Guys - thanks for the replies! By now you've probably read my post that I got it all working. As to having the SLUSB, after reading the K3 and KE7X manuals, it just seems that using the external sound card like the SLUSB makes it a little easier. Haven't looked at the iMic, but with the SLUSB, I can leave the K3's RF Power set at 90 watts where I normally have it for CW and control the power out for PSK31 with the SLUSB TX control. PLUS - I had a nice $25 discount coupon from DX Engineering and just couldn't resist getting that SLUSB for the lower price! :-)
ALso, I had forgotten about the "Test" mode of the K3 for such purposes - thanks Rick! CU on the air - Jim / W6JHB.com On Tuesday, Dec 11, 2012, at Tuesday, 11:10 PM, Bill Frantz wrote: > On 12/11/12 at 9:14 PM, k6limae...@gmail.com (Rick Prather) wrote: > >> Not sure why you feel the need for the SL [SignaLink] with your K3 but >> that's up to you. > > The MacBook Air has only a single audio port. The Apple web site is a bit > light on technical information (no surprise there), but it says the MacBook > Air includes: > > Headphone port > Support for Apple iPhone headset with remote and microphone > > If indeed it will take a 4 conductor plug (with a tip, 2 rings, and a > sleeve), then it may be possible to skip the SignaLink by wiring a plug > correctly. A friend who has done so for connecting a iPhone to a wired phone > system says that the resistance value of the microphone connection is what is > used to determine whether the plug is a 3 conductor stereo plug or a 4 > conductor stereo + microphone plug. > > In any case, having the SignaLink lets you use the cocoaModem "monitor" > feature to listen to the incoming signal. Not a great advantage with the K3 > since you can just turn up the audio volume on the K3, but sometimes useful > to hear what the computer hears. > > Cheers - Bill, AE6JV > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Bill Frantz |"We used to quip that "password" is the most common > 408-356-8506 | password. Now it's 'password1.' Who said users haven't > www.pwpconsult.com | learned anything about security?" -- Bruce Schneier > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
