[Elecraft] Does a K4 need an external sound card for FT8?

[Gwen Patton]

The Advantage has a soundcard in it. I have one too, but I used it in my
old Icom 746 pro.

73,
Gwen, NG3P

On Mon, Jan 4, 2021, 8:11 PM Dennis Dinga <dennis at dinga.com> wrote:

> This question keeps coming up but, but the answers are either
> incomplete or confusing.  Courtney KD6X asked it again on Jan 3 and
> has not received an answer.
>
> Here's the way I'd like to ask it:  I use a West Mountain RIGblaster
> advantage instead of the sound card in my computer.  Why?  So that I
> have the convenience of adjusting TX and RX levels with physical
> knobs instead of using sliders on a monitor.  So how do you set
> levels with the K4?  Does it require fiddling with menus and going
> through several steps?  And like Courtney asked, is there anything
> else to gained by using an external 24 bit card?
>
> -Dennis N6DD
>
> ++++++++++++++++++
>
> Here is the way that Courtney KD6X put it:
>
> "Any value in using a Microkeyer III with a K3S or K4D?
>
> I have a K3... the best radio I've ever owed in my 50+ year ham
> life.  I'm currently using a US Interface Navigator with it for
> digital modes.  This is now sold as the Time Wave Navigator and has
> worked really well for me for many years.
>
> My understanding is that the K3S and now the incoming K4's have sound
> cards built-in via the USB port.  So perhaps I won't need the
> Navigator anymore when my K4 eventually arrives.  But my question is
> whether there is still something to be gained using a newer
> transceiver interface with the K3S or K4?  I've been looking at the
> Microkeyer III with its 24 bit audio processing.  Does anyone have
> any hands-on experience with the Microkeyer III with Elecraft
> radios?  I'm particularly interested if it has a lower noise floor or
> other features that might not be found in the stock K3S or K4.
>
> Thanks for any input or feedback!
>
>    -- Courtney  KD6X"
>
>
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