You should be able to add (plugin on the motherboard) a dedicated sound card to your computer. Tell the folks at Microcenter what computer you have and ask for a basic but good quality sound card. Lots of information on how to install it available. Just be sure to ground the computer before you open it up and ground yourself before you touch anything inside it. Static is just as unhealthy for computers as it is for radios.
Travis K5HTB ________________________________ From: BVARC <bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org> on behalf of Martin Blaise via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 2, 2019 10:22 AM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: Martin Blaise; Jimmy Vance Subject: Re: [BVARC] Anyone have equipment to check a computer sound card Headphones do not produce sound. Have done all tests with speakers and drivers etc but never was able to get sound to work. I am currently using an external USB sound card but I really need to free up. Honestly I have done all I can. I need someone who could investigate. I can take it to the computer repair shop and pay $50 to $100 to get it fixed or I can buy a refurbished dell 660 Inspiron for $150 to $200 but then you have the issue of copying everything from one computer to the other and having to redo tqsl and lotw etc so I think my best option might be the repair, I have run at least a dozen troubleshooting tests. I am not experienced enough to work on testing a sound card that is embedded in the mother board. The other issue is that the dxpeditions are running Fox and hound mode and it requires a cat cable. I have one but can’t use with an external sound card plugged into the USB port. So basically it means unless I get the internal sound to work I will not be able to work any dx stations on ft8 and jt65 without being able to use that cat cable. That’s about it thanks On Mon, Apr 1, 2019 at 6:37 PM Jimmy Vance via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org<mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote: If I recall you took a power hit or a lightning strike some time back. What have you done so far to troubleshoot? Have you tried plugging in different speakers and headphones? Why do you think you need to get inside the case to test? On 4/1/2019 5:20 PM, Martin Blaise via BVARC wrote: Do any of you out there do any computer repair? I need to know why the sound is not working but I have tried many tests it will have to involve someone who can go inside the tower. _______________________________________________ BVARC mailing list Radio,Radio,Radio We are a radio Club! Talk it up! On the air about every event, every meeting, every net, every time, talk about the club, ham fests, events and people. BVARC@bvarc.org<mailto:BVARC@bvarc.org> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Message delivered to jimmy.va...@gmail.com<mailto:jimmy.va...@gmail.com> _______________________________________________ BVARC mailing list Radio,Radio,Radio We are a radio Club! Talk it up! On the air about every event, every meeting, every net, every time, talk about the club, ham fests, events and people. BVARC@bvarc.org<mailto:BVARC@bvarc.org> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Message delivered to martingbla...@gmail.com<mailto:martingbla...@gmail.com>
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