Hi Todd That is a good suggestion. That is also a better path to hooking up an EchoLink-L if one wants to do that.
On your suggestion, I looked at Thinkpads, and they are a good option. I appreciate the help. Thank you, fair winds and good sailing. 73 de AG7X Les > On Sep 22, 2025, at 2:31 PM, Todd Stevens via Users > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I bought an old HP Thinkpad cheap on ebay just for non-mac radio and boat > utilities. It tucks away in a drawer when not wanted. I don’t usually let it > connect to the network because I don’t really keep up with the latest viral > hygiene. > Todd AG7QS > s/v Wild > >> On Sep 22, 2025, at 13:40, Mr. B (Lesl Benscoter) via Users >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Sorry for the interruption, new here. >> Have the BTECH-50V2 base radio and would appreciate suggestions on which >> MacBook Air or Pro, starting from the least expensive, to help run CHIRP at >> the radio station desk. I have the cables from BTECH and the older iMCac 4.2 >> GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7, which OS Ventura worked with both the 50V2 and >> the V2 handle. >> The problem is that it is in another room; hence, we need to move everything >> to use the CHIRP program. It would be nicer to have a small computer (less >> expensive) by the radio desk. Maybe a PC would be a good choice to? I really >> appreciate any help you can provide. PS. I also am still working at >> understanding all the manual programming. Although the manual is okay, I >> find some aspects not very intuitive. My bad. >> TIA. >> Mr; Benscoter [AG7X/WSJI740] >> Base Camp IV >> Deadwood, Oregon >> _______________________________________________ >> Users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com >> To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] >> To report this email as off-topic, please email >> [email protected] >> List archives: >> https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ > > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] > To report this email as off-topic, please email > [email protected] > List archives: > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ _______________________________________________ Users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] To report this email as off-topic, please email [email protected] List archives: https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/
