[Dx4win] Lost QSO's

[wo2n]

Will that UPS shut down your computer for you, if your not there, and the 
battery is getting weak?
Tnx, Bernie/WO2N.>
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark" <n2qt at verizon.net>
To: "DX4WIN List Server" <DX4WIN at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 10:30 AM
Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Lost QSO's


> staples has an APC 200w, 350VA UPS on sale this week for $20 AR, with
> free shipping...
>
> I even use them on the answering machine to avoid having to reenter the 
> time
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David, K2DBK" <k2dbk at arrl.net>
> To: "W5LT" <W5LT at tx.rr.com>
> Cc: <dx4win at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 10:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Lost QSO's
>
>
>> My 2 cents is that an overall better solution is to keep your computer on 
>> a small interruptible power supply (UPS). You don't need one that will 
>> last that long (5 or 10 minutes is fine), and there are plenty of small 
>> ones available from companies like APC (www.apc.com), Belkin 
>> (www.belkin.com) and Ultra (www.ultraproducts.com) for well under $100. 
>> (I personally have at least one from each of those companies at home, 
>> with a somewhat larger Ultra that powers a couple of computers, most of 
>> my network gear, and a few other things.)
>>
>> The advantage of this is that in the event of a power outage, you will 
>> not only have the time to save the QSO, but you can also shut your 
>> computer down in an orderly fashion. Many of these products will connect 
>> to your computer and will shut it down after a specified set of 
>> conditions are met (e.g., backup battery has been running and has 'x'% 
>> power left, etc.), meaning that even if you're not there, your computer 
>> will still shut down properly.
>>
>> Even with a system that writes to disk upon save, there is still a small 
>> window where a QSO could be lost, although I can understand the 
>> frustration at loosing any data for any reason.
>>
>> As for your specific suggestion, there are utility programs that will 
>> make a key sequence to any arbitrarily complex set of other key sequences 
>> (and some will get a lot more complicated, simulating mouse movement and 
>> mouse button clicks), though personally I don't use them so I can't give 
>> a recommendation.
>>
>> W5LT wrote:
>>> I am not a computer wizard, but is it possible to program an unused 
>>> function
>>> key (say F12) to execute: <enter> <alt> <s> sequence ??
>>> That way you could enter QSO (from a spot) and write to disk with one
>>> button.
>>> That would be a neat solution. Just a thought.
>>> Bob, W5LT
>>>
>>>
>> -- 
>> 73,
>> David, K2DBK
>> http://k2dbk.com
>> http://k2dbk.blogspot.com
>>
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