It depends on one's own financial situation as to what is moderate or
modest cost!
It seems many hams are on retirement incomes so while I agree move
things forward for those with modern hardware and/or financial means to
improve their hardware, those with perhaps very ancient hardware being
used to enjoy their hobby shouldn't be forgotten.
Alan G0TLK
On 09/06/2021 09:37, Jim Brown wrote:
On 6/8/2021 4:38 PM, Bill Somerville wrote:
we are looking into some performance enhancements that will take
advantage of some parallel processing features of modern CPU
architectures.
Bill,
I have a half dozen Thinkpads of various vintages, most running i7
processors, two running i5s. At least half were purchased as refurbs
for less than $500. Machines like this are widely available in the
States, so that on this side of the pond, hardware should be no
limitation for any ham willing to spend a modest amount for a
computer. In the case of one machine (the one in my shack, about 5
years old purchased new), I needed to add some RAM.
I bought my current shack computer new 5-7 years ago, an i7 Thinkpad
with not enough RAM for $760. I've since added 8 GB and an SSD. It has
no problem with WSJT-X, nor with SO2R RTTY contesting -- two radios,
each with two RTTY decoders, logging software, and browsers, all
running simultaneously. A comparable machine could probably be bought
used for about $500.
I think the real obstacle is ignorance on the part of many hams as to
what's available at moderate cost. I would encourage your ongoing
development, along with an education campaign about hardware.
73, Jim K9YC
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