Get a brand name and you won't have any problem. The no names or names you
never hear in the computer world are almost begging for a problem.
----- Original Message -----
From: "CHRISTOPHER SCHULTE" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 6:47 AM
Subject: Re: Receiving Psk31 With Jaws and a Sound Card
> Actually, you want to be careful with the "Cheap Sound Card". I am using
> a
> cheappy for echo link, and have had some minor problems. I came up with a
> decent work around, but you can clearly tell that there is an issue with
> the
> cheap cards.
>
> If you do decide to go with a second card, and go cheap, I'd recommend
> running jaws and your windows sounds through it. Unless you're doing
> stuff
> that is quite sound intense, there is no reason to use a $10 card for jaws
> and your everyday windows sounds, and use the more expensive one for the
> psk
> stuff. Eventually, you're going to want to start transmitting psk, and
> you
> may as well have the right sound card to do that already so you don't have
> to purchase that later.
>
> 73,
> Chris, w8cjs
> Echo link node, 352244
> Check out my web site,
> http://mysite.verizon.net/w8cjs
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 11:32 PM
> Subject: Re: Receiving Psk31 With Jaws and a Sound Card
>
>
>> exactly.
>> Or even another cheap sound card dedicated to digital ham stuff.
>> The dedicated synth either external or an internal card type is
>> certainly
>> the other way to go, but they're often more expensive and more tedious to
>> set up and run if your not familiar with them.
>> If your interested in only receiving PSK and not transmitting, then you
>> can
>> easily use a single sound card.
>> However, when you transmit, unless your using an external synth or
>> separate
>> sound card for jaws, anything Jaws or your particular screen reader
>> speaks
>> will be sent out over the air along with the PSK tones...something you
>> likely would want to avoid.
>> I use skype to transmit and receive remotely on my main rig and
>> utilizing
>> double sound cards on the shack computer is definitely a necesity. The
>> last
>> thing you want to happen is an accidental blurb from jaws or an email
>> notification blasting out over whatever frequency the radio is set to.
>> 73
>> Colin, V A6BKX
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "CHRISTOPHER SCHULTE" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 8:38 PM
>> Subject: Re: Receiving Psk31 With Jaws and a Sound Card
>>
>>
>>> Another, less expensive option would be to buy a USB headset and run
>>> Jaws
>>> through that. That's the set up that I have here, and it works great.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Chris, w8cjs
>>> Echo Link Node, 352244
>>> Check out my web site,
>>> http://mysite.verizon.net/w8cjs
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 10:30 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Receiving Psk31 With Jaws and a Sound Card
>>>
>>>
>>> > Hi Eric.
>>> >
>>> > If it were me, I would either run an external hardware synthesizer or
>>> > something like the Triple Talk PCI and not try to make the sound card
>> try
>>> > to do double duty of handling PSK and JAWS. I think you are just
>>> > asking
>>> > for trouble.
>>> >
>>> > 73, de Lou K2LKK
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > At 04:03 PM 4/15/2008 -0700, you wrote:
>>> >>Hello listers,
>>> >>This topic may have been covered already.
>>> >>
>>> >>My ultimate aim is to set up a low band station to transmit psk31 from
>>> >>=
>>> >>my apartment.
>>> >>
>>> >>I'd like to start by attempting to receive this mode first.
>>> >>
>>> >>Will I need anything further than a pc with a sound card, in my case I
>>> >>=
>>> >>use Jaws.
>>> >>
>>> >>Will I be able to use a simple decoding program such as Digipan 2.0.
>>> >>
>>> >>My research on eham leads me to believe that this program will work
>>> >>with
>> =
>>> >>Windows XP.
>>> >>
>>> >>If I'm missing anything here or if there would be a better decoding =
>>> >>program for psk31 I'd be open to suggestions.
>>> >>
>>> >>I have a plethora of low band receivers but will most likely use my
>>> >>Icom
>> =
>>> >>ICR75 as it's the most modern of the receivers I own.
>>> >>
>>> >>Thanks for any help.
>>> >>
>>> >>73,
>>> >>
>>> >>Eric
>>> >>KU3I
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>--
>>> >>No virus found in this incoming message.
>>> >>Checked by AVG.
>>> >>Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.0/1379 - Release Date:
>> 4/15/2008
>>> >>6:10 PM
>>> >
>>> > Louis Kim Kline
>>> > A.R.S. K2LKK
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>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
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>>> Checked by AVG.
>>> Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.13/1378 - Release Date:
>> 4/15/2008 9:12 AM
>>>
>>>
>>
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