[Elecraft] USB sound dongle

[Barry LaZar]

Howie,
     The dongles I have seen are not spectacular. They are about on par 
with your average stereo laptop soundcard, OK but not great. I use a 
E-MU0202 from Creative Labs. This card is a 24 bit card that can sample 
beyond what Elecraft recommends. However, this card is not current; I 
think the 0404 replaces it. Someone can address this for you. You really 
do want a 24 bit card and not 16 bit one. The other thing is that that 
card should have low internal noise; the high end Creative Labs card 
meet this as does several others.

     There are a number of software packages around that you can use. I 
use NaP3 because it can control the KX3 and allows me to use VAC so that 
I can pipe the output to FLDIGI for reading the digial modes. I have 
essentially a full up computer controlled SDR that I can take out for 
Field Day and operate portable with knobs and a battery. It's the craziest!.

     I think, once you have it all lashed up, you will really have some 
fun. Good luck and do use a good card with ASIO drivers for best 
performance.

73,
Barry
K3NDM


On 8/20/2012 12:37 AM, Howard Hoyt wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have been following the fun on this reflector while awaiting my KX3
> (next Friday!).  I am very interested in using the I&Q outs to interface
> with my laptop, and as many have noted, you need a good, compatible
> sound device to have a usable panadapter display. Does any one have
> experience with a 192k sampling USB sound dongle for their laptop?
>
> TIA!
>
> Howie
>
> Howard Hoyt - WA4PSC
> CE - WXYC-FM 89.3
> UNC Chapel Hill, NC
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