Ron hits it on the head... It all depends. Most of the problems seen here have to do with legacy hardware and software, or non-Microsoft software. I'd say by far there have been more issues with Vista Home versions than Vista 64.
The major problem for Hams is legacy items. Part of that debate is seen here often with the USB/Serial Port discussions on the K3. It all depends on where your interests lie. Some activities are more cutting edge than others: SDR, GPS related and contesting (if you want to be competitive anyway). There are still a lot of people happily using DOS based programs. Technology doesn't sleep and change is the only constant. Happy 4th to all! 73, Julius Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: > > Julius wrote: > > 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. > > ----------------------------------------- > > That's an excellent example of how experiences vary. Over the past year > I've > swapped two of our three business pc's for new machines running Vista. > One, > a Toshiba notebook, runs Vista 32 and the other, an HP mini-tower desktop, > runs Vista 64. > > Both machines run a wide variety of applications used in data analysis, > modeling, publishing, writing and graphics development. > > Neither Vista machine has caused any problems at all. They both work day > after day like a good, dependable tool should. > > Obviously Julius' and my experiences demonstrate how results vary widely > according to the specific environment, and that's *very* important to > understand in modern Hamshacks. > > I will say that, because our machines are critical to supporting our > clients, I don't quibble about updates. Upon upgrading a machine or an OS, > important software that has a new version available is updated > immediately. > Also, our machines are configured to automatically download and install > every Windows update. > > I wholeheartedly endorse Julius' suggestion to avoid being an "early > adopter" of a complex new product if you want a stable system, especially > new products from a strongly market-driven company like MS. > > As more and more Hams tightly integrate their computers with their > stations, > having a known, stable, and dependable computer, with correctly-assembled > interfaces and proper cabling is essential for a reliable station. > > Such Hams are really the modern "homebrewers", building a complex > communications system out of a variety of components that is electrically > quiet, RF- efficient and reliable. As long-time homebrewer who started > with > vacuum tubes in the 1940's, I believe that what Hams do today assembling a > complex station is often as demanding as the work of many Hams decades ago > who assembled their own receivers and transmitters. > > Ron AC7AC > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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-tp3186283p3194892.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
