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From: "Alan Melia" <alan.melia@btinternet.com>
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Hi Roger that sounds like the emachines notebook. Several of us out this way
have them with XP which is preferable to the later more expensive ones with
Windows 7 I think....W7 seems to have give a fair amount of trouble to
programs that run Ok under XP. I have not tried to run Spec lab but I have
run other waterfalls Argo and Spectran (this was one reason why I got it) It
also runs the software for the FUNcube Dongle VHF/UHF SDR very
satisfactorily. So I guess you will find it works OK. I have run SL with a
200MHz PC ....just..... logging LF utility station HGA22. I am not sure what
version and the problem is that Wolf keeps sewing bits on :-)) but 1GB and
1.6GHz should be fine. Mine 'only' has a 160GB HD !

The "window" may be a bit smaller than you are used to but it is quite
usable ....the worst thing woth all the portable is the "scratchcard"
pointing device....it worth getting a small mouse to use with it.

Best Wishes
Alan G3NYK



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger Lapthorn" <rogerlapthorn@gmail.com>
To: <GQRP@yahoogroups.com>; <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 9:31 PM
Subject: LF: Netbooks for WSPR and Spectrum Lab?


Can anyone give me some advice on the suitability (or not) of small 1GHz RAM
Atom based netbooks (available for about £189 new) for these
modes/applications? I'd like something more power efficient that could be
used out /P as well as at home.

73s
Roger G3XBM

Via my iPod Touch 4g 2.4GHz handheld.