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Re: [WriteLog] USB Soundcard recommendation and setup

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Subject: Re: [WriteLog] USB Soundcard recommendation and setup
From: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Reply-to: jim@audiosystemsgroup.com
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 23:09:16 -0800
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On Wed,1/28/2015 3:06 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:

These two sound cards are reported to work properly with Windows 7,
8 and 8.1 and provide the necessary mic/line switching:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829126101

On the recommendation of a top RTTY contester, I bought one of these. It is poorly built.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829128010

From the photo, it seems likely that the Startech unit has a Pin One Problem. Note that the connectors all protrude through holes in the chassis.

Here's an applications note I wrote on USB interfaces. The Tascam US100 is my primary sound card. I use the Numark on a second laptop for the second radio with SO2R RTTY. The Tascam is a better choice because it has good level indication on the inputs.

http://k9yc.com/USB_Interfaces.pdf

Nothing negative about NewEgg, but these are much better products.

73, Jim K9YC


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