Yo! CHRIS:
Sunday September 08 1996 09:12, CHRIS ALLERMANN wrote to ALL:
 CA> Does anybodwy else think that this Winradio idea is a bad one...Would
 CA> have it of been better to have the actual reciever outside of the
 CA> computer.  What I want to know is how they shieled from all of the
 CA> interfearance in the computer.  I think this is just going to be jkust
 CA> another one of those high priced scanning toys and will probally not
 CA> suit the needs of many scannists in the field
Field?  No, of course not.  You won't be able to pack it on your belt very 
easily.
High priced toy?  No more of a "toy" with a price tag than an AR-8000, Scout, 
Explorer, frequency counter, Icom R-7000, PRO-2004, etc.
Shielding and interference?  It's well done, and it works.  The stigma of RFI 
from computers is a bit overdrawn and unfairly pegged.  MOST RFI comes from 
the Video Display Unit (monitor) and its cabling.  The computer doesn't 
really emit all that much.  WInRadio is solidly shielded from CPU 
interference, and all non-signal lines are capacitively bypassed.
My WinRadio is not any noisier than the stand-alone scanners in my shop.  
There are five computers and display units in the shop alone, and ten on 
site.  The WinRadio computer hasn't had a case on it in years, as neither of 
a couple other computers out here.  And I don't have a noise problem.  I 
understand that some people do.  Most of the time, it is their monitors.
As for anything and everything else, WinRadio is an all-band receiver 
covering 500 kHz through 1300 MHz.  It's software and database controlled, 
which means that a lot of power exists at the fingertips of the operator that 
cannot be available by means of "normal" equipment.
It will suit a lot of needs wonderfully well.  It will suit many needs 
marginally well.  It will not suit portability needs in the slightest, that's 
for sure.
Bill Cheek | Internet: bcheek@cts.com | Compu$erve: 74107,1176
Windows 95 Juggernaut Team | Microsoft MVP
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