Thanks to Alan and all others who responded. You have convinced me that it would be better to go with a modern interface, which means that the Kansas City Tracker is available for sale to anyone who has an old computer and can make use of it. I have the board and the cable. Email me at billdz....@yahoo.com.
73, Bill --- On Wed, 1/19/11, Alan P. Biddle <apbid...@united.net> wrote: > From: Alan P. Biddle <apbid...@united.net> > Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Kansas City Tracker with a modern computer? > To: "'Bill Dzurilla'" <billdz....@yahoo.com>, amsat-bb@amsat.org > Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 7:39 AM > Bill, > > Great card in its day, though it did have a VERY loud > signal on the low end > of two meters. I could hear mine half a mile > away. It was a DOS-era card, > and you will probably find conflicts with modern versions > of Windows. For > about the $150 for an ISA-to-USB card, you can get a > modern, supported > interface. > > 73s, > > Alan > WA4SCA > > > -----Original Message----- > From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org > [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] > On > Behalf Of Bill Dzurilla > Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 12:03 AM > To: amsat-bb@amsat.org > Subject: [amsat-bb] Kansas City Tracker with a modern > computer? > > Hi, > > I picked up an old Kansas City Tracker, circa 1990, and was > wondering if > there is any way to use it with a modern computer. It > is designed to plug > into the ISA slot of a PC. I don't know much about > computers, but my > understanding is not modern computers no longer have ISA > slots. Could it be > adapted to plug into a USB port or something that a modern > computer has? > > 73, Bill NZ5N > > > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. > Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur > satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > > _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
