[Elecraft] new computer advice suggestions for using with a K3

[David Cutter]

Didn't Wayne have a smart phone solution a couple of months ago?  Sorry, 
can't remember the detail.

David
G3UNA


> Pignology has a wifi interface that makes an iPad feasible as a
> logging/controlling computer.  There's a version of Rumlog for iPad, as
> well as Pignology's Hamlog.  Android tablets reportedly work as well.
>
> Peter W0LLN
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 8:27 AM, Bill Frantz <frantz at pwpconsult.com> 
> wrote:
>
>> Please allow me to hijack this thread to ask about low power draw
>> computers for use with the K3.
>>
>> Last field day I set up our club's digital station with a K3/10, 
>> SignaLink
>> USB, and a MacBook Pro. The combination worked very well, but the MacBook
>> Pro, connected through the Apple power adapter and a Radio Shack inverter
>> drew 3 to 4 times as much power as all the rest of the system. I used the
>> Elecraft USB <--> RS232 cable for rig control.
>>
>> So I am looking for a computer that runs on 12 volts and draws a minimum
>> amount of current. It should be low noise and all those other good things
>> as well. My OS preferences are in order: MacOS -- because I know it,
>> flavors of Linux -- so I won't have to configure a Windows system and 
>> deal
>> with Microsoft's license verification, and finally Windows.
>>
>> On the MacBook Pro I was running cocoaModem and RUMped. I expect on other
>> OSes I will run fldigi and a contest logger to be names later.
>>
>> Does anyone have any suggestions?
>>
>> Cheers - Bill, AE6JV
>>