If you are using the MME driver selection or one of the other Windows drivers, try going into the Windows Mixer and set the "recording" level to 5 rather than the default 100.
73, Larry N8LP Joe Subich, W4TV-4 wrote > > To add to the list, my older HP Pavilion DV7 with Vista Home Premium > has a line in. It is labelled as "external mic" but is really a stereo > line in with switchable preamp. The sound device is by IDT and the > drivers support 24 bits at 192KHz! > > Unfortunately, like so many other motherboard sound devices, the noise > level is so high that external USB sound devices provide significantly > better performance with demodulated audio. I have not even attempted > to try the built-in sound with direct I/Q audio due to the noise level. > > 73, > > ... Joe, W4TV > > >> On 8/22/2012 7:22 PM, Greg wrote: >>> Look at the hp slate 500. I think i read it has a stereo input. >>> On Aug 22, 2012 3:26 PM, "John Buck" <kh7t@> wrote: >>> >>>> I gather that no one has found a small laptop with stereo input ( mike >>>> or line in) that will work with no external adapter except for sound >>>> cable. >>>> >>>> No dongles. >>>> >>>> John KH7T >>>> ______________________________________________________________ >>>> Elecraft mailing list >>>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>>> Post: mailto:Elecraft@.qth >>>> >>>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>>> > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@.qth > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/kx3-IQ-to-laptop-tp7561498p7561523.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html