[Elecraft] The Cost Of Amateur Radios

[Walter Underwood]

Agreed. For folks with a non-Microsoft house, the Windows computer requirement adds a bit to the cost. I haven’t touched a Microsoft OS since I ran a primary domain controller in the late 1990’s. No, I had a Vista laptop for a month after that. Got rid of that.

wunder
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On Apr 9, 2015, at 8:11 PM, Bill Turner <dezrat at outlook.com> wrote:

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> On Thu, 09 Apr 2015 21:19:31 -0400, you wrote:
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>> Hi Bill:
>> 
>> OK... but don't forget to add in the cost of the computer.  And, for  
>> me... it would be a cost.  I use Macs, so buying a PC would clearly  
>> add to the cost.  And, I suspect I'd need something more than a cheap  
>> laptop to get enough horsepower to run the SDR.
>> 
>> 73 de Ray
>> K2ULR
>> KX3 #211
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> REPLY:
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> OK, you got me there, a PC is required. But as many have pointed out,
> most of the heavy lifting is done in the radio, not on the PC. 
> 
> 73, Bill W6WRT
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