[digitalradio] SignaLinkUSB freq response and S/N

2008-09-03 Thread Peter Frenning [OZ1PIF]
Has anyone else tried to characterize the SignaLinkUSB frequency response and S/N properties? I Have, and, to put it mildly, I'm underwhelmed. Compared to my old homebrew interface combined with an aged SoundBlaster16 PCI it sucks as far as pure data is concerned (I have spectralab dumps to

RE: [digitalradio] SignaLinkUSB freq response and S/N

2008-09-03 Thread Peter G. Viscarola
QUOTE The real interesting question here is: how important is this in real life? Both interfaces work fine doing everyday PSK31, RTTY, SSTV etc, but how critical does it become when working signals near the detection limit as in WSJT JT65, FSK441 and very weak HF PSK31? /QUOTE This is something

Re: [digitalradio] SignaLinkUSB freq response and S/N

2008-09-03 Thread Russell Hltn
On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 6:11 AM, Peter G. Viscarola [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now, in terms of S/N ratio... I find it hard to believe that quieter isn't better no matter how you look at it. But at what point does it become insignificant? I've heard of people using low-noise preamps on

Re: [digitalradio] SignaLinkUSB freq response and S/N

2008-09-03 Thread Ralph Mowery
--- On Wed, 9/3/08, Russell Hltn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Russell Hltn [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [digitalradio] SignaLinkUSB freq response and S/N To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, September 3, 2008, 1:29 PM On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 6:11 AM, Peter G. Viscarola