[Elecraft] Suggestions for good 192kHz external sound card for digital modes

[David Orman]

Hi,

Splitting off from the Signalink thread, since it's actually a different
question, what are the current external sound cards that people suggest
(that are supported in Linux if known - if not - that's ok)?

I see the Tascam mentioned in the PDF in the other thread, so I'm looking
into those (the ones that support 192kHz now, that is) - are there any
other suggestions to look into? I operate on a lot of digital modes, but my
Lenovo Thinkpad T400's built in sound card adds a lot of noise to the
signal I'm receiving. I have a Native Instruments Audio Kontrol 1 which
works much better, but it is USB powered (it seemed to be indicated this
was a no-no for best decoding in digital modes in the other thread).

There are a lot of options out there now, so it's hard to sift through them
all, and make a guess as to which are best for HF radio digital
communication, so I thought a thread would be helpful in getting some ideas
on what is tested/true. If Linux support is unknown, that's ok - I can do
that research - but it would be great to have a list to start looking at
that are known good performers with low noise.

Thanks!
David/K5DJO