[WriteLog] CW code reader question

[Gary Senesac AL9A]

Another advantage of using the line out jack on the back of the rig is that 
the output audio is fixed.  If you use the headphone jack with a Y splitter 
cable to feed the headphones and the sound card of the computer 
simultaneously, any variation in audio level for the headphones will also 
cause a variation of audio being fed to the sound card.  This may cause 
distortion and inability to decode the incoming signal.  Use the fixed 
output line out jack on the back of the rig and you can use the headphones 
normally and adjust the volume to suit your ears without changing the level 
going to the sound card.

Gary AL9A

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike McCarthy, W1NR" <lists at w1nr.net>
To: "JAMES HEADRICK" <W3CP at CHARTER.NET>
Cc: <writelog at contesting.com>
Sent: February 24, 2007 1:08 PM
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] CW code reader question


> JAMES HEADRICK wrote:
>> My question is how can I cause the code reader to function when using
>> headphones? The radio is Yaesu FT-1000MP Mark-V.  WriteLog gets the audio
>> and processes CW when the speaker is used, but when phones are plugged in 
>> it
>> gets no audio.  I don't have a radio diagram that I can read and am not 
>> too
>> swift on the digital stuff, so help please.
>>
>> 73,  Jim  w3cp
>>
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> I am not familiar with the Yeasu, but most modern rigs have line-in and
> line-out on the back of the rig that are unaffected by the front panel
> controls specifically designed for digital modes.  I would use that
> instead of the speaker out.
>
> Mike, W1NR
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