[Elecraft] Need Audio for SignaLonk from Sub-Rx on my K3

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

 > It's curious that we have this relatively tiny box of a radio that
 > suffers from poor ergonomics because of it and then we're supposed to
 > festoon it with dongles to make it play.

That's unfair and untrue ... there is a distinct disadvantage to
building every option under the sun into a transceiver.  The biggest
is that all users pay more for the transceiver *and* the built-in
options (compare the panadapter in an FT-1200 to the P3 or SDR-IQ)
are far inferior to the "best of breed" that can often be had for
little more than the amortized cost of the built-in feature.

If one took your prescription, the K3 would only be available in one
configuration - with all options built-in at double the price of the
base unit.

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 5/14/2014 12:42 PM, Wes (N7WS) wrote:
> Well, they do say opinions are like...
>
> Shout all you want, but it is not imperative that you have a separate
> sound card.  The computer's integrated sound card can be "dedicated" to
> ham radio. Keeping Windows sounds from playing through the radio is no
> different from not transmitting outside the band.  It's something that
> is supposed to be in our skill set.
>
> I have both a SignaLink and a Tascam US-100 (highly recommended by Jim
> Brown). On RTTY, neither of these is either better, or worse, than the
> built-in card in my laptop, and both require a USB port, something in
> short supply.
>
> It's curious that we have this relatively tiny box of a radio that
> suffers from poor ergonomics because of it and then we're supposed to
> festoon it with dongles to make it play.
>
> Wes  N7WS
>
> On 5/14/2014 3:09 AM, Joel Black wrote:
>> [snip]
>>
>> This is not directed at you, but it is a preemptive statement to those
>> who will say you do not *need* the SignaLink: I apologize in advance
>> for "shouting," YOU NEED A SOUND CARD THAT IS DEDICATED TO AMATEUR
>> RADIO AND *SEPARATE* FROM YOUR MAIN SOUND. Just yesterday, on 20 m
>> JT65, I heard someone's WinXP "shutdown" sound over the air. You spent
>> a couple of thousand on the K3, please be kind enough to the rest of
>> us to spend another $100 or so and get a nice sound card. Yes, you'll
>> hear all day that the K3 has the ability to take audio directly from
>> the sound card. It is a wonderful feature. I use it. I use it with an
>> amateur radio-dedicated sound card only.
>>
>
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