Andy,
Nice laptop - wish I had one of those! The mini Acer runs ok with DM780
and Multipsk, but the eyes do get a tired of looking at the tiny fonts.
The battery lasts a long time though so that's a plus.
Speaking of batteries, I can usually get 2 hours of air time out of the
FT-897D and it's twin 4500 mAh batteries. The setup works well, but I'm
sure there are cheaper / better ways to get the most bang for the buck.
The PY1AHD Alexloop continues to amaze me; working Europeans QRP with a
hand-held loop that's only 3 feet in diameter is something only a ham
would appreciate. It turned out to be a pretty good multi-band
alternative to portable dipoles and verticals.
I recorded a short video of the first CW DX contacts with the loop back
in August 2009. It was right before a contest so the big guns were out
in force.
See -- http://www21.zippyshare.com/v/83698345/file.html
I'll record some digital mode videos this weekend; the weather is
supposed to be nice so I should get some backyard portable air time.
Tony -K2MO
On 4/30/2010 5:35 AM, obrienaj wrote:
Interesting Tony. I just got my ham software installed on my company
laptop (takes the IT folks a while). I have Multipsk, Fldigi,
HRD/DM780, Microkeyer device router, SpectraVue and SDR-Radio Console
all working nicely . It's a fairly big laptop rather than a
mini-netbook, 17 inch screen (wide screen too) . So, I really do need
to do as you suggest, get a station that can use the laptop for QRP
operations via battery rather than AC or generator power. I need to
get a rig to do this though, will have to start looking around for
bargains.
By the way, the Centrino Duo 1.8 CPU, in the laptop handles Multipsk
in SDR Direct mode with RS ID, handles the demand well just 20% CPU use.
Andy K3UK
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