Aging will do that, I’ve noticed.
In the arena of simplistic push-button operation, where knowing the why and wherefore of things becomes not just difficult but virtually impossible, AI looks like it could be a candidate for the next inscrutable tech puzzle, with plausible idol potential. (I shudder to think.)
– WSEI895
I don’t believe they are overcomplicated. If someone doesn’t know how to operate their equipment, perhaps they need a new hobby. Stamp collecting, perhaps?
The idea that something is easy would bore the ■■■■ out of me. Figuring out how to use a device is half the fun. Most radios though are pretty much clones of one another in terms of programming them. All Chinese radios have a few features that they add with each iteration and. All you need to do is learn those new features. If you’re switching from Chinese to Japanese radios then the learning curve begins all over again. I agree that the hobby is more or less what you make of it. I choose to tinker and build so for me learning is what it’s all about. Radios haven’t become more complicated, they have become more easier to capture more people into buying them. In fact the only legitimate learning curve I see is with DMR. I was able to program my radio after extensive research and YT watching. So I disagree. Radios are becoming easier not difficult because they are based on their predecessors and the extra features they have are the only things you need to learn. And that’s the fun of it.