Re: [Elecraft] Fwd: Any value in using a Microkeyer III with a K3S or K4?

2021-01-06 Thread Jim Brown
On 1/6/2021 8:15 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: Swapping a 24 bit sound card for a 16 bit sound card will make no difference on existing software like MMTTY, FLDIGI/DM780, etc. Nor will it make any difference with WSJT modes, whose software operates at 16-bit 48 kHz. 73, Jim K9YC

[Elecraft] Fwd: Any value in using a Microkeyer III with a K3S or K4?

2021-01-06 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
Unless the interface is poorly designed (like some "low price" amateur only devices), the noise floor is generally set by the IF noise in the transceiver on the higher bands and by the "no signal" atmospheric noise on the low bands. A 24 bit sound card has the potential to provide greater