What's on my radio today in the background:

[mahatmakanejeeves]

8. Do you have any update on your SDR dongle?

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I ask because I've just rejuvenated a couple of Dell laptops I found in the trash. One is running Windows Vista, and the other is running Windows 7. They got tossed because the batteries died, and the owners figured they were better off buying a new computer, when you consider how much a replacement lithium-ion battery pack costs.

They are spyware-free, and I have a docking station for each one. Obviously I won't be taking them out in the field, but for a base station scanner, each would work just fine.

The one with Vista has 32-bit Vista. The computer has everything it needs to be updated to Windows 7, should I latch upon a copy of that OS. The one with Windows 7 has a 64-bit OS. Both have Intel CPUs.

I suspect that, like too much other stuff, the SDR dongles will come with Windows-only software.

I'm a member of RadioReference. I never post there, though, and my visits to the site are few and far between.

Thanks.

ETA: this thread came up with I Googled DU for "CSX Alexandria," to see if anyone had posted about yesterday's derailment.