[Elecraft] USB sound dongle

[KQ8M]

Unfortunately the 0204 does not work very well with Win 7. The only drivers they have come out with are beta and they have never
finished them. It cuts out and has to be restarted. Also the audio is very poor for the 96/192 modes in W7. Mine works fine with XP
though but wouldn't work very well on my W7 box. I have seen a lot of complaints by the audio people about the lack of support.
Also, I was lucky to find one but have had a hard time trying to find a replacement. It seems the 0404 is the replacement.

73,
Tim Herrick, KQ8M
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-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Joe Subich, W4TV
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 10:14 AM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] USB sound dongle


> However, this card is not current; I think the 0404 replaces it.
> Someone can address this for you.

The current version is eMU 0204 - approximately $125 at places
like B&H Photo Video.

> You really do want a 24 bit card and not 16 bit one.

Unless you need the high sample frequency for wide panadapter service,
any well designed 16 bit/48 KHz USB sound device will provide all the
performance you need at less than 1/4 the price of something like the
eMU 0204.

 > The other thing is that that card should have low internal noise;

This is *the most important* determinant of performance.  Internal
noise dramatically reduces the effective dynamic range of the sound
card.

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 8/20/2012 4:40 PM, Barry LaZar wrote:
> 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
>> www.wxyc.org
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