I never knew that about "Royalties" when it comes to data jacks , I just learned something new. Thanks for the info.
Well with the price being either 3-4k or 5-9kl I will be looking for all the high end Icom 7700/7800 or other shack high to get sold for a replacement for shack radio...being retired I don't see a 3-9k radio in my future....just not a want or a desire for me. Although if I won one I would not turn it down but I might make some one a really good deal when I sold it. Just saying...I never really wanted one of the high end or top of the line radio. Don't get me wrong I get iot just not for me...I need to operate the ones I have better and get the most out of them.. 73 Terry k8tdn
Agreed. All of the new rigs make my 11-year old FT-2000D look better and better, and I still don't use all of its functions or capabilities.
I'm probably not a good judge being a new ham and my first and only rig is an Icom 7300, but based on the price of the 7610, if I felt I needed to upgrade, I would really have to look at the 6400m as it is cheaper and it appears to have a better feature set. My guess is that these new rigs are competition for the 7610 (as well as new technology offerings for the companies), but if they both come in over the 6400m, this could be a big deal for flex. It's tough out there. I'm glad I really like my little 7300. It will be interesting to see how these shake out as a Yeasu ftdx1200 and the Kenwood ts590sg were the other radios in my hat when I selected the 7300.
Flex may or may not have some growing pains with the 6400/6600: https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/is-something-wrong-with-the-new-flex-6400-6600.609651/ I'm not personally fond of the look of the Flex but as we've said that's very subjective - and not sure it would be hundreds of dollars of difference in any case.
You can always us a converter cable: https://www.amazon.com/UGREEN-Bi-Di...D=41rEir%2Bm54L&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch
The actual reason manufacturers use DVI connectors is two fold- they are more robust- I repaired an HDMI port after and intermittent issue, and believe me it is tough, consumer grade junk. DVI not only is more robust and lockable-- the wires are heavier and better shielded. Broadcast test equipment like rasterizers and quality control monitors use DVI ports. HDMI connectors on your radio will fail eventually. Peace Earl AB9TX .
I don't believe royalties would be the problem, if you can get HDMI Ports on a $6 Raspberry Pi then they can cost that much, specially when compared to the overall cost of what this unit will is. I would have though it was more a lack of foresight.