# Has anyone used a DR-891 on a Snapdragon (ARM) based computer such as Microsoft's newest Surface Pro?

**URL:** https://forum.digirig.net/t/has-anyone-used-a-dr-891-on-a-snapdragon-arm-based-computer-such-as-microsofts-newest-surface-pro/5700
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**Tags:** os-windows, dr-891
**Created:** [March 15, 2025, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.digirig.net/t/has-anyone-used-a-dr-891-on-a-snapdragon-arm-based-computer-such-as-microsofts-newest-surface-pro/5700 "2025-03-15T15:24:35Z")
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### Author: ![Zack\_Clobes](https://forum.digirig.net/user_avatar/forum.digirig.net/zack_clobes/32/4136_2.png) [@Zack\_Clobes](https://forum.digirig.net/u/Zack_Clobes)
#### Post date: [March 15, 2025, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.digirig.net/t/has-anyone-used-a-dr-891-on-a-snapdragon-arm-based-computer-such-as-microsofts-newest-surface-pro/5700/1 "2025-03-15T15:24:35Z")

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I’m thinking of upgrading my POTA PC to a new Surface tablet, but I noticed it’s not a traditional Intel x86 architecture. From that I’ve read, that can mean certain drivers can run into issues, so I was wondering if anyone has used a DR-891 with the FT-891 on one of these CPUs.

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### Author: ![K0TX](https://forum.digirig.net/user_avatar/forum.digirig.net/k0tx/32/3_2.png) [@K0TX](https://forum.digirig.net/u/K0TX)
#### Post date: [March 15, 2025, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.digirig.net/t/has-anyone-used-a-dr-891-on-a-snapdragon-arm-based-computer-such-as-microsofts-newest-surface-pro/5700/2 "2025-03-15T17:46:16Z")

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My daily POTA driver is a Snapdragon powered Lenovo Flex 5G 14".

[https://www.instagram.com/p/DGHA0y\_z3Ug](https://www.instagram.com/p/DGHA0y_z3Ug)

You may need to upgrade to Windows 11 for best emulation of x86 code.

💙💛🇺🇦

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### Author: ![Zack\_Clobes](https://forum.digirig.net/user_avatar/forum.digirig.net/zack_clobes/32/4136_2.png) [@Zack\_Clobes](https://forum.digirig.net/u/Zack_Clobes)
#### Post date: [March 15, 2025, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.digirig.net/t/has-anyone-used-a-dr-891-on-a-snapdragon-arm-based-computer-such-as-microsofts-newest-surface-pro/5700/3 "2025-03-15T18:46:34Z")

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That’s good to hear! Thanks for the quick reply.

What logging software are you using on it?

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### Author: ![K0TX](https://forum.digirig.net/user_avatar/forum.digirig.net/k0tx/32/3_2.png) [@K0TX](https://forum.digirig.net/u/K0TX)
#### Post date: [March 15, 2025, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.digirig.net/t/has-anyone-used-a-dr-891-on-a-snapdragon-arm-based-computer-such-as-microsofts-newest-surface-pro/5700/4 "2025-03-15T19:01:35Z")

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For digital contacts WSJT-X exports it’s own files.  
For all other types I use [https://hamrs.app/](https://hamrs.app/)

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### Author: ![HarleySoltes](https://forum.digirig.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/edb3f5/32.png) [@HarleySoltes](https://forum.digirig.net/u/HarleySoltes)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.digirig.net/t/has-anyone-used-a-dr-891-on-a-snapdragon-arm-based-computer-such-as-microsofts-newest-surface-pro/5700/5 "2025-11-19T15:40:36Z")

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How about the Digirig mobile and the standard serial Digirig? They work cables to ARM Surface?  
Harley