[Dx4win] no psk31

[N4QS]

Peter,

I have no problem running psk31 with my desktop's internal sound card.  Here 
is how I set mine up:

1.  On the K3, hold Data Md and then turn VFO B to select DATA A.

2.  In DX4WIN, click on File, Preferences, Control, click on the two drop 
down boxes in the middle of the page to select the sound card for both Input 
and Output.  If you only have one sound card, selecting Default for both 
should work.  Or you can select the actual sound card if desired.  Be sure 
to click on File and Save Changes and Exit to save your selections.

3.  Open the psk31 window in DX4WIN.  Either click on the Window tab and 
then select PSK31 or just select Alt 3.  This will bring up the psk31 
window.  If do not see the spectrum and waterfall displays, just click on 
the bottom of the send text box (just above the message tabs) and drag the 
bottom up to make the send text box smaller.  The spectrum and waterfall 
displays should now be visable.  You can use the button below the spectrum 
display to display both, spectrum only or waterfall only.  Just toggle that 
button to change options.

If you are tuned to a psk freq like 14.070 you should now see multiple 
signals being displayed.  If you see signals, then you know that your sound 
card is now receiving audio from the K3.  If you do not see signals, make 
sure that you have the volume controls for your desktop sound card turned on 
and that you have not muted the microphone or line in channels.

The psk utility built into DX4WIN works fine, but is a bit elementary.  I 
actually prefer to use DigiPan outside of DX4WIN for making psk31 contacts. 
All should work fine with your internal sound card.  Be sure to switch the 
K3 back to AFSK A if you want to make RTTY contacts.

Let me know if you have any other problems.

73,

Dave, N4QS




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Reisert AD1C" <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>
To: "Peter Solly" <petersolly at bell.net>
Cc: <DX4WIN at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 3:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Dx4win] no psk31


> On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 12:42 PM, Peter Solly <petersolly at bell.net> wrote:
>
>> using latest version of dx4win, a K3 and a desktop running windows XP
>> with service packs 2, 3.
>> tried to get psk31 running and error message popped up saying  "
>> Device(sound card?)  already allocated".
>> Is this a dx4win set-up problem, or a windows set-up problem?
>> thanks for all help de ve3ad
>
> Hi Peter,
>
> DX4WIN needs exclusive access to the sound card.  You have to have a
> second sound card to operate PSK31, or un-assign the sound card from
> Windows (don't ask me how).
>
> I think if you right-click somewhere on the PSK window, you can choose
> the sound card.
>
> -- 
> Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us
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