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
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>--
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> 4/15/2008
>> >>6:10 PM
>> >
>> > Louis Kim Kline
>> > A.R.S. K2LKK
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>>
>>
>>
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