[WriteLog] sound cards

Sun Jul 5 17:32:21 PDT 2009

Thanks Dave for pointing out the mike/line-in thing. When I read it, I 
thought that can't be right as I record many of the contests. Then I 
remember they were CW and RTTY Contests. I also recorded SSB contest 
but the Station Mike was alway plugged into the rig.
That is, I never used Writelog of a SSB Contest Keyer.
I can copy RTTY on the soundcard and listen to internet radio at the 
sametime. 
Joe K0BX
Dave Hachadorian wrote:
> Soundblasters have worked for me in the past, too. I run SB Live! 24 
> bit. The only drawback to Soundblasters is that they generally do not 
> have a separate MIC IN and LINE IN. One jack does either function, 
> selected by the Windows volume control (record). For ssb, you can plug 
> in your mic, but then you can't record the entire contest, if you 
> should wish to do that. When you go to use rtty, you have to reach 
> behind the computer, unplug your mic, plug in audio from the receiver, 
> and select LINE IN on the volume controls. Not really a big deal, just 
> something to remember. Quality is great on record and playback, with 
> none of the digital noise that frequently occurs when using on-board 
> sound.
>> All of the Soundblasters that I've seen include the capability for 
> 20dB mic boost, which is required for dynamic mic elements, such as Heil.
>> When you install SB software, install just the drivers, not all the 
> Creative Bloatware.
>>> Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
> Big Bear Lake, CA
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "K0BX" <k0bx at arrl.net>
> To: "NI7T" <ni7t at hughes.net>; <WriteLog at contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 2:36 PM
> Subject: [WriteLog] sound cards
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