[Elecraft] A "My K3's coming question"

[Simon Brown (HB9DRV)]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Tippett" <btippett at alum.mit.edu>
>
> "USB Audio Codec
>         Standard Microsoft Audio Device
>            2 channel Output DAC 16 bit
>            2 channel Input ADC 16 bit
>            Codec operates at sampling rates up to 48,000 Hz*
>            *Most Amateur software applications set the sampling rate to 
> 11,025 Hz."
>
> http://usinterface.com/Navigator.html
>
>        Sounds like a nice product overall but the soundcard
> will not be enough for decent SDR/DSP processing on the
> K3's IF output.  You really want 24 bits at 96 kHz minimum
> and preferably 192 kHz.
>

For my SDR software I have the Edirol FA-66, but please don't ask me about 
the SDR console I'll be writing in 2008 / 2009!

Simon 'code-free' HB9DRV