Radio Shack sells an adapter that brings out the mono mic and stereo headphone connections to separate jacks. Model: 2800-200-0020 Catalog #: 274-031 $5.49 Ed W0YK Rich K3RWN wrote: My new laptop does not have a mic input. I was looking for some advice on a good USB sound card to use with my laptop. I use Writelog and a Rigblaster Pro for RTTY contesting. Any suggestions?