FWIW: I owned a custom built laptop (until it finally died), now own a Gateway, and when still working, had a big Dell provided by the company. All three suffer(ed) from serious hash getting into the sound card (for RTTY contests) when using the AC adapter. Can't beat the portability that goes well with a K2, but those light, small little switchers are real noisemakers. Haven't tried to quiet the Gateway down yet.
73, Fred K6DGW Auburn CA CM98lw "Leigh L Klotz, Jr." wrote: > > Here is what I have found: Laptops often have less shielding and produce > more noise, and the switching supplies can be noisy. I have found a > Sony Vaio to be noisy and a Toshiba Libretto and an IBM 500e to be > quieter. The sound cards are often problematic, if you intend to do PSK > or other digital modes, and a USB soundpuck can help. _______________________________________________ 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
