1) do a power-off reboot.
2) check for any programs/services that might try to grab a serial port.
Frequent ofenders are Palm active sync, or a old UPS managment program.
I'm taking the error message at face value. Either COM1 isn't there or some
other program has claimed it. Maybe another
I've seen a bad hard drive hold a computer in reset. You might want
to disconnect the hard drive just to see if you get a BIOS screen on
power up.
On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 7:15 AM, Andy obrien k3uka...@gmail.com wrote:
I gave a BIG wiggle on the
video cable at the PC connector and after about a minute of wiggling,
akin to just banging it ! I got a signal!
Uh oh. Sounds like a cracked motherboard. Time to start saving for a
Have you considered building an audio link so you can can take the
radios and any possible phase jitter they may introduce out of the
equation?
On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 6:09 PM, Rick W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Have any of you that use the SL-USB and also use these wide bandwidth
modes and
On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 6:11 AM, Peter G. Viscarola [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Now, in terms of S/N ratio... I find it hard to believe that quieter
isn't better no matter how you look at it.
But at what point does it become insignificant? I've heard of people
using low-noise preamps on
On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 2:45 PM, Chuck Mayfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I will simply make the
suggestion that the noise in the original post is not noise, but
rather it is interference, i.e. signals caused by the electronics in the
unit and not from external sources.
Uhhh, while I can
To clarify my earlier comment on web mail - what I was suggesting was
to set up a local (to each node) webmail machine that would then send
SMTP over packet. The interface between the local ham's equipment and
the LAN clients would be a web browser. At no time would the http be
going over the
Which prospective are you looking at this? The ham or the served
agency's? A ham needs to know how to set up his equipment. That's
he's job and that's why he's the ecomm guy and not doing something
else.
As far as the served agency - I'm not sure what the trend is for
personal use, but I think
I'll believe it when I see a change in QST that puts more emphasis on
advancing the radio art and less on preserving it.
(Not that I have anything against that, it's just not part of our
purposes - or ARRL's pillar.)
The Keyspan unit is a bit pricey at $40 list, but it's rated to be
very compatible. It does have drivers for Vista but only lists
32-bit. It might be worth asking them about 64 bit compatibility.
It does advertise compatibility with Mac and Linux
http://www.keyspan.com/products/usa19hs/
On
I remember it as just the opposite. The idea was to protect broadcast
radio and television. Class B was for use in the home where it might
interfere with a neighbour. Class A was for commercial use as it was
expected to be further away from any homes.
If a business interferes with itself, it
On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 5:25 AM, Rodney [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've turned off all my cordless phones, computers and anything else I can
think of that would cause this, but it still exists.
I live in a residential area so there are houses all around me. I'm HOPING
that the problem is in MY
On Jan 24, 2008 4:42 PM, tailfeathers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have a signalink SL-1...It is vox activated so your port can be used
with other things...Works good...They have a couple models now...
http://www.tigertronics.com/sl+main.htm
Gary
I'd think the SignaLink USB would be worth the
On Dec 5, 2007 9:03 AM, Simon Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
FWIW I have a DELL M1330 which runs for over 5 hours on battery with full
brightness, 7 to 8 hours with reduced brightness.
That's good for 8 hours. If you think you can get generator or
commercial power in that time frame, you're
Looks like a nice inexpensive little machine. If your interest is in
emergency communications, you probably should think about power.
Depending on which battery you pick, you're either looking at 11 or
12W. To run 3 days from battery only power, that's about 72AH of 12V
battery just for the
on battery power, it can be.
On Dec 4, 2007 2:59 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Tue, 4 Dec 2007 13:41:07 -1000, Russell Hltn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
In contrast, the One Laptop Per Child project is looking at 2W of
power, or 12AH for 72 hours of operation.
sweet
since you brought it up
On Nov 6, 2007 5:02 AM, cesco12342000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think it's a very intresting experiment lasting only a few days.
So i personally dont understand the attitude of interpreting the
national us band regulations against it...
If it's not done right it sets a bad precedent.
I
On Nov 6, 2007 3:07 PM, Jose Amador [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That's right. I was only referring to the radio aspects, and did not
account
for that thing classifying as an aircraft. It may easily become a
navigation
hazard.
Complicated, and ugly indeed...
There are standard protocols for
On Nov 5, 2007 6:59 PM, Phil Barnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Monday 05 November 2007, Rick Karlquist wrote:
FCC part 97.203d says that this frequency (10.123) is not authorized for
automatically controlled beacon stations. It is not clear that
this balloon is under any kind of manual
With LCD displays, I don't know as it matters much. I've yet to see a
LCD flicker at 60Hz. (CRTs at 60Hz drive me batty.)
For CRT, I prefer the slowest speed that I can't see the flicker.
Usually about 70Hz. If you push higher, you sometimes loose sharpness
as you push the video and crt drive
Line inputs are stereo.
Microphones are mono, but have a third wire for powering condenser mics - hence the stereo plug and the need for any extension cable to be stereo. If I recall correctly, the tip is power, it's the middle ring that's the audio input, so any attempt at using mono
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