Bill, Stick with XP... I can understand the temptation of Windows 7, but carefully consider the track record of Microsoft's new releases. There is always the possibility that drivers that work now will never be supported with the new OS.
I like my HP Laptop, found one that still had a serial port with XP on it. Vista has been nothing but a pain on all the computers I've used it on so far. 73, julius Bill Maddock-2 wrote: > > > I ran FD with my K3 and an old Dell C610 laptop this weekend - I had > some > issues with it keying the cw port by itself when the laptop was off. I > found that rebooting computer and radio worked the best. I also found that > it was much more manageable when the USB mouse was not installed. I was > using N1MM for logging. It seemed pretty stable even at 100 watts. I used > my Group 29 deep cycle batteries in parallel so power was solid and clean. > Most the issue was on 20 meters - I was in a Camper and the antenna > for 20 meters ran right overhead!. I never have these issues at home > with my Elecraft supplied USB com adapter. Now the COM adapter I used > was a standard DB9m to DB9f which I assume had no shielding. I assume the > Elecraft supplied one does, as I can see the external braid under the > plastic. The older computer did not like the USB adapter type interface > so I had to go with the older DB9 cable and COM 1! > > Question is this - want to purchase a newer laptop - another Dell. > I want it to be stable for contesting with N1MM - thinking of either > the Studio 15" model or a Latitude 15"? Also Studio has Vista > where the Latitude you can still order it with XP Pro - What does > everyone recommend? Vista or XP - If you get Vista you can get a free > upgrade to Window 7? Scarey Huh! Tell me what you think! > > I made 845 Q's in about 17 hours with K3 - noise blanker worked real > well Used my newer K3 SN 2914 this year! > > 73 de Bill N4ZI K3's sn # 1059 and #2914 > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ----- Julius Fazekas N2WN Tennessee Contest Group http://www.k4ro.net/tcg/index.html Tennessee QSO Party http://www.tnqp.org/ Elecraft K2/100 #4455 Elecraft K3/100 #366 Elecraft K3 #1875 -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/FD-at-N4ZI%21--Some-issues-tp3186283p3191120.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
