The Advantage has a soundcard in it. I have one too, but I used it in my old Icom 746 pro.
73, Gwen, NG3P On Mon, Jan 4, 2021, 8:11 PM Dennis Dinga <[email protected]> wrote: > This question keeps coming up but, but the answers are either > incomplete or confusing. Courtney KD6X asked it again on Jan 3 and > has not received an answer. > > Here's the way I'd like to ask it: I use a West Mountain RIGblaster > advantage instead of the sound card in my computer. Why? So that I > have the convenience of adjusting TX and RX levels with physical > knobs instead of using sliders on a monitor. So how do you set > levels with the K4? Does it require fiddling with menus and going > through several steps? And like Courtney asked, is there anything > else to gained by using an external 24 bit card? > > -Dennis N6DD > > ++++++++++++++++++ > > Here is the way that Courtney KD6X put it: > > "Any value in using a Microkeyer III with a K3S or K4D? > > I have a K3... the best radio I've ever owed in my 50+ year ham > life. I'm currently using a US Interface Navigator with it for > digital modes. This is now sold as the Time Wave Navigator and has > worked really well for me for many years. > > My understanding is that the K3S and now the incoming K4's have sound > cards built-in via the USB port. So perhaps I won't need the > Navigator anymore when my K4 eventually arrives. But my question is > whether there is still something to be gained using a newer > transceiver interface with the K3S or K4? I've been looking at the > Microkeyer III with its 24 bit audio processing. Does anyone have > any hands-on experience with the Microkeyer III with Elecraft > radios? I'm particularly interested if it has a lower noise floor or > other features that might not be found in the stock K3S or K4. > > Thanks for any input or feedback! > > -- Courtney KD6X" > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
