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Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 16:05:27 +0200
From: Tobias DG3LV <DG3LV@gmx.net>
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Hi Mike !

Tested a Tablet Device under Win 8.1 for HamRadio:
"Odys WinTab 8 Windows®-Tablet 20.3 cm (8 Zoll) 16 GB WiFi Schwarz 
Intel® Atom™ 1.33 GHz Quad Core Windows® 8.1 32-Bit"
(IPS-Display 1280x800), owned by DF2FF Sven, buyed 2014 at CONRAD.de

Tested for Use as portable SDR-Receiver :
SDR : ELAD FDM-S1 connected via USB
Software HDSDR(www.hdsdr.de) Has run perfectly, tested up to 1536 ks/sec

2nd Test : connected to Softrock-Rx v9.0, PE0FKO drivers.
external soundcard (Icon Cube USB, 2x 192ks/24Bit)
Software HDSDR. Has run perfectly, to some extent usable with "touch"

General problems : 1. not usable without a mouse : very high resolution 
of display (1280 x 800) and small size of just 8 inches prevents the use 
of "Touch"-mode at Windows programs.
2. USB seems to switch-off attached devices after some time (20 min ?), 
though energy-saving was disabled.
3. Device has just one USB-Port for battery-charging and data, so 
external powered hub necessary. (I was using a 7port hub at the tests.)

All in all a nice toy/gadget for portable Ham Radio activities. All 
PC-programs that run on my Win7 PC did run OK on this device. No games 
tested, just HamRadio related programs and a QRL-program for 
oceanographic research probes.

73 de dg3lv Tobias

Am 20.05.2015 um 11:24 schrieb Mike Dennison:
> Sorry for the off-topic post but I know there is a wide range of
> knowledge in this group.
>
> I am looking for information on amateur radio apps for mobile phones
> and/or tablets. The apps must be used for operating (LF, HF, VHF, or
> microwave) rather than construction, for instance QTH locators,
> callsign lookup, propagation, datacomms.
>
> Do most Windows programs work OK on a Windows tablet, or even a
> phone? Are there apps for iPad, Android or even Blackberry? What is
> your experience with running apps on phones or tablets? Do you have a
> favourite?
>
> Any help would be welcome. Direct emails please so the group is not
> clooged up with off-topic posts (unless the software is OK for LF
> operators!).
>
> Thanks
> Mike, G3XDV
>
>