Another source, aside from eBay that I have found very reliable and low
priced:
http://www.PCSurplusOnline.com
I just checked and they have are currently out of stock, often have some
2-3 generation old IBM ThinkPads or Toshiba laptops available.
The other option is to look for PDAs such as the Cybiko or older
Palm/Handspring devices. Former are $12-15 for serial port version,
$25-$25 for newer USB version and have available programs for ham radio &
free development kit (SDK) for Win32 or Linux. Latter have quite a few
software programs written for hams, but is there a reasonably priced SDK
that's any good ?
PARC is working on rig control with Cybikos with the C language SDK, we
welcome other hams joining our efforts, check out the web site below !
Wish we had some of these PDAs with log merge capabilities for FD ! Its
on my list to work with the club, but its low on their list. APRS
enhancement, perhaps even ARDF oriented programs are of greater interest.
Cheers & 73s de Mark W4CHL
Chapel Hill NC USA http://rtpnet.org/parc
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