[Shotimes] Re: Shotimes digest, Vol 1 #3246 - 13 msgs

[Paul Nimz]

Well it is a neat card and program.  It has a map of the Midwest and shows
in real time and records the lightning strikes from Wisconsin to Tennessee
and Ohio to Nebraska with Ashkum, Ill as the center of the world :).  But it
isn't worth a $120 add in card.  Just use an old PC I guess is the best
thing to do.

Paul Nimz
'97 TR
'93 EG mtx



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <MonsieurBoo@aol.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>; <pnimz@v8sho.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 8:00 AM
Subject: Re: Shotimes digest, Vol 1 #3246 - 13 msgs


> PNimz:  "This is a lightning detector card, very proprietary.  I just got
a
> new computer with no ISA slots and the last one I had didn't have any
either.
> I do have an old crapper bell 486 that I can use for this particular card.
I
> paid mucho bucks for the card and it's software and would like to use it
> again."
>
> Paul, you should have said so right from the start.  The extra pins on the
> end of your card are just the auxiliary antenna connections.  That card
was
> cleverly designed to use the groundplanes of the PC motherboard as a flat
plane
> antenna.  You can simply cut all those pins off flush so you can shoehorn
the
> card in there.
>
> Now go call Fitz and order one of those SHO CLOCKSPRINGS, solder the leads
on
> one end to the traces on your Bobbitted card, then unwind it out the
window
> to its full 8' 10" length and nail the far end to your eaves.  This will
> actually improve your sensitivity and directionality considerably, being
that it's a
> premier Motorcraft product.
>
> But seriously buddy, here's a quick jaunt in a different direction than
the
> previous suggestions.  Howzabout a nice, fully portable ISA card to USB
hookup?
>  These fellas have a range of offerings, this one being a single-card
> solution:
>
> http://www.arstech.com/usbisa.htm
>
> Price $100 and up, not too bad for a niche product like this.  YMMV
Warning:
> Note the programmers' aids they make available on their site.  This "MAY"
not
> be a plug-n-play deal for a custom card like yours.  But to go retro,
> sometimes ya gotta make a great leap forward.  Happy hunting for those
sferics,
> tweeks & whistlers!
>
> Cheers,
> Mark LaBarre
> 94 ATX 125k
>
>
> PS - Those lightning detectors can be real lifesavers when you kill the
> lights and engine and roll into the driveway at 0200 Saturday.