  Once you "get it",
> the newer parts are no more complicated than
> the older ones.

Once you "get it", they are a actualy easier to use, IMHO. :-)

Anyay, it was my impression of the board when I saw it, that
it was intended for a very special group, just as you say...

Jan-Erik.

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