[SixClub] Tablet for shack use

[Eric Mynes]

Larry,

Why don't you check about mounting the monitor on the wall like HD TV's are
done if you can?  That might clear up some real estate on your desk.

73,
Eric
k8ohz


On Sun, Dec 1, 2013 at 8:55 PM, Larry Brown <dogsnradios at att.net> wrote:

> Thanks for the input guys!  Roger,I use the Mac Minis so my desktop is
> only 8"x8"x2",with a 20" flat panel. And I'm trying to clear up more real
> estate? Go figure!  And about your 1st color TV,I'm with you! Our first TV
> when we married in 1978 was a 13" black & white. Took us a few years to
> move up to a 19" color,then we were ridin' high!
>
>
> On Dec 1, 2013, at 10:05 AM, Roger on six wrote:
>
> > On 12/1/2013 9:35 AM, Bill Bailey, KG4NZR wrote:
> >
> > And here I go for a 25" wide screen over a 20" on the computers tied to
> the rigs.  I can split the screen to watch multiple programs. Run HRD in
> one window and the screen for the AIM 4170 VNA in the tune position for
> changing bands.  Needless to say, I do not like small screens
> > Course, I remember our first color TV and we thought that 21" screen was
> a monster
> >
> > I don't have desktop computers as they measure about 10" wide, roughly
> 24" deep and 30" tall while weighing about 50-60#.  (Full size tower cases)
>  They go "under, or beside" the desks.<:-))
> >
> > 73
> >
> > Roger (K8RI)
> >> As with everything in amateur radio, this is a compromise and each
> compromise has its own good and bad points.
> >>
> >> If you intend to use multiple programs simultaneously, for example, a
> suite like DXLab, the small screen will be the biggest handicap. Multiple
> programs require a lot of screen real estate or the operate spends an
> inordinate amount of time toggling between applications. At times, the 21"
> monitor on my shack PC is cluttered and insufficient. I sometimes wish for
> multiple monitors. A tablet or netbook would be useful for mobile or rover
> operations where the operator needs only one or two applications.
> >>
> >> Also, I constantly wish for more RAM. Multiple applications need memory
> and my 4GB RAM is insufficient. The PC is living on virtual memory which
> slows response.
> >>
> >> On 12/1/2013 8:47 AM, Larry Brown wrote:
> >>> I've been looking at the new Kindle eReaders and it got me to thinking
> about tablets or netbooks to use for rig control,logging and other ham
> software. I like the idea of less space used compared to a laptop or
> desktop . What do you use or what should I stay away from.
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
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