[TenTec] Dell/Gateway comparison

[ac5aa@juno.com]

Yeah, you forgot the automatic QSO-maker that would watch the packet and
work the stations for you while you're gone.  Then there would be the
automatic award-mailer that would mail off for the awards once you had
enough cards.  Oops!  Need an automatic card sorter and mailer too . . . 
Pretty soon you could just close the door of the shack and let the
station do everything and go fishing!   I hope it's not long before we
return to the original intent of this reflector!

	73,  Duane   AC5AA

On Sun, 2 May 1999 12:03:12 -0400 Bill_Ames@hyperion.com writes:
>
>
>
>If they sold as many ham rigs as they do computers (now wouldn't that 
>cause a
>bit of QRM!) then we could have something like the Omni for $800 and 
>like the
>Scout for $200. But, you would also be able to buy something for $1800 
>that
>would be state of the art and out perform any rig older then 2 years.  
>It would
>combine a computer, voice recognition, connection to the internet, 
>ARRL
>connection for valid QSL's, logging capabilities, propagation 
>prediction
>software, ability to run by itself to contact others like it (while 
>you are in
>the QTH as control operator), works all modes and all bands, has very 
>few
>switches because it knows how to provide the best signal going out and 
>get the
>most out of what is coming in, can be configured to replicate the 
>functional
>capability of any previously existing rig By displaying their controls 
>on the
>monitor) so you could operate it just as you remembered (performance 
>would match
>the chosen rig), did I miss anything?
>
>
>Bill Ames
>KB1LG
>
>
>
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Duane A. Calvin, AC5AA
Austin, Texas
ac5aa@juno.com -or- ac5aa@earthlink.net
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