Mark: Help me here if you will; I like the brice, but . . . .
All I see on Staples web site is APC's 210w 350VA at $80 and larger more expensive units. How did you find your $20 unit? What did you mean by AR? Bill, W3QB ====================== On Feb 18, 2008, at 10:30 AM, Mark wrote: > staples has an APC 200w, 350VA UPS on sale this week for $20 AR, with > free shipping... > > I even use them on the answering machine to avoid having to reenter > the time > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "David, K2DBK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "W5LT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <dx4win@mailman.qth.net> > Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 10:24 AM > Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Lost QSO's > > >> My 2 cents is that an overall better solution is to keep your >> computer on a small interruptible power supply (UPS). You don't >> need one that will last that long (5 or 10 minutes is fine), and >> there are plenty of small ones available from companies like APC >> (www.apc.com >> ), Belkin (www.belkin.com) and Ultra (www.ultraproducts.com) for >> well under $100. (I personally have at least one from each of those >> companies at home, with a somewhat larger Ultra that powers a >> couple of computers, most of my network gear, and a few other >> things.) >> >> The advantage of this is that in the event of a power outage, you >> will not only have the time to save the QSO, but you can also shut >> your computer down in an orderly fashion. Many of these products >> will connect to your computer and will shut it down after a >> specified set of conditions are met (e.g., backup battery has been >> running and has 'x'% power left, etc.), meaning that even if you're >> not there, your computer will still shut down properly. >> >> Even with a system that writes to disk upon save, there is still a >> small window where a QSO could be lost, although I can understand >> the frustration at loosing any data for any reason. >> >> As for your specific suggestion, there are utility programs that >> will make a key sequence to any arbitrarily complex set of other >> key sequences (and some will get a lot more complicated, simulating >> mouse movement and mouse button clicks), though personally I don't >> use them so I can't give a recommendation. >> >> W5LT wrote: >>> I am not a computer wizard, but is it possible to program an >>> unused function >>> key (say F12) to execute: <enter> <alt> <s> sequence ?? >>> That way you could enter QSO (from a spot) and write to disk with >>> one >>> button. >>> That would be a neat solution. Just a thought. >>> Bob, W5LT >>> >>> >> -- >> 73, >> David, K2DBK >> http://k2dbk.com >> http://k2dbk.blogspot.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Dx4win mailing list >> Dx4win@mailman.qth.net >> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > > > _______________________________________________ > Dx4win mailing list > Dx4win@mailman.qth.net > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
