Hi Patrick, Barry mentioned problems recording to an external hard drive with Perseus. You can indeed sometimes have issues with a USB 2.0 connection, depending on the computer and certain Windows settings. The connection type "eSATA" is the way to go for the speediest transfer of the big chunks of data that are saved (which represent more than the entire MW band when you record at the largest frequency width that Perseus can handle). A few laptops have eSATA ports (I think), but most of us use what is called an eSATA Express Card adapter. These are inexpensive cards that plug into the Express Card slot on modern laptops. Then an eSATA cable goes between the adapter and the appropriate hard drive that can take eSATA cables.
I like HDs like the 1 TB model GD1000EU from Fantom, which Buy.com has right now for $74.99 after $20 rebate, with free shipping. You can always record to the internal hard drive of the laptop, which normally works without a hitch. However, space on most laptop HDs is limited and you'll want another HD if you want to archive any of the Perseus recordings (specially formatted WAV files that the receiver generates). There are some other tweaks you can do to Windows settings to help ensure that the Perseus recordings proceed without audio "hiccups", and they are documented on the Perseus SDR Yahoogroup as well as in a few places on my blog. Best DX, Guy Atkins Puyallup, WA http://fivebelow.squarespace.com _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
