A recent hard drive failure in the family's main computer has me evaluating all the computing needs at our house. One small part of the equation is the computer I use for login. I would like to know what others think makes a companion computer for a K2.
Currently I am using a PII 233 desktop with 196 MB of ram with my K2. It runs Windows 2000. I use N3FPJ logging software for general logging and N1MM for contest. Most of the time I have CW Get running. This computer is very reliable, but is just barely fast enough. Scrolling through the log book is slow. This setup also takes up a lot of space, and is a pain to haul out to Field Day. A laptop computer seems like the ideal companion for the K2. If cost was not important I would go for one of the super rugged military grade models, but unfortunately I will find it difficult to justify the cost of an older used model. On e-bay I have seen laptops considerably faster than my old desktop selling in the $150 to $200 range. The lowest priced laptops in the stores are going for $550, but look very fragile. I would like to have a computer dedicated to the radio. Sometimes I will use that computer for web access if someone else is using the family computer. If I had a laptop I might take it on vacation to download pictures from the digital camera. This would make a USB 2 port desirable. What model computer would work well for this kind of use? Is purchasing a used laptop computer a smart thing to do? Where is the best place to look for a good deal? Jeff Burns AD9T _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
