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Rich-4

Win 8.1 audio and the K3

First off I do not see this issue as a K3 problem but I am hoping
someone else has found a fix. My new HP laptop has a single audio jack
hence i need a Y adapter to get a mic and speaker jack to run the
digital modes. When I plug the K3 line OUT into the Laptop mic IN (via
the adapter or direct) Win 8.1 does not recognize that I plugged into
the MIC jack, however if I plug into the K3 speaker out then Win 8.1
sees the jack properly. I assume there is some value of impedance or
voltage that Win 8.1 is looking for that the K3 line out does not have.
Only a guess on my part.

Has anybody else seen this? Is there a fix?

Thank you

Rich
K3RWN
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David McAnally

Re: Win 8.1 audio and the K3

I had similar problems with a Lenovo X230 laptop. I solved the issue by
using one of these $9 USB sound devices. Select the USB device in your
software settings instead of the laptop sound device.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001MSS6CS/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Regards,
David McAnally
WD5M

On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 3:17 PM, Rich <[hidden email]> wrote:

> First off I do not see this issue as a K3 problem but I am hoping someone
> else has found a fix. My new HP laptop has a single audio jack hence i
> need a Y adapter to get a mic and speaker jack to run the digital modes.
> When I plug the K3 line OUT into the Laptop mic IN (via the adapter or
> direct) Win 8.1 does not recognize that I plugged into the MIC jack,
> however if I plug into the K3 speaker out then Win 8.1 sees the jack
> properly. I assume there is some value of impedance or voltage that Win
> 8.1 is looking for that the K3 line out does not have. Only a guess on my
> part.
>
> Has anybody else seen this? Is there a fix?
>
> Thank you
>
> Rich
> K3RWN
>

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Dwayne Rohmer

Re: Win 8.1 audio and the K3

I use this adapter cable on my Lenovo laptop to provide separate audio and
microphone jacks

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=41761316&utm_source=Go
oglePLA&utm_medium=pla&utm_term=55076697&gclid=CKn-ivvkicECFc064AodkxwAhw&gc
lsrc=ds

Dwayne Rohmer
wv5i

On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 3:17 PM, Rich <[hidden email]> wrote:

> First off I do not see this issue as a K3 problem but I am hoping
> someone else has found a fix. My new HP laptop has a single audio
> jack hence i need a Y adapter to get a mic and speaker jack to run the
digital modes.

> When I plug the K3 line OUT into the Laptop mic IN (via the adapter or
> direct) Win 8.1 does not recognize that I plugged into the MIC jack,
> however if I plug into the K3 speaker out then Win 8.1 sees the jack
> properly. I assume there is some value of impedance or voltage that
> Win
> 8.1 is looking for that the K3 line out does not have. Only a guess
> on my part.
>
> Has anybody else seen this? Is there a fix?
>
> Thank you
>
> Rich
> K3RWN

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Re: Win 8.1 audio and the K3

In reply to this post by David McAnally

I agree with the recommendation of using a USB audio adapter. They are
cheap and simple. I've used them for years and never had a problem. On
the other hand, I've had many similar problems with audio interfaces on
laptops. My current station computer is an Intel NUC. Clever little
compact computing unit which uses the single jack audio in/out. I
plugged in my USB audio device and Windows 8.1 Pro loaded up the driver
in no time and everything worked fine.

GL & 73,
Doug -- K0DXV

On 9/30/2014 2:23 PM, David McAnally wrote:

> I had similar problems with a Lenovo X230 laptop. I solved the issue by
> using one of these $9 USB sound devices. Select the USB device in your
> software settings instead of the laptop sound device.
>
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001MSS6CS/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
>
> Regards,
> David McAnally
> WD5M
>
> On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 3:17 PM, Rich <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> First off I do not see this issue as a K3 problem but I am hoping someone
>> else has found a fix. My new HP laptop has a single audio jack hence i
>> need a Y adapter to get a mic and speaker jack to run the digital modes.
>> When I plug the K3 line OUT into the Laptop mic IN (via the adapter or
>> direct) Win 8.1 does not recognize that I plugged into the MIC jack,
>> however if I plug into the K3 speaker out then Win 8.1 sees the jack
>> properly. I assume there is some value of impedance or voltage that Win
>> 8.1 is looking for that the K3 line out does not have. Only a guess on my
>> part.
>>
>> Has anybody else seen this? Is there a fix?
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>> Rich
>> K3RWN
>>
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Joe Subich, W4TV-4

Re: Win 8.1 audio and the K3

Use of an audio adapter (second sound card) is always wise since you
can point Windows' "Default devices" to the motherboard sound card in
the computer and keep the Windows noises, streaming audio, music, etc.
away from the radio. You do want to make sure any audio adapter or
external sound card is capable of stereo *input* just in case you want
to receive on both the main and sub receivers at the same time (e.g.
listening to DX and in the pile-up).

73,

... Joe, W4TV

On 2014-09-30 8:44 PM, Doug Person via Elecraft wrote:

> I agree with the recommendation of using a USB audio adapter. They are
> cheap and simple. I've used them for years and never had a problem. On
> the other hand, I've had many similar problems with audio interfaces on
> laptops. My current station computer is an Intel NUC. Clever little
> compact computing unit which uses the single jack audio in/out. I
> plugged in my USB audio device and Windows 8.1 Pro loaded up the driver
> in no time and everything worked fine.
>
> GL & 73,
> Doug -- K0DXV
>
> On 9/30/2014 2:23 PM, David McAnally wrote:
>> I had similar problems with a Lenovo X230 laptop. I solved the issue by
>> using one of these $9 USB sound devices. Select the USB device in your
>> software settings instead of the laptop sound device.
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001MSS6CS/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>> David McAnally
>> WD5M
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 3:17 PM, Rich <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>>> First off I do not see this issue as a K3 problem but I am hoping
>>> someone
>>> else has found a fix. My new HP laptop has a single audio jack hence i
>>> need a Y adapter to get a mic and speaker jack to run the digital modes.
>>> When I plug the K3 line OUT into the Laptop mic IN (via the adapter or
>>> direct) Win 8.1 does not recognize that I plugged into the MIC jack,
>>> however if I plug into the K3 speaker out then Win 8.1 sees the jack
>>> properly. I assume there is some value of impedance or voltage that Win
>>> 8.1 is looking for that the K3 line out does not have. Only a guess
>>> on my
>>> part.
>>>
>>> Has anybody else seen this? Is there a fix?
>>>
>>> Thank you
>>>
>>> Rich
>>> K3RWN
>>>
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Dave-3

Re: Win 8.1 audio and the K3

In reply to this post by Rich-4

Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 16:17:50 -0400
I don't think this issue is OS specific, I had the same thing with a new PC
and win 7.

See my findings at
http://g4fre.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/interfacing-elecraft-k3-to-acer-v5.html

Dave

G4fre

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First off I do not see this issue as a K3 problem but I am hoping
someone else has found a fix. My new HP laptop has a single audio jack
hence i need a Y adapter to get a mic and speaker jack to run the
digital modes. When I plug the K3 line OUT into the Laptop mic IN (via
the adapter or direct) Win 8.1 does not recognize that I plugged into
the MIC jack, however if I plug into the K3 speaker out then Win 8.1
sees the jack properly. I assume there is some value of impedance or
voltage that Win 8.1 is looking for that the K3 line out does not have.
Only a guess on my part.

Has anybody else seen this? Is there a fix?

Thank you

Rich
K3RWN

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Dave-3

Re: Win 8.1 audio and the K3

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Jim Brown-10

Re: Win 8.1 audio and the K3

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On Tue,9/30/2014 5:44 PM, Doug Person via Elecraft wrote:
> I agree with the recommendation of using a USB audio adapter.

This link lists some good USB adapters. http://k9yc.com/USB_Interfaces.pdf

73, Jim K9YC
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James Bennett

Re: Win 8.1 audio and the K3

After reading K9YC's write-up on audio devices, I purchased a Tascam US-125M on eBay for about $75. It works great - no jumpers to mess with, and in a nice, shielded metal case.

Jim / W6JHB

On Wednesday, Oct 1, 2014, at Wednesday, 9:19 AM, Jim Brown <[hidden email]> wrote:

> On Tue,9/30/2014 5:44 PM, Doug Person via Elecraft wrote:
>> I agree with the recommendation of using a USB audio adapter.
>
> This link lists some good USB adapters. http://k9yc.com/USB_Interfaces.pdf
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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