[WriteLog] New WriteLog PC Recommendation

Fri Sep 3 07:03:20 PDT 2010

Wish there was a store in Phoenix :-).
On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 6:52 AM, k0bx at arrl.net <k0bx at arrl.net> wrote:
> just want to relay my experience with the refurbished desktops.
>>>> Nothing bad just good.
>> At work we have a emergency response trailer that is provided by the
> company. We have 4 operating positions. We recently upgraded the
> station with Icom ProIII and Alpha Amps. This trailer also does double
> duty as our contest station.
>>>> We got new to us computers, 5 of them, they are HP DX5150 Small Form
> Factor PC, AMD Athlon 64 3200 2.0GHz CPU, 512MB memory, 40GB HDD,
> DVD-ROM drive, XP Pro with Recovery CD from a company called Micro
> Center for 129ドル.99 each.
>>>> http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0328122
>>>> They come with WindowsXP PRO, and have a comport and printer port. We
> use Writelog and a local network between rigs. Rigcontrol is USB, RTTY
> interface uses the comport and CW sending uses the printer port. On the
> 4th computer we added a 4 comport board (25ドル from NewEgg) to run the
> satellite station antennas. Windows, Writelog and other software only
> takes up 5GB of the 40 GB drive. They run very fast.
>>>> They have been running for about 6 months now with no problems.
>>>> No need for super-duper computers for this type of applications.
>>>> Joe K0BX
>> Stop the insanity!
>> Please do not add me to any distribution lists (Joke, Stories or Junk)
> without my permission.
>> --- On Fri, 9/3/10, Zoli Pitman HA1AG <ha1ag at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> From: Zoli Pitman HA1AG <ha1ag at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] HELP - New WriteLog PC Recommendation
> To: writelog at contesting.com
> Date: Friday, September 3, 2010, 4:25 AM
>> > ----- Original Message ----
>> > From: Alan Maenchen <ad6e at arrl.net>
> >
> >
> > Scott,
> >
> > There are two thoughts:
> >
> > 1. Upgrade to an XP machine.
> > - the good: Very stable now. Everybody knows how it works. Few
> > problems
> > - the bad: Good luck finding one (especially a new one)
>>>> Well, desktops are perfectly OK for contesting. I would buy a new
> HDD to be safe. Any P4 with 2GHz CPU (or even less) will do (for XP).
>>> 73!
>> zoli ha1ag
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