Pic Programming ? Upgrade old radios?

[kc4umo]

Nice comments all. There is a lot to learn at what can be done here and I have only just started the learning process. I think this will be a good discussion here unlike some other forums I asked on.

I'm not saying you shouldn't pursue this but it seems like PICs are losing out in favor of RaspberryPi and Arduino these days.

Point taken.
One think I learned from the EEVblog is to stay away from Arduino type platforms. Not that there is anything wrong with one that wants to use them. Only that it was said that they are sort of plug and play if you will and you really learn nothing in the process. Remember I am only going by what a few "Engineers” stated. And not to say one day I may not try them myself.

I do know my friend that passed away was very successful with his designs.
However I am always open minded and take in any information available since I am a noob to all this.

[X-Rated]

...they are sort of plug and play if you will and you really learn nothing in the process.....

Exactly. You need to know what you want to do. If you want to learn more in the process, get your own PIC processor or something along those lines from any of their competitors and build it to your specifications. The Arduino is more of an entire system that is somewhat configurable to what you want it to be. But I don't know your preferences. With me, I need baby steps. I am a slow learner. You need to know what kind of project you are willing to undertake. But I think going with an Arduino type project would be faster and easier and bigger.

Professionally, I match crystals to uP's and uC's so if you are interested in a perfect clock on your baby, I have all the answers there no matter what you use.