New PC

As I mentioned in the article about the CQ WPX Contest, I’ve been using a new PC since March 2026. The old PC was over 14 years old and sometimes took nearly 30 minutes to boot up. Plus, it was no longer compatible with Windows 11.

Unlike the off-the-shelf PC I had used before, this time I decided to have a PC built to my specifications. I’m quite pleased with the result.

Here are a few key facts:.

PC:

Motherboard: MSI A520M Pro

AMD Ryzen 5 processor 3.6 GHz with 6 cores and 16 MB cache.

Memory: Crucial DDR4 with 8 GB Speed 3200MHz

HDD: WD Green SSD 500 GByte

Running Programs:

OS: Windows 11

Communication with my TRX using microham Microkeyer II driven with USB Device Router from Microham

Hamradio Programs:

N1MM+ Contest logger

Ham Radio Deluxe for logging outside the contests

WSJT-X for FT 4 and FT8 in combination with Gridtracker 2

ADIF Master to manage the ADIf communication between WSJT-x and Hamradio Deluxe

What is missing till now is a programm for SSTV. On the old computeri used MM SSTV but haven’t decided yet which program I’ll use on my new PC for receiving (and maybe Transmitting) SSTV.

I’m sure a few more programs will follow.