[Elecraft] Windows 8.1 tablet power

[Richard Solomon]

For $59 you must expect to not have all the bells & whistles that a $300 
tablet
would have. They have to cut cost somewhere.

73, Dick, W1KSZ

On 7/8/2015 8:37 AM, brian wrote:
> Why have such seemingly simple things gotten so hard?
> Like nobody ever figured one would want to use and charge a device at 
> the same time?
> This capability should be part of the tablet.
>
> I'd comment on how hard it is to key a radio via a computer these days 
> but won't.
>
> 73 de Brian/K3KO
> On 7/8/2015 15:28 PM, John Payne wrote:
>> I use a Dell Venue 8 Pro and like many new tablets and phones it uses 
>> USB On The Go for connectivity.  Dell sells this:
>>
>> http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04&sku=470-ABES#Overview 
>>
>>
>> and it allows what you need.  USB OTG negotiates charging and data 
>> according to a set of rules which I have not figured out yet, need to 
>> research that sometime! No connection to Dell other than a satisfied 
>> user.  I'm sure this is available other places as well.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> John Payne W4CWZ
>>
>> On 7/7/2015 10:55 AM, Mark N2QT via Elecraft wrote:
>>> I bought a win 8.1 (not RT) tablet from Cowboom for $59, hoping to 
>>> interface it using its
>>> micro USB port.  However the USB port is the only way to provide 
>>> power to the thing,
>>> and battery life is such I'd like to leave it on charge while 
>>> operating, while not losing the
>>> USB port data functionality.
>>>
>>> The unit is sold by Best Buy under the Unbranded name.
>>>
>>> Anyone have luck powering such a tablet without losing the USB data 
>>> capability?
>>>
>>> Mark. N2QT
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