[ILQSO] logging program

[Eric Lorenz]

Would this work and be less expensive than the $120-140 that Dell wants 
for a Car adapter for my Inspirion 8600 laptop? Wow! Then again, they 
were all 3 rd party brands listed...maybe I'll look around locally and 
see if they'll be cheaper outside of Dell...

Eric KC9FQV

Hank Greeb wrote:
>
> A note to folks who complain about RFI from inverters for the 
> laptops.  I bought a relatively cheap 12V to x Volt DC to DC inverter 
> from Rat Shack a few years ago.  (X is switch selectable from about 3 
> VDC to 24 VDC.)  It powers my laptop beautifully without any RFI.  It 
> charges up the battery on my laptop while it runs.  The laptop I have 
> runs on 11 VDC with a 3 cell lithium ion battery, and requires 15 to 
> 17 VDC 2Amps max at the input.
>
> I don't do HF mobile very often - it's too much of a distraction while 
> driving, but I've used my laptop quite a bit while my wife is 
> driving.  I have more ignition noise than noise from the DC to DC 
> inverter.  I can't hear the inverter even when the car's engine is 
> stopped.
>
> I've heard that many 12 VDC to 120 VAC inverters are noisy.  I don't 
> know what the difference is interenally, except perhaps better 
> shielding.  Since my inverter is over 5 years old, it is probably 
> superceded, so if you're thinking of buying one of the DC to DC 
> inverters, try it for RFI before plunking down the $$'s.
>
> 73 de n8xx Hg
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:     [ILQSO] logging program
> Date:     Mon, 2 Oct 2006 15:23:29 +0200
> From:     James Funk <jfunk at fossnorthamerica.com>
> Reply-To:     Illinois QSO Party <ilqso at mailman.qth.net>
> To:     <ilqso at mailman.qth.net>
>
>
> I have received several logs that were done with N3FJP's logging 
> program and they are VERY easy to process ( ;0). I'm pretty sure it's 
> free. Have never used it but it sounds like it would be worth 
> investigating. N9PCS also wrote a program that looks pretty good. I'll 
> be logging on paper in the car this year (again) since I can't cope 
> with the noise the inverter puts into the radio...but that's another 
> issue. 73, Jim N9JF
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