--- In [email protected], "Alexandre Souza" <alexandre- [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Not at all. Using a PC to control a repeater as complex as the system > > here with remotes etc. is a perfectly logical choice and allows > > nearly unlimited flexability. > > The original controller on the system here back in the mid 1980s was > > a Commodore VIC-20 :). Any young'ens remember those? > > A Vic-20 is waaaaaaaayyyyyy safer and more stable than a PC. I'd not > trust my repeater to a PC. Of course, I have a extense background in > microcontrollers. I do hope the one creating this controller make it safe :P > > Greetings from Brazil > Pu1BZZ > Alexandre >
Actually, I probably wouldn't use a PC either on a remote mountaintop system. But I must say that the PC control system here really has been very reliable, much more so than I originally expected. I go for months at a time without touching anything. But for a remote location I'd probably opt for a simple microcontroller or one of the proven repeater controllers which are already available. - Darrell/KA7BTV
