[Elecraft] k3/psk on laptop

[Simon Brown (HB9DRV)]

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From: "Jim Brown" <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>
>
> Another BTW -- I am told that most laptop mfrs farm out their
> sound cards to a third party mfr, and they're a commodity. That
> adds to the wide variation.
>

My experience is with Dell laptops and the bog-standard sound chips on older 
PC's. Some decent new PC's have good sound but another reason for an 
external soundcard is to ensure no interference from the CPU / mothercard / 
other innards of the PC.

Also it is good to have a soundcard dedicated to the digital modes leaving 
the other soundcard for Windows sounds and stuff. This reason alone should 
make you grab a second soundcard.

Simon HB9DRV