I have heard about Amateur HF band radios that have a Display screen   
   on them.   
   I haven't read about any of them (yet), but from what I've gathered   
   the Display sounds like what used to be called a Panoramic Adapter   
   (PanAdapter) that shows where radio stations are transmitting on either   
   side of the frequency that a receiver is tuned to.   
      
   Several years back I thought it would be nice to have a PanAdapter   
   built-in a HF Transceiver and it sounds like my idea has happened.   
      
   I know I can't afford to buy one (if I wanted to) after seeing a video   
   a couple of years ago about a new Ham HF rig with all the bells and   
   whistles that would be introduced at the Dayton, Ohio HamVention.   
      
   When the two hams mentioned the price of that rig it made my jaw drop!   
   IIRC the price mentioned was Two Kilo-Bucks, and for a Ham that got   
   started out with a $60 USD Hallicrafter S-38e and a $65 USD Heath-Kit   
   DX-40 when I heard the price mentioned I said "No Way Jose!!!!".   
      
   Maybe in six more years one of those rigs might find its way on   
   the Used Amateur Radio List at a price that I could consider bugging   
   my wife about.   
      
   The best ever Ham XMTR I have used was at U.S. Navy Amateur Radio   
   Station, K6NCJ at NAS Alameda, California USA, where I used a   
   Central Electronics 100-V and 600-L (I used it on AM too!).   
      
   Does anyone know how stable these Conputer Controlled Ham Rigs are?   
   TIA   
      
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