[Lowfer] WOLF development

[Les Rayburn]

At 02:43 PM 4/20/2002 -0500, you wrote:

>Hello, all!
>
>I'm playing with the WOLF code.  I was mostly repackaging
>it so that it could more easily be used as a library--allowing
>others to use it as a backend to their own user interfaces.
>
>But, I've come across a few ways to make some small imprevements
>to it.  The down side is that they would require more memory
>to run the program.  Not knowing if this would be a problem,
>I thought I'd poll the group and see what people think.
>
>So, can folks send me--off list--a quick description of the
>computer that they would want to use to decode WOLF signals?
>Briefly give CPU, memory, and operating system.  I'll sumarize
>the findings on the list in about a week--that should give
>time for even slackers like me to read the post and respond.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Cheers,
>David


David,

I think it would be more constructive to have this discussion on list...
so that others can flag problem areas. I currently run WOLF on
two computers.

1. A dual 800mhz Pentium III with 512 Megs of RAM.
2. A 1.6ghz Athlon with 512 Megs of RAM.

Both run Windows 98 Second Edition.

Personally, I think it's a flaw of most ham radio ops to expect software
to continue to run and perform well on DOS, 486 machines, etc.

Cheap is one thing. Impractical is another. Machines with tons of
performance can be picked up for less than $500 brand new these
days. Decent used computers can be had for much less...

If the whole point of WOLF is pushing the envelope of weak signal
detection, then I don't think that worrying about exceeding the ability
of CPU's should even be an issue. If you're serious about weak signal
work, then get a serious computer.

Boy, was that a soapbox issue or what? I'll just step down now and
go stand quietly in the back....

73,

Les Rayburn, N1LF
XM(GR) Beacon