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On 2023-02-06 05:25, Don N4RRT wrote:

Timely … I just purchased the 128GB version of that education/rugged
laptop for exactly that application: POTA and portable operation with
my FT-817 and BitX-based home-brew rig.
I purchased mine from Microcenter:

All the windows HR software installed easily (as expected) … I also
have the Arduino IDE as well as the latest Python distributions
installed … plenty of room and reasonable performance. Spyder, a
computational sciences/scientific application focused cross-platform
IDE is a little slow to start, but once going has reasonable
performance. N1MM+ works great too.

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The little edu laptop works just as well with the FT-817 as my
desktop Win 10 machine in the shack does with my shack radios.

NB: I’ve not used the laptop yet with my homemade opto interface to
my homebrew rig, but assume is should work fine as well.
Most of all, have fun!

73,
Don
N4RRT

Fine timing indeed Don. I have a BR1100, picked up during the Boxing Day ("Week") sales here. Not done much with it yet, however the same philosophy has gone in to the selection.

Now hoping to find a 12 / 13.8 VDC to USB C type charger for it, and perhaps a "power bank" that will handle a notebook top-up charge / bridging bit of operating time, if needed. My included AC charger is USB-C and one of the few new-to-me tidbits in the Quick Start pamphlet in the box was an entreaty to ensure one had 15 VDC / 3A for the charging.

Comforting to hear it works well with the FT-817.

One thing I recently learnt was how to shut off the "Required Diagnostic" reporting, along with the Optional muck. Possible as it's a Win 10 Pro Edu OS build. Gives more flexibility over Home. It apparently ships without Cortana as well! Oh happy day.

Now to remove MyAsus. blech

Please do report on the function with the homebrew rig when trialled.

73, John
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J. D. Erskine
VE7MHI VA7OTC
CN88hk
Victoria, BC