[TenTec] Fwd: Re: FT8

[Barry N1EU]

You'll need both a serial port and a sound card.  If they're not built into
your laptop, you'll have to provide via external USB devices or ham
interface accessory.

Barry N1EU

On Fri, Dec 7, 2018 at 7:39 PM Malcolm McLeman <f5vbu at cegetel.net> wrote:

>
> Thanks Jim.. Unlike a PC sound card with appropriate audio input/output
> I was wondering how a laptop could achieve same without a USB
> interfaceand if the Omni VI CAT control would appear somewhere in the
> scheme of things?
>
> On 12/7/2018 8:04 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> > On 12/7/2018 8:17 AM, Malcolm McLeman wrote:
> >> Would like to try FT8 using a Win 7 laptop/Omni VI+ and was wondering
> >> if it could be achieved with or without an interface?
> >
> > If your station is properly bonded, including the laptop, it should work
> > fine. Digital modes CAN work BETTER with a decent USB interface.
> > "Better" in this context means a better A/D converter, which can improve
> > the ability to decode weaker signals. I use a Tascam US100 at home, and
> > a Numark Stereo I/O for portable work.
> >
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