[Elecraft] Little brown truck arrived w/ my K3!

[Joel Black]

Definitely use some type of external sound card. In this day and age and all the admonishments to not do so, I *still* hear Windows sounds over the air when using the “default” sound card.

If you spend just a few dollars more (you’ve already bought the K3, don’t scrimp on the interface), you can buy something much nicer than the SLUSB. I use the Creative Labs EMU 0204 and have posted here how well it hears regularly. The EMU is no longer available new, but they crop up for sale every once in a while on the used market. As a matter of fact, there is a used one for sale on qrz.com <http://qrz.com/> (http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?461417-E-MU-0204-Soundcard-Unit <http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?461417-E-MU-0204-Soundcard-Unit>). This one is not mine nor do I know the ham who is selling it. As in all other money exchanges, caveat emptor.

I am sure Jim will weigh in on this. As Walter said, listen to what Jim says about the subject. He even has a paper on the subject that is easy to read and understand.

Good luck with whichever interface you choose. Maybe I’ll see your trace on the waterfall soon.

73,
Joel - W4JBB


> On Dec 18, 2014, at 11:15 PM, Walter Underwood <wunder at wunderwood.org> wrote:
> 
> The Signalink is noisy and the VOX is not needed because you can use the KX3 VOX.
> 
> I highly recommend reading K9YC’s short paper on audio interfacing. He knows more about this stuff than I ever will.
> 
> http://audiosystemsgroup.com/USB_Interfaces.pdf
> 
> wunder
> K6WRU
> CM87wj
> http://observer.wunderwood.org/
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