[Elecraft] K3 - Macbook Pro

[Alan D. Wilcox]

Mike,
Splitter cable? Do you mean the cable I built BEFORE getting the iMic? 
It worked, but was more hassle than it was worth.
The double-ring plug is wired so:
Tip = left audio out from the MacBook Pro
1st ring = right out
2nd ring = common
Sleeve = mic input to the MBP

See http://wilcoxengineering.com/projects/amateur-projects/44-psk31-k2 
under "iMic setup." The Sys Pref | Sound is where you setup your 
soundcard. When you plug in the iMic, it'll show up there and you can 
set it up following the way I did it. The idea is to send system sounds 
to the internal speakers and the fldigi or cocoaModem program outputs to 
the iMic and then to the microphone input on K2/K3/whatever.

Like you, I don't care to have a lot of extra programs running just to 
do something simple. I use the Mac because it's robust, reliable, and 
doesn't need rebooting everyday! All I need is fldigi (using Snow 
Leopard) with the iMic, and I'm on PSK (or a host of other modes) with 
just two audio cables to the K2 or K2.

HTH!  73, Alan

Alan D. Wilcox, W3DVX (K2-5373, K3-40)
570-321-1516
http://WilcoxEngineering.com
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Williamsport, PA 17701


On 9/6/11 6:41 PM, Mike wrote:
> Thanks, Alan.
>
> Good info. I'm curious about the splitter cable. Can you describe it in more detail?
> The solo jack was able to pass audio in both directions? I read somewhere that it had
> to be manually switched in the Sys Prefs|Sound gizwadget. (These new Mac terms . . .
> . :-D )
>
> I ordered an iMic.
>
> 73, Mike
>
> On 9/6/2011 5:45 PM, Alan D. Wilcox wrote:
>> Mike,
>> The iMic works great with the MB Pro. See
>> http://wilcoxengineering.com/projects/amateur-projects/44-psk31-k2 for my setup
>> with using Parallels as well.
>> Cheers,
>> Alan
>>
>> Alan D. Wilcox, W3DVX (K2-5373, K3-40)
>> 570-321-1516
>> http://WilcoxEngineering.com
>> http://eBookEditor.net
>> https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/28062?ref=awilcox
>> Williamsport, PA 17701
>>
>>
>> On 9/6/11 4:17 PM, Mike wrote:
>>> I've been using AFSK A for RTTY and PSK. I got a MacBook Pro yesterday, and it has
>>> only 1 audio jack, which may be either input or output. I'll be running Win7 in
>>> Parallels for my ham stuff.
>>>
>>> Is there an external sound card that will work? I found one, but it requires external
>>> power.
>>>
>>> How about serial ports? Will USB/serial converters work?
>>>
>>> What's your solution?
>>>
>>> I'd love to talk to any Mac programmers out there, off list.
>>>
>>> 73, Mike NF4L
>