After I have extensively tested the sound card installed in the K3, I
come to the conclusion: There are no measurable differences between the
built-in sound device and a Delta44 or Focusrite Scarlett. The latter
two are semi-professional products. Decodes or non-decodes are almost
exactly the same. This coincides with the experience of other OM's, who
had written to me that even a cheap chinese made USB sound card is not
worse than a Delta44. Nevertheless, it surprised me.
73 Udo, DK5YA
Am 22.09.2017 um 14:00 schrieb Udo Langenohl - DK5YA:
Gentleman,
I'm just upgrading one of my Elecraft K3 with the new KIO3B board which
is part of the newer K3S. The KIO3B has a sound device on board and I
wonder if anyone in the group has ever tried this sound device running
WSJT off the moon.
It's a rather cheap device based on PCM2901
<<http://www.ti.com/product/PCM2901>>. Specs show that this device has
rather poor frequency response, dynamic range, THD+N, S/N ratio etc.,
just pure consumer stuff.
Does this or will it in any case reduce overall system performance? If
not it will makes things much easier with cabeling, external sound
devices (Focusrite Scarlett), PTT stuff etc. at our upcoming DXpedition
to DU (DX7EME). Less mess, more fun...and less weight, of course.
73 Udo, DK5YA on behalf of DX7EME team
http://www.dx7eme.de/
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