"Robert" wrote in message
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I am new to Ham Radio. I am very interested in APRS and Packet radio.
As I start to build my ham shack and complete my vehicle for RACES
what is some good advice for me? I work mainly with Mac computers in
the design and graphics area so I am currently shopping around for
cheap PCs to install in my Ham shack and an old laptop for the vehicle
to do APRS. I listened to some interesting conversations on VHF
concerning the above subjects but as you would know it is not the
complete picture. So if you were starting out in too this two fields
of Ham radio what advice would you give if you are an Elmer to a
newbie. I am interested in buying used equipment when possible.

regards,
Robert
KD5YHY

For most ham radio use, junker Pentium machines work well.
I have a couple of them in the shack, picked them up from
friends or relatives who had upgraded and were going to
toss out the old machine. You might need to find a few of
those free old junkers to get enough working parts, but the
cost is right :-)

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... Hank

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