A local friend (Mel) and I are playing with Edson'e sdr-shell program under Linux. As written, it is receive-only, and no DDS freq. control. Mel has modified it to use the newer version of QT toolkit, and added DDS control of the Brainerd DDS/PIC/QSD receiver board. He is also adding transmit capability. But, the code is not in any shape to give out yet.
The Audigy 2 ZS PCMCIA card just plugs into the laptop PCMCIA jack, if there is one. No external power supply or data connection, and no external box to drag about. That is why it is more convenient. The Edirol requires an AC supply, the firewire cable, and is another external box. The external AC supply would not be needed if you have a six-pin firewire connector, but most laptops have only four-pin firewire. Of course, the Edirol is much cleaner, and supports four channels each of audio ins and outs. That's required for jack at this time (all four channels on one hardware device) to be able to transmit under Linux. So, the Audigy is a non-starter for transmitting under linux. At least until the newer version of jack is completed. Terry WB4JFI --- In [email protected], "David Colburn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would like to learn more about your Linux usage. > > Also, why is the Edirol FA-66 firewire card more of a hassle, please? > > Thanks! & 73, doc KD4E > <snip>
