Hi Gordon, Dave, JJ, et al

In summary, what Gordon and Dave are both saying is that the sBitx doesn't have a staff of paid/unpaid software engineers working to expand it's capabilities or improve its 'marketability'. Aside from Farhan, that is. So either one is asking Farhan to hire some software engineers to address customer requests for new features and improved interoperability with other software commonly used by ham operators, or you are asking more of the participants in this forum to step up and start writing code for the same reason.

Gordon's comment """Gee, I'll get to writing that when I have time" that might not be the best answer, right?" hits at the core issue - if someone here doesn't do the work, then the answer either has to be "this is a true hacker's radio, the community provides features, functionality, and interoperability that's missing" or "we'll get these features when there is a support/software engineering staff for this radio that provides those features." The former response, of course, sounds better but certainly isn't going to attract any audience that wants to plug in the radio and have it all work.

While the sBitx can provide basic functionality "off the shelf," as this thread describes there is missing functionality that buyers may expect if they go by the information on the HF Signals site. And it should also be noted that if you aren't comfortable with setting up a Raspberry Pi or some basic Linux skills, etc., you will soon tire of trying to make this transceiver work. In that regard, the messaging on HF Signals should offer more insights on the fact that this is not exactly a "plug n' play" radio.

So I'll return to my initial comment which hopefully strikes a productive chord: we should collectively encourage Farhan to hire or contract with some software engineers to address current issues and provide a platform that offers some of the features mentioned on this forum. Alternatively, we should work to foster a community of OSS developers to contribute to this platform with guidance from Farhan. I know several of the folks on this forum are working separately to advance this project - it would be wonderful if they could work together to achieve what individuals alone cannot.