Re: Logitech trackman replacement

[Buck <kc2hiz@xxxxxxxxx>]

That's good to hear.  Thanks Jim!

On 10/21/2011 5:10 PM, Jim Oberholtzer wrote:
> I can only respond to the feel of the device and I have not noticed any
> real changes since going to the wireless version.
>
> Jim Oberholtzer
> Chief Technical Architect
> Agile Technology Architects
>
>
> On 10/21/2011 3:53 PM, Buck wrote:
> > I have a USB Logitech Trackman.  I love it.  The left button became
> > unreliable after what, 5 years?  Seven?  I can't recall how long I've
> > had it.  Well I found a more or less equivalent switch in my junk box
> > and soldered it in, but this sort of maintenance usually heralds the end
> > of service life.
> >
> > Logitech no longer make a USB Trackman, only the wireless version.
> >
> > 1) Does the wireless Trackman have the same exquisite feel that the USB
> > Trackman has?
> >
> > 2) How does the wireless connexion work when it gets hit with 40 watts
> > of 2GHz RF?  As a microwave amateur radio operator, I don't want the
> > cursor to fly randomly across the screen when I transmit, but the worst
> > case scenario is a dead wireless dongle or mouse (they both have
> > receivers in the 2GHz band).
> >
> > I realise the likelihood of an answer is low, but hope springs eternal:-)
> >
> >    --buck