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Re: [RTTY] USB to Serial adapters

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Subject: Re: [RTTY] USB to Serial adapters
From: Jay <ws7i@ewarg.org>
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 03:11:09 +0000
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At 10:46 PM 9/22/2004 -0400, Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 wrote:
>   Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 18:36:12 -0700
>   From: Jeff Stai WK6I <wk6i@twistedoak.com>
>
>   hi John - I also don't want to sound mean - but I found reasons to
>   be deeply disappointed in my fairly new Dell laptop, which was
>   purchased because it was a model that had a serial port, not to
>   mention vast tracts of screen space (Inspiron 8600).
>
>   I have been working on getting SO2R going for the first time for
>   the WW.  This laptop does not have a "Line In" input, only a
>   microphone input - which is not stereo. Therefore, I have no way of
>   getting two sound channels into this laptop to run both radios....
>
> 
>   I think I am going to get one of those little desktop chassis boxes and 
>   build up a shack system from scratch!
>
>   73 - jeff wk6i
>
>A much easier solution is to get a USB sound card, which has line in
>and out. I have one from Creative with RCA connectors, which I trust
>somewhat more than I do the common 3.5mm stereo phone connectors.
>It's probably better quality audio, too.
>

Nothing better than RCA connectors. What is the model of the Creative Card
Doug?

Jay


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