System Considerations - microHAM STATION MASTER Manual

Station Master can be used in a with variety of configurations. Your ability to use Station Master's advanced
features will be determined entirely by the capability of your station hardware. microHAM have attempted to
implement these features in a way that they can be used in most installations. However, some transceivers lack
the capacity (e.g., an inhibit input or "early" PTT) to safely use some of the more advanced capabilities.
The application software used with Station Master will be the primary factor in determining the minimum
computer configuration needed with Station Master. When used with Windows based contest logging
applications like N1MM Logger Plus, Win-Test, and WriteLog or Windows based general logging
applications like DXBase, DXLab Suite, DX4Win, Logger 32 and others, the microHAM control and
interface application "microHAM Router" must run with the application. Since both the logging program and
microHAM Router are real-time applications, system performance will be dependent on both CPU speed
and the amount of available RAM.
While microHAM Router may run on slower computers, the minimum tested system is a 1.8 GHz Core2Duo
processor, Windows 7, 1 GB RAM, CD-ROM, and USB 1.1 port. Whether Router can run as designed on
slower machines with less memory and leave enough resources for application programs has not been
determined. microHAM Router is not supported on any 16 bit version of Windows (95, 98, ME, SE).
In order to provide sufficient performance for simultaneous operation of microHAM Router, a logging application,
Internet connectivity and other accessory programs, the recommended system is a 2 GHz or faster multi-core
CPU with Windows 8.1 or later, 4 GB RAM, CD-ROM, root USB 2.0 port, a transceiver with supported control
protocol and logger or control software.
Station Master can be used in stand-alone mode (without a connected computer or logging software) but a
computer running microHAM Router will be required to configure Station Master for proper operation.
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