Are you sure it is not just an EMC issue? Have you tried listening on the PC speaker without the rig connected?
Neil G7AQK --- In [email protected], Jeremy Cowgar <jer...@...> wrote: > > Hello, > > When purchasing a new radio this last week I decided to also set my > computer up how it should have been long ago. I purchased a sound card > to dedicate it to digital modes. The sound card purchased was: > > http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0239854 > > It was $9.99... I wasn't asking for the world, but I didn't think I > would get this. I am curious as to what you think? Here's the synario. I > connect the line out to my rig blaster and when I transmit I get this: > > http://jeremy.cowgar.com/files/bad_sound_card.wav > > This was recorded from my mom's station that is 8 miles away. Obvious > problem. I then simply moved the line out cable from my new sound card > to my old sound card that is built into my mother board. No other > changes. I do not have a recording of it, but it's beautiful, exactly > how a feldhell signal should sound. > > Now, the most obvious thing would be is my sound settings wrong, i.e. > way overdriving with the new sound card or something. I set them up the > same. Looking at my ALC meter, I transmit into a dummy load, turn the > line out volume up until I get ALC movement, then turn it back down > until I cannot notice any ALC movement. > > Do you have any ideas? It's just $10, but I'd really like to have a > dedicated sound card for the ham stuff, and please do not suggest a > Signalink as I already have a nice setup, all wired and working, I just > need to get this squared away. Until then, I'm working off my sound card > built into the motherboard. > > Thanks for any help, > > Jeremy > KB8LFA >
