I have worked in the two way radio and electronics field for over 40 years. A lot has changed in that amount of time and is changing even faster now or I am getting slower. I know of times before computers, cell phones, and GPS. Some good improvements some not so good. I knew when personal computers came out that it was going to be big. I have some Radio Shack model 1,4s. I tried to keep up with the technology but was left behind. I just try to keep up enough to do my programming and that is all. I live just south of the black dirt in central IL. The BTOs are moving into our small fields thanks to big equipment, chemicals and electronics. The not so good for my family. We have several customers that farm 5 to 60 thousand acres. I still can't see the economics in all the technology. JD has changed their RTK here and not going to support 900mhz so everyone is going to spend $3000 per unit to change. The 400mhz they changed to is bad for the radio end for us. Next year it will be something else. Son is trying to get started farming with a IH 1466. Can't find farm ground. Equipment is cheap. Looks like his overhead would be small compared to the BTOs. Won't be long, when you buy new equipment, you will have a personal tech assigned to your equipment. I can ramble on forever. Technology has been good for me in my employment but I am looking forward to retiring to a low tech low stress job. Let someone else fight it if they can. Yes I can be replaced.
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