Re: [IRCA] Laptop computer requirements for an SDR or similar receiver.

[Mike Hawkins <michael.d.hawkins@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yow!  So much for overnight recording sessions.  Do they have options for
recording to FLAC or MP3?  FLAC would be less intense, but MP3 would be far
less intense.  If not, they create their own bottleneck.

Mike

On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 7:34 PM, Chuck Hutton <charlesh3@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> No error at all. The WAV file on a music CD only digitizes audio. The WAV
> file from a Perseus digitizes the entire medium wave band. Audio is up to 20
> kHz. The medium wave band (as recorded by Perseus) is 1600 kHz, so the
> Perseus file is about 80 times bigger.
>
>
>
> Barry's number is quite correct.
>
>
>
>
>
> Chuck
>
> > Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:57:01 -0700
> > From: michael.d.hawkins@xxxxxxxxx
> > To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Laptop computer requirements for an SDR or similar
> receiver.
> >
> > Barry,
> >
> > I think your numbers might be off there. A music CD (74 minutes)
> translates
> > to 700MB of WAV files. Thats 15 times longer and 1/3 the space of what
> you
> > quoted.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 7:13 AM, BARRY DAVIES <
> > barry.davies25@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello Patrick
> > > A big hard drive. My laptop has 320GB. They are now advertising 500GB.
> I am
> > > aware of issues when using an external hard drive with the PERSEUS SDR.
> It
> > > uses over 2GB per 5 minute Wav. file.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Barry :-)
> > >
> > > --- On Mon, 26/10/09, Patrick Martin <mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > From: Patrick Martin <mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > Subject: [IRCA] Laptop computer requirements for an SDR or similar
> > > receiver.
> > > To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Date: Monday, 26 October, 2009, 1:44 AM
> > >
> > >
> > > I was over at Fred Meyer and Costco looking a laptop computers. I have
> > > been thinking about getting one down the road.
> > > If I buy a laptop, I might as well get one that would handle an SDR or
> > > similar type of receiver. What would I be looking for in a laptop that
> > > could handle a SDR or other type of a computer receiver? Minimum
> > > requirements? Thanks.
> > >
> > > 73,
> > >
> > > Patrick
> > >
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