I only ever had RFI issues very early on. I pretty much solved them with good
shielding and ferrites. I always use all-metal cases (no plastic see-through
panels) and make certain that I have good electrical contact with all the case
sides and then tie the case into station ground. My biggest problem was with
monitors back when CRTs were all we had, but the LCD monitors today are quiet.
Kim N5OP
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From: Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP <Rick@DJ0IP.de>
To: 'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment' <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 7, 2014 11:59 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] (ham station computer choice)
Jim, one of the reasons I switched long ago to a laptop for my radio
computer is that in general, they are less susceptible to RF than desktops.
Of course I have only ever used Toshiba, Dell, HP, or IBM, and in each case
it was their business model, not consumer model. Never had an issue with RF
getting into the computer.
Prior to switching to laptops, I had lots of trouble with RF getting into my
various desktops.
73 - Rick, DJ0IP
(Nr. Frankfurt am Main)
-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim Allen
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2014 6:39 PM
To: Kimberly Elmore; Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] (ham station computer choice)
Thanks, Kim, I have built quite a number of machines, starting ~30 years ago
when it was easy, everything was IBM compatible except genuine IBMs, and I
was young and foolish. I even have my Apple IIP, so early a serial number
it may have been soldered together in Woz's garage. Now with the ravages of
old age and decrepitude making their unwelcome appearance more and more,
some things are easier to just buy and deal with.
I'm more worried about resistance to RF, and low noise, features than the
silly "mal"ware Dell might stick on their boxes, and I would never be able
to assess those by looking at specs anyway.
73 de W6OGC Jim Allen
On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 11:28 AM, Kimberly Elmore
<cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net>wrote:
> I always simply build my own and install the OS myself. That way, I
> have complete and total control over every aspect. It's remarkably
> easy, relatively inexpensive, has no proprietary hardware, and I know
> what's in it. Simply pick a CPU flavor you like, buy a motherboard
> that supports the CPU, buy a case and power supply, get a graphics
> card that does what you want, plug in memory, get a hard disk that's
> far bigger than you think you'll ever need (no less than 1 TB) and
> have at it. Much, much easier than "building" anything radio!
>
> Kim N5OP
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