[Elecraft] KX3 - Splitting receive audio between PC and external speaker?

[Walter Underwood]

I use a five-way splitter. Three jacks are used: headset, audio amp to speakers, and USB audio interface.

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wunder
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Walter Underwood
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> On Dec 14, 2018, at 4:24 PM, Mike Parkes <mspmail2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I am interested in determining the best way to split out the KX3's receive
> audio for digital modes to an external speaker, so that if I want, I can
> listen to the band while running digital sound card modes. (Maybe I am just
> too old school, but my older rigs (like the IC-751a) could do this easily
> because they had a separate digital output for rtty and other fsk modes. So
> I was able to monitor the band while also decoding digital modes.) I
> thought I could use a splitter from the KX3 phones jack, and send one side
> to the PC and the other to a speaker (with its own vol control). I have no
> idea how that will impact the signal going to the PC though, at the least
> it will be less level to the PC. Or perhaps one of the USB sound card
> interfaces can do this, as I think some of them have their own audio out?
> Ideally I would also like to be able to monitor the transmitted audio
> signal too if possible (whatever the signal is that is leaving the PC and
> going to the KX3. If anyone has any advice on this I am all ears.
> Thanks!
> Mike AB7RU
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