[App_rpt] USB interface reliability

[Mark Hagler]

Hello all,

I am building up a repeater to put on the air in Seattle as our first
All Star node.     I have the single-radio analog board which connects
to my existing FXS card already but I don't want to put that up on top
of a building in the long run.

I'm curious if the cheap USB audio adapters (such as the one that
computergeeks sells for something like $8) are a good long-term,
reliable solution.   I'm interested to hear from others running
repeaters in good repeater sites that are using the USB ports,
particularly those with repeaters in commercial or high-density sites
where strong RF fields from other transmitters are common.

The 4-port PCI card is certainly an option but given the price
difference I would really like to make an attempt at the USB interface
first but would like some advice of others on the
stability/reliability of it.  It won't be suitable for me if it's at
all problematic as visiting this repeater site is not something I can
do regularly.


Thanks


Mark Hagler