Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-mh03.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 55F5F38000134; Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:36:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1QytND-0007TU-Tz for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:35:07 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1QytND-0007TL-B6 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:35:07 +0100 Received: from sidious.london.02.net ([82.132.130.152] helo=mail.o2.co.uk) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1QytNB-0000SK-AL for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:35:07 +0100 Received: from [192.168.1.65] (46.64.39.147) by mail.o2.co.uk (8.5.119.05) (authenticated as g3ldo@o2.co.uk) id 4E0B295C0BC66F04 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:39:02 +0100 Message-ID: <4E5EB713.2070904@o2.co.uk> Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:34:59 +0100 From: Peter Dodd User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-GB; rv:1.9.2.20) Gecko/20110804 Thunderbird/3.1.12 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: In-Reply-To: X-Spam-Score: 1.4 (+) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,RATWARE_GECKO_BUILD=1.426 Subject: Re: LF: Netbooks for WSPR and Spectrum Lab? Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: Quoted-Printable X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false x-aol-global-disposition: G X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:426310880:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d60d74e5eb75a3d96 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none Hi Roger I use a small notebook Archos 10 with Xp OS and a SignaLink USB box=20 which has a data cable to the the FT-817 to run WSPR (used mainly for HF=20 antenna comparative tests). The Archos is also used with with the=20 AIM4170 impedance analyser and another bit of kit for measuring and=20 displaying signal levels. The latter two items use the old RS232 port=20 but nevertheless will run with the Archos by using an RS232/USB converter= =2E Regards Peter, G3LDO > Can anyone give me some advice on the suitability (or not) of small 1GH= z RAM Atom based netbooks (available for about =C2=A3189 new) for these m= odes/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. >