A good place to get PCI card that has 4 or 8 serial comm ports. http://www.byterunner.com/
73's Rich K5SF >From: "FireBrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: FireBrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "DXBase List" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Building new shack computer >Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 10:32:56 -0500 > >Ed. >This is a good subject for the entire reflector. >Been a year or so since I built a machine. And the tech. keeps changing. > >What I would suggest is this. Go to www.tigerdirect.com and look at their >mboard/cpu >combos. >Same with www.newegg.com. >Both are around the cheapest vendors. YMMV. > >The thing you have to watch for....is comports. Most of the new mboards do >not have serial >com ports, just USB. >And USB will almost never work with cw or fsk. >So if your planning on these modes, you have to look for a older style >mboard. > >Now here where it can get interesting. >If you purchase a medium line laptop, it will have a PCMCIA slot. >Those slots will accept PCMCIA to serial adapters. >I just bought a surplus, top of the line PCMCIA dual com port card for $50 >delivered on >Ebay. >That gives me, 2 serial ports to control ptt/cw/fsk and rotator, and two >USB ports to >control rigs. > >Plus, when you go to Scarborough Reef to give me that last DXCC entity I >need, you will >have a full portable to handle the job. > >USB can usually handle rig control and 'many' of the rotor controllers. >It rarely can handle cw/fsk. > >Good luck, hope this helps. > >PS: I'm seeing lots of people having difficulties with RigBlasters on USB >also. >I think they get it sorted out eventually but it's an exercise in >frustration. >In honesty though, I have heard of people that had success right out of the >box. > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Ed W4EP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 9:18 AM >Subject: [Dxbase] Building new shack computer > > > > > > > > > > I need some advice. > > I just took a "hit" on my shack computer and need to assemble a new one. >I > > "thought" I knew how to select motherboards (the last one I built was >four > > years ago) but the descriptions and capabilities are totally alien. > > > > Any of you who have built a stable shack machine lately who might >suggest > > CPU/motherboard combo and sources would be much appreciated. It will be > > used primarily for digital modes, equipment control and internet. > > > > Please reply direct. > > 73, Ed W4EP > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Dxbase mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > >______________________________________________________________ >Dxbase mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: mailto:[email protected]
