Re: [DX-CHAT] Plug in drives

2005-12-13 Thread Steve-KF2TI
Dec 2005 00:21:37 -0600 From: Tom Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:[DX-CHAT] Plug in drives To: DX-CHAT dx-chat@njdxa.org Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fellow DXers: Has anyone used any of those new 256 + meg or 1 GB+ USB plug

Re: [DX-CHAT] Plug in drives

2005-12-13 Thread Zack Widup
Yes - if there's a computer where you're going that has something close to current standards (most of the memory sticks I've used lately use USB 2.0) it's a great idea. You can carry them in your pocket and I don't think they are affected by airport X-ray machines. One stick will hold a lot of

Re: [DX-CHAT] Plug in drives

2005-12-13 Thread Tom Anderson
Zack: Thanks for the reply. So far the replies have been mixed. Some say yes, and some say no. May have to try it out beforehand. Tom, WW5L Zack Widup wrote: Yes - if there's a computer where you're going that has something close to current standards (most of the memory sticks I've

Re: [DX-CHAT] Plug in drives

2005-12-13 Thread Bob Nielsen
On Dec 12, 2005, at 10:21 PM, Tom Anderson wrote: Fellow DXers: Has anyone used any of those new 256 + meg or 1 GB+ USB plug in microdrives for say logging or similar purposes? I was wondering if it might be more convenient to just take one of those micro drives and plug it into a

Re: [DX-CHAT] Plug in drives

2005-12-13 Thread petethepup
Thanks for the reply. So far the replies have been mixed. Some say yes, and some say no. May have to try it out beforehand. I guess it's going to primarily depend on the logging software you're going to use. In my case, I could probably make CT, or NA work, but any windows software

Re: [DX-CHAT] Plug in drives

2005-12-13 Thread Jim Reisert AD1C
--- petethepup [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I guess it's going to primarily depend on the logging software you're going to use. In my case, I could probably make CT, or NA work, but any windows software install is going to run into trouble with the registry. DX4WIN doesn't write anything

Re: [DX-CHAT] Plug in drives

2005-12-13 Thread Zack Widup
The DOS versions of CT would probably be OK, too. I haven't tried to run them from a memory module, though. I've copied any executables to the hard drive of the host computer and run them from there. The memory modules are great for transferring files though. I've backed up and transferred

[DX-CHAT] Plug in drives

2005-12-12 Thread Tom Anderson
Fellow DXers: Has anyone used any of those new 256 + meg or 1 GB+ USB plug in microdrives for say logging or similar purposes? I was wondering if it might be more convenient to just take one of those micro drives and plug it into a computer when DX operating, rather than dragging my own