Re: [Flexradio] Old notebook computer and Extigy OK?

2006-06-27 Thread lloen
> Eric Wachsmann - FlexRadio wrote: > [snip] > All true. > > It is also true that I took a rather ordinary Celeron laptop and an > Extigy to Belize last year and it worked very well under contest > conditions (at the time, the Extigy was basically all we had). Of > course, we were the pursued, w

Re: [Flexradio] Old notebook computer and Extigy OK?

2006-06-27 Thread Larry Loen
Eric Wachsmann - FlexRadio wrote: >Alan, > >A notebook 1GHz+ with the Extigy will work. However, it will not have >the same dynamic range as our recommended cards provide. In short, the >legacy cards (Extigy, MP3+, Santa Cruz, Audigy 2 ZS) will work in terms >of being able to receive and transmi

Re: [Flexradio] Old notebook computer and Extigy OK?

2006-06-26 Thread Gary W Strong
, June 26, 2006 8:29 PM To: Gary W Strong Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Alan NV8A'; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Old notebook computer and Extigy OK? Was this running Windows XP? If so, I have never seen a case where it was not possible to suppress this feature altogether

Re: [Flexradio] Old notebook computer and Extigy OK?

2006-06-26 Thread Gary W Strong
PU used in this laptop series. Perhaps there is a setting in the boot ROM? Gary -Original Message- From: Robert McGwier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 8:29 PM To: Gary W Strong Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Alan NV8A'; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexrad

Re: [Flexradio] Old notebook computer and Extigy OK?

2006-06-26 Thread Robert McGwier
Was this running Windows XP? If so, I have never seen a case where it was not possible to suppress this feature altogether by setting the power/battery/etc. settings. Bob N4HY Gary W Strong wrote: > I recently purchased a FireBox so I could use the SDR with a laptop. I had > serious problem

Re: [Flexradio] Old notebook computer and Extigy OK?

2006-06-26 Thread Gary W Strong
06 11:15 AM To: 'Alan NV8A'; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Old notebook computer and Extigy OK? Alan, A notebook 1GHz+ with the Extigy will work. However, it will not have the same dynamic range as our recommended cards provide. In short, the legacy cards (Extigy, M

Re: [Flexradio] Old notebook computer and Extigy OK?

2006-06-26 Thread Charles Greene
Alan, I am running the Firebox and SDR-1k on a 1.8 GHz notebook. CPU runs 30-40%, ocassionally pegs for a brief instant. 73, Chas, W1CG At 11:14 AM 6/26/2006, Eric Wachsmann - FlexRadio wrote: >Alan, > >A notebook 1GHz+ with the Extigy will work. However, it will not have >the same dynamic r

Re: [Flexradio] Old notebook computer and Extigy OK?

2006-06-26 Thread Eric Wachsmann - FlexRadio
TECTED] > radio.biz] On Behalf Of Alan NV8A > Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 9:23 AM > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: [Flexradio] Old notebook computer and Extigy OK? > > My old 850MHz PIII notebook (with only USB 1.1) and an Extigy seemed to > work just fine with the .WAV files f

[Flexradio] Old notebook computer and Extigy OK?

2006-06-26 Thread Alan NV8A
My old 850MHz PIII notebook (with only USB 1.1) and an Extigy seemed to work just fine with the .WAV files from the Flex-Radio site. Is that a reliable indication that this setup would work OK with a real live SDR-1000? I am assuming (but I could be wrong: it's been known to happen occasionally