What the SignaLink has going for it over the Nomic (which is what I own)
is a built in sound card. Thus, you do not have to fuss with trying to
share a sound card w/your system. i.e. listen to the popular digital
frequencies and your bound to hear a windows "Ding" message now and
then. That's the least of the problem, however, the real problem is you
listen to your MP3 player on the computer, turn the volume up a bit then
go to use digital modes. Now you have to readjust your output, of which
you will forget now and then, everyone does, and you'll be over-driving
your transmitter producing horrible tones that causes interference for all.
So... had I to do it again, I'd go the SignaLink.
Maybe SignaLink owners can speak up, would any of you rather had a
Nomic? BTW... I solved the above problems by adding an additional sound
card to my system that is devoted to the ham radio.
Also... one other thing to think about... I know you didn't mention RTTY
or CW, but you may want to look into an interface that provides the
ability to key your transmitter for CW and for FSK RTTY. You can do RTTY
w/o FSK by using AFSK but typically if you use FSK RTTY you benefit from
some functions your radio may provide (nice filters for one).
Also... one more thing :-D ... for either, I'd see if it can connect to
your rear accessory port instead of interfacing through your mic port.
That may be a personal preference but I think it's just less hassles to
deal with in setup and every day operations.
Jeremy
KB8LFA
On 6/13/2010 3:25 PM, kneiper wrote:
Newbie to the digital scene and am looking for opinions on the above
devices to be used with a Yeasu FT-747G. Right now I'm primarily
interested in PSK31, MFSK16, and Hellschreiber.
