Subj : Re: Digital Radio Amateur
To   : N1uro
From : Vk3jed
Date : Sat May 22 2021 09:04 pm

-=> On 05-21-21 07:33, N1uro wrote to Vk3jed <=-

 -=> Vk3jed wrote to N1uro <=-

 Vk> I've had pretty good mileage.  I know a good power supply is a critical
 Vk> component.

 N1> Most of my RPi's are in the original shipping boxes - I find that's the
 N1> best place for them. When a site such as Google runs 100% on them,
 N1> perhaps maybe I'll consider them. Then again like Google I mainly run
 N1> servers. Test cards just don't cut it... and the ax.25 stack on the
 N1> newer kernels is very broken - takes way too long to compile new
 N1> kernels.

I use the Pis for low load applications, even BBSs. ;)  I'll have your spares.
;)

 Vk> Yeah, I've done pretty well with them.

 N1> Personally I have "ok" luck with the one I have in use, but I limit any
 N1> writing to the SD card as much as possible. It's helped stretch out the
 N1> life.

Yeah that helps.  The one the BBSs run on has a read only SD card.  Writing is
only done to the attached 500GB SSD. :)

 N1> I gave one to a guy who's 80 and refuses to retain how to debug when it
 N1> goes to sleep. I keep answering the same questions for him almost daily
 N1> for 10 years now. Makes the whole hobby very UN fun.

Hmm, that's a pain.


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