[Elecraft] suggested PC???

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

Sign me up for wireless - all those network cables are just too 
effective antennas for lightning surges, and not just for direct hits.  
I am on my 3d serial transceiver in my K3  I now have a surge protector 
right at the port on the radio, but an still uncomfortable..

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 1/6/2016 8:25 AM, Neil Zampella wrote:
> FWIW ... I've got everything setup wired in the shack, but everything 
> (cable coax, ethernet, power) runs through an uninterruptible power 
> supply (ups).   Many of the higher end models provide not only power 
> surge protection and battery, but lightning/surge protection for coax 
> and ethernet.
>
> Neil Zampella
> KN3ILZ
>
> On 1/5/2016 8:14 PM, Gary K9GS wrote:
>> Hi Jerry,
>>
>> Don't use a wired network.  I had my shack computer on a wired 
>> network when I took a lightning hit a couple of years ago.
>>
>> Everything connected on the wired network was zapped (2 PCs, router, 
>> modem, K3 RS-232 port, WinKey (connected to one of the PCs), and the 
>> Cable TV amplifier located over 150 ft away out by the road.  When I 
>> rebuilt everything i went wireless with all of my PCs and have never 
>> regretted it.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 1/5/2016 11:53 AM, Jerry wrote:
>>> Now that I have had my k3s on the air for a couple of months I'm 
>>> ready to interface it to a computer. I am planning on a dedicated PC 
>>> just for use in the shack. My only uses (that I can think of now) 
>>> are logging and control of the k3s, perhaps remotely at some point.
>>>
>>>
>>> It seems to me an I7 processor of any speed would be adequate with a 
>>> 500gb SSD and wifi capability to my LAN (I guess I could hard wire 
>>> this). What else do I need in the box in the way of 
>>> interconnectivity? Any need for a large amount of memory (>8gb)?
>>>
>>>
>>> Any suggestions would be appreciated
>>>
>>>
>>> Jerry, k1tgx
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>>>
>>> Gary K9GS
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