You guys are way ahead of me. I'll settle for reality! I live in a high-rise Manhattan building and must do my satellite operation by carrying all the needed equipment out to the promenade behind the building next to the East River (2 miles due north of the UN building). I'm looking for a way to lighten the load, and the netbook looks promising. N3TL even reports that the Yaesu CAT to USB cables he bought worked without installing new drivers. That's big because I don't know how to "map" another computer's CD drive into a netbook to read any new drivers!
Tnx for the ideas. 73, Tony
[Original Message] From: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF nigel@ngunn.net To: Bruce Robertson ve9qrp@gmail.com Cc: myles landstein myles.landstein@gmail.com; AMSAT BB
amsat-bb@amsat.org; tjjapha@earthlink.net
Date: 12/4/2009 12:19:22 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Netbooks
Why virtualise? Use a dual core processor and run a different operating system on each
core.
Bruce Robertson wrote: the virtualization features turned on so that I can
run linux images alongside the Win32 ham stuff.
Tony,
I too live in an apartment on the eight's floor in Chicago. I too have to drag everything to the Lakefront to operate. Our roof was closed for last 14 months for Tuckpointing, so no satellite operations from there this year.
The Acer Aspire One which I also use works great. Most USB to Serial adapters come with a small driver disk. You can always load it to a thumbdrive and load it that way to your netbook. Another option is to find the drivers on the internet and then just download them directly to the netbook. I have used USB-Serial cables with the Prolific chipset and drivers are easy to find on their website.
I found my Aspire One as a refurbished unit on TigerDirect.com about 9 months ago for under $199 during a special. It works great with SatPC. Tim and I both have good luck with that netbook.
Just get one and have fun with it!
73, Adrian AA5UK
________________________________ From: ANTHONY JAPHA tjjapha@earthlink.net To: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF nigel@ngunn.net; Bruce Robertson ve9qrp@gmail.com Cc: AMSAT BB amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Fri, December 4, 2009 9:56:11 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Netbooks
You guys are way ahead of me. I'll settle for reality! I live in a high-rise Manhattan building and must do my satellite operation by carrying all the needed equipment out to the promenade behind the building next to the East River (2 miles due north of the UN building). I'm looking for a way to lighten the load, and the netbook looks promising. N3TL even reports that the Yaesu CAT to USB cables he bought worked without installing new drivers. That's big because I don't know how to "map" another computer's CD drive into a netbook to read any new drivers!
Tnx for the ideas. 73, Tony
[Original Message] From: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF nigel@ngunn.net To: Bruce Robertson ve9qrp@gmail.com Cc: myles landstein myles.landstein@gmail.com; AMSAT BB
amsat-bb@amsat.org; tjjapha@earthlink.net
Date: 12/4/2009 12:19:22 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Netbooks
Why virtualise? Use a dual core processor and run a different operating system on each
core.
Bruce Robertson wrote: the virtualization features turned on so that I can
run linux images alongside the Win32 ham stuff.
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----- Original Message ----- From: "ANTHONY JAPHA" tjjapha@earthlink.net To: "Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF" nigel@ngunn.net; "Bruce Robertson" ve9qrp@gmail.com Cc: "AMSAT BB" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 4:56 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Netbooks
You guys are way ahead of me. I'll settle for reality! I live in a high-rise Manhattan building and must do my satellite
operation
by carrying all the needed equipment out to the promenade behind the building next to the East River (2 miles due north of the UN building). I'm looking for a way to lighten the load, and the netbook looks
promising.
N3TL even reports that the Yaesu CAT to USB cables he bought worked
without
installing new drivers. That's big because I don't know how to "map" another computer's CD drive into a netbook to read any new drivers!
Tnx for the ideas. 73, Tony
Hi Tony, N2UN
I remenber our succesfull SSB QSO via FO-29 from the promenade behind the East River up to the bay of Naples on april 15, 2007
Our QSO from NYC (FN30) and JN70ES was 7052.5 km
Tank you for sending the photograph of the Hell Gate Bridge along with your portable pedestal + antennas and tranceivers
From your picture I realize that you where full loaded with the antennas
in your hands and the equipments into your bag
I hope to make another try when FO-29 will be reactivated in 2010
.....................Well done Tony look for a way to lighten the load !
73" de
i8CVS Domenico
Nothing to map. You plug it in and it works.
ANTHONY JAPHA wrote: That's big because I don't know how to "map"
another computer's CD drive into a netbook to read any new drivers!
Pse take care of the rule and don't call every time.
Call CQ and wait 3 seconds. THEN LISTEN. DON'T CALL AGN so another station can call you. If you call again CQ, no one is able to work you. Last pas was very fustrated due every time the sat went on the same station was calling CQ. Sorry buth this is not the way you work SO67.
73 Dan ON5UE
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