Used PCs are indeed cheap, but the time required to keep them in
operational form (backups, software updates, etc.) is not. If you're
logging QSOs from applications running on different PCs, there's also
the issue of maintaining a consistent log.
If the objective is to facilitate testing on different operating
systems, virtual PCs (e.g. VMWare, Zen) are an attractive alternative.
73,
Dave, AA6YQ
--- In [email protected], "ve3fwf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Used PCs are dirt cheap these days. For example, a high end Dell
GX1 (P3) sells for less than $100.00. Disk space is usually not an
issue. 256Mb of RAM will run almost digital program.
>
> Suggestion: If purchasing a second machine, make sure it has both
USB and RS-232 ports. A lot of the older digital programs do not
support USB.
>
> I just run multiple PCs (nice for testing!).
>
> 73, Bernie
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Andrew O'Brien
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 7:25 PM
> Subject: [digitalradio] Digital software, 2 rigs and one PC?
>
>
> I'm just wondering what those people with more than one rig and
just
> one PC do with their setup in the varying digital mode software?
The
> software usually requires you to set up the configuration area for
> type of radio, baud rate, and PTT line. Do you have different
folders
> of the same software each with different settings ? Maybe everyone
> has two PCs ?
>
> Andy K3UK
>
