Mike, Splitter cable? Do you mean the cable I built BEFORE getting the iMic? It worked, but was more hassle than it was worth. The double-ring plug is wired so: Tip = left audio out from the MacBook Pro 1st ring = right out 2nd ring = common Sleeve = mic input to the MBP
See http://wilcoxengineering.com/projects/amateur-projects/44-psk31-k2 under "iMic setup." The Sys Pref | Sound is where you setup your soundcard. When you plug in the iMic, it'll show up there and you can set it up following the way I did it. The idea is to send system sounds to the internal speakers and the fldigi or cocoaModem program outputs to the iMic and then to the microphone input on K2/K3/whatever. Like you, I don't care to have a lot of extra programs running just to do something simple. I use the Mac because it's robust, reliable, and doesn't need rebooting everyday! All I need is fldigi (using Snow Leopard) with the iMic, and I'm on PSK (or a host of other modes) with just two audio cables to the K2 or K2. HTH! 73, Alan Alan D. Wilcox, W3DVX (K2-5373, K3-40) 570-321-1516 http://WilcoxEngineering.com http://eBookEditor.net https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/28062?ref=awilcox Williamsport, PA 17701 On 9/6/11 6:41 PM, Mike wrote: > Thanks, Alan. > > Good info. I'm curious about the splitter cable. Can you describe it in more > detail? > The solo jack was able to pass audio in both directions? I read somewhere > that it had > to be manually switched in the Sys Prefs|Sound gizwadget. (These new Mac > terms . . . > . :-D ) > > I ordered an iMic. > > 73, Mike > > On 9/6/2011 5:45 PM, Alan D. Wilcox wrote: >> Mike, >> The iMic works great with the MB Pro. See >> http://wilcoxengineering.com/projects/amateur-projects/44-psk31-k2 for my >> setup >> with using Parallels as well. >> Cheers, >> Alan >> >> Alan D. Wilcox, W3DVX (K2-5373, K3-40) >> 570-321-1516 >> http://WilcoxEngineering.com >> http://eBookEditor.net >> https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/28062?ref=awilcox >> Williamsport, PA 17701 >> >> >> On 9/6/11 4:17 PM, Mike wrote: >>> I've been using AFSK A for RTTY and PSK. I got a MacBook Pro yesterday, and >>> it has >>> only 1 audio jack, which may be either input or output. I'll be running >>> Win7 in >>> Parallels for my ham stuff. >>> >>> Is there an external sound card that will work? I found one, but it >>> requires external >>> power. >>> >>> How about serial ports? Will USB/serial converters work? >>> >>> What's your solution? >>> >>> I'd love to talk to any Mac programmers out there, off list. >>> >>> 73, Mike NF4L > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
