Re: [digitalradio] The Asus Eee low cost laptop computer

2007-12-05 Thread Russell Hltn
On Dec 5, 2007 9:03 AM, Simon Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FWIW I have a DELL M1330 which runs for over 5 hours on battery with full brightness, 7 to 8 hours with reduced brightness. That's good for 8 hours. If you think you can get generator or commercial power in that time frame, you're

[digitalradio] New Digital Voice Mode FDMDV

2007-12-05 Thread Mark Thompson
New Digital Voice Mode FDMDV A new Digital Voice mode FDMDV has been announced on the N1SU.com website. It claims to be able to require a bandwidth of only 1.1 kHz. The website says: FDMDV is the latest digital voice mode on HF - it caters to high quality digital voice under poor band

Re: [digitalradio] The Asus Eee low cost laptop computer

2007-12-05 Thread Simon Brown
Isn't the display a bit basic - 640 x 480? FWIW I have a DELL M1330 which runs for over 5 hours on battery with full brightness, 7 to 8 hours with reduced brightness. Simon Brown, HB9DRV - Original Message - From: Joe Veldhuis [EMAIL PROTECTED] GMFSK supports MT63 and Olivia.

Re: [digitalradio] The Asus Eee low cost laptop computer

2007-12-05 Thread chasm
On Tue, 4 Dec 2007 23:52:08 -0500, Rhett Isley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Charles, Take a look at the following link for more information on how you can own one of these laptops. Act quickly as time is running out for the US purchase of one. Enjoy!:

Re: [digitalradio] The Asus Eee low cost laptop computer

2007-12-05 Thread Joe Veldhuis
GMFSK supports MT63 and Olivia. Fldigi supports Olivia, and MT63 is on the todo list. -Joe, N8FQ On Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:27:14 -0600 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: BUT, unfortunately, we are screwed with not having our MT63, Olivia, etc outside of the Windows OS . So, this little unit which would

Re: [digitalradio] The Asus Eee low cost laptop computer

2007-12-05 Thread Rick
It may be possible to run some of the digital programs under Linux, even with an extremely low end machine. From some testing I have done with another station on HF NVIS, we could not get some programs to work properly under Multipsk and Windows 98 (or maybe he even uses Win 95) with a slow

[digitalradio] Dual Boot on Acer Aspire]

2007-12-05 Thread Walt DuBose
I have found that the Ubuntu LiveCD (6.x) loads nicely on my new Acer Aspire. The Aspire has an C drive of 90 GB with MS on it and a D Drive (named Data) with 70 GB formatted. I would like to load Ubuntu (latest) on the 70 GB part. now and eventually reformat the C drive with MS on it for

Re: [digitalradio] The Asus Eee low cost laptop computer

2007-12-05 Thread Rhett Isley
Hello Charles, Take a look at the following link for more information on how you can own one of these laptops. Act quickly as time is running out for the US purchase of one. Enjoy!: http://laptopgiving.org/en/ways-to-donate.php 73, Rhett, KB4HG Sanford, NC On Dec 4, 2007, at

[digitalradio] Re : Asus Eee

2007-12-05 Thread Mel
Most of the comments have been about the OLPC computer so it seems that it is stil a little early for anyone to have tried any digital activity on the Asus. It's selling for $199 but in Britain, as usual, the dollar price is changed to £ sterling and its £199, which is double price as in the US.

Re: [digitalradio] Dual Boot on Acer Aspire]

2007-12-05 Thread Howard Brown
Walt, one consideration is acquiring the version of Ubuntu you want. The latest is 7.10. You can order CDs and wait a few weeks or you can download it (700 mb) if you have a fast enough connection. The latest version I have on hand is 7.04. I will mail you a copy of that if you like. It is

Re: [digitalradio] New Digital Voice Mode FDMDV

2007-12-05 Thread Mark Miller
Personally I feel the words high quality may overstate it. Traditionally there has been a trade-off between bandwidth and quality, the less bandwidth the worse the quality. But it's free and costs nothing to try so I'm downloading my copy and if it comes anywhere close to the quality of a 2.4