[Elecraft] Win 8.1 audio and the K3

[Dwayne Rohmer]

I use this adapter cable on my Lenovo laptop to provide separate audio and
microphone jacks

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Dwayne Rohmer 
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On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 3:17 PM, Rich <rwnewbould at comcast.net> wrote:

> First off I do not see this issue as a K3 problem but I am hoping 
> someone else has found a fix.  My new HP laptop has a single audio 
> jack hence i need a Y adapter to get a mic and speaker jack to run the
digital modes.
> When I plug the K3 line OUT into the Laptop mic IN (via the adapter or
> direct) Win 8.1 does not recognize that I plugged into the MIC jack, 
> however if I plug into the K3 speaker out then Win 8.1 sees the jack 
> properly.  I assume there is some value of impedance or voltage that 
> Win
> 8.1 is looking for that the K3 line out does not have.  Only a guess 
> on my part.
>
> Has anybody else seen this?  Is there a fix?
>
> Thank you
>
> Rich
> K3RWN