[digitalradio] Re: RFI-Free PCs?

2008-03-26 Thread jhaynesatalumni
You mentioned Class B for industrial applications. Is the intent of Class B to hold down the amount of RFI coming out of the computer and bothering other things? Or is it more to prevent strong RFI in the environment from screwing up the computer? I guess for ham radio we are concerned with both

Re: [digitalradio] Re: RFI-Free PCs?

2008-03-26 Thread Russell Hltn
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

Re: [digitalradio] Re: RFI-Free PCs?

2008-03-26 Thread Tony
PROTECTED] To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 7:50 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: RFI-Free PCs? 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

[digitalradio] Re: RFI-Free PCs?

2008-03-25 Thread Pete
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All, Need to replace the PC in the shack and would like to find something that's RFI-free out of the box. I've had terrible luck with desktop PC's, but the last two laptops (Toshiba) were very quiet. I'm leaning towards

[digitalradio] Re: RFI-Free PCs?

2008-03-25 Thread Pete Flynn
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: SNIP! I'm leaning towards something in the small-PC catagory with an LCD monitor. Sound card and multiple USB ports are a must. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Tony -K2MO Hi Tony; I'd second the suggestion on

[digitalradio] Re: RFI-Free PCs?

2008-03-22 Thread jhaynesatalumni
I agree on building your own PC. I built one using a cheapie case and power supply and it was pretty quiet. So I ordered another case and power supply, same catalog number from the same supplier, and what came was a bit different. The power supply was the worst broad-band noise generator I have

[digitalradio] Re: RFI-Free PCs?

2008-03-21 Thread Tooner
Tony, I had the same question at one time and found building the box myself was the best solution. Asking for something out-of-the-box might be like searching for the Holy Grail! I'm using a great CoolerMaster case*, which is double-walled and uses a metal mesh instead of plastic for the bay