On the subject of UPSs, I tried a 300 VA unit and it had insufficient capacity for a standard Pentium and monitor. Go for at least 400 VA. There are plenty of UPSs available on Ebay at a bargain compared with new retail prices. Barry W2UP
On 4 Jan 02, at 10:33, Jim Reisert wrote: > At 02:01 PM 1/4/2002 +0000, Doug Hutchison MM0BJA wrote: > > >The habitual use of Alt S after new entries or changes will ensure > >that the logbook is maintained in its most recent state and reduce > >reliance on the backup. > > You can never predict when power is going to fail, but you can try to > minimize the likelihood of losing data: > > 1. Put your PC on a battery backup UPS. There have been a lot of > cheap ones on sale recently as APC rolls out their new models. You > should be able to get a decent one (300VA) for under $50. You can > make the backed-up power last longer if you plug in only the PC and > not the monitor (especially for those of us who have 17-21" monitors). > However you'll be "in the dark" trying to save your log and/or > shutting down the PC. Most power glitches are only a few minutes in > duration anyway (I'm making this up, are there statistics anywhere?). > We have several at home, including the cable modem and router, so we > can continue to surf even when power is out (unless the town loses > power). > > 2. Don't walk away from the shack if there is an unsaved log. When I > get up, if the "modified" meter is still RED, I'll hit ALT-B to backup > immediately. ALT-S works just as well. Then I know my log is on disk > somewhere. > > 73 - Jim AD1C > > > -- > Season's Greetings 2001/2002 - http://www.ad1c.com/2001/ > > Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863 > USA +978-251-9933, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, http://www.ad1c.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Dx4win mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Newtown, PA Frankford Radio Club
