Use of an audio adapter (second sound card) is always wise since you
can point Windows' "Default devices" to the motherboard sound card in
the computer and keep the Windows noises, streaming audio, music, etc.
away from the radio. You do want to make sure any audio adapter or
external sound card is capable of stereo *input* just in case you want
to receive on both the main and sub receivers at the same time (e.g.
listening to DX and in the pile-up).
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 2014-09-30 8:44 PM, Doug Person via Elecraft wrote:
I agree with the recommendation of using a USB audio adapter. They are
cheap and simple. I've used them for years and never had a problem. On
the other hand, I've had many similar problems with audio interfaces on
laptops. My current station computer is an Intel NUC. Clever little
compact computing unit which uses the single jack audio in/out. I
plugged in my USB audio device and Windows 8.1 Pro loaded up the driver
in no time and everything worked fine.
GL & 73,
Doug -- K0DXV
On 9/30/2014 2:23 PM, David McAnally wrote:
I had similar problems with a Lenovo X230 laptop. I solved the issue by
using one of these $9 USB sound devices. Select the USB device in your
software settings instead of the laptop sound device.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001MSS6CS/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Regards,
David McAnally
WD5M
On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 3:17 PM, Rich <[email protected]> wrote:
First off I do not see this issue as a K3 problem but I am hoping
someone
else has found a fix. My new HP laptop has a single audio jack hence i
need a Y adapter to get a mic and speaker jack to run the digital modes.
When I plug the K3 line OUT into the Laptop mic IN (via the adapter or
direct) Win 8.1 does not recognize that I plugged into the MIC jack,
however if I plug into the K3 speaker out then Win 8.1 sees the jack
properly. I assume there is some value of impedance or voltage that Win
8.1 is looking for that the K3 line out does not have. Only a guess
on my
part.
Has anybody else seen this? Is there a fix?
Thank you
Rich
K3RWN
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