[CQ-Contest] KVM Switch

[Charles Morrison]

Paul,

No problem with my Belkin OmniView SE.  Model number F1D104.  4 port
switcher.  But its getting long in the tooth compared to the ones these
days.  I've had this one for probably about 5 years now, so its not as
feature packed (OSD, etc) as the newer ones, but it doesn't produce any
noticable hash or noise.

Charlie
KI5XP

 
> Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 14:47:46 EST
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> Subject: [CQ-Contest] KVM Switch
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> I was wondering if anyone had experience using a KVM 
> (Keyboard, Video,  
> Mouse) switch with their ham computer.  I have a small home 
> office  associated with 
> my shack, and it would be advantageous from a space standpoint  to 
> consolidate all my computer resources via one keyboard, 
> monitor and  mouse.
>  
> These switches allow you to hook up a keyboard, mouse and 
> monitor to the  box 
> and then switch between up to four computers.  This really is 
>  appealing, as 
> I have two desktops and two laptops in the shack.
>  
> I'm concerned about RFI in both directions.  Has anyone used 
> these and  had 
> any good or bad experiences?  I have a very nice KDS monitor 
> that seems  to be 
> fairly quiet from an RF standpoint and I'd like to use the 
> same keyboard  for 
> all my applications, as it will help with logging accuracy.
>  
> I appreciate any inputs.  I am looking for these at a site call  
> Buyexytras.com, which I've found to be a good source of 
> low-cost PC  peripherals.  (No, 
> I'm not associated with them in any way.)
>  
> Paul, K5AF
> 
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