[Icom] Sony VAIO laptop receive audio & using headphones simultaneously

[Ekki Plicht]

Doug,

don't use the speaker out, but the AF out on the ACC1 socket, pin 5. This=
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- the level is constant, regardless of the AF control setting; you can se=
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volume to your liking, the AF on ACC1 is unaffacted.
- the level (better: impedance) is better suited for line-in or mic-in.
- the AF is not processed (and maybe distorted) by the AF amplifier.

There is no way to turn a MIc-input on the notebook into a line-input wit=
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major re-work. I have a Sony Vaio myself, also only Mic-input, no LIne-In=
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use it for RTTY, PSK31 etc. with the said AF-out on ACC1, works without a=
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problem.

Concerning the CW Decoder - i would try not to use it, it will spoil you.=
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After a while of using it you will stop trying to decode with your brain,=
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forgetting how to read CW properly.

73,
Ekki, DF4OR