Precisely why (since MS can foul up audio settings routinely on any
random update) it's a bad idea. Leaving one small check mark in a lower
level driver setting (looping/routing audio) that leaves a mic hot is
but one example. There are too many ways to make an error. Using the
computer sound card on a radio is not 'set and forget'.
We still have a large base of folks that don't get what is required to
operate a clean (legal) station; we all learn as we go. Setting
boundaries is part of that edcucation (OS stays in OS, radio stays in
radio).
Turning off the OS sounds, one would also lose features that the OS and
apps that are useful (like JTAlert "DX" announcements, Zoom/Skype
audio). The small cost of a sound device (or second sound card) for the
radio(s) is certainly worth the gains and lowering of the risks.
73,
Rick NK7I
On 1/1/2021 9:34 AM, Mike Harris via Elecraft wrote:
Not really. It all boils down to _*understanding what you are doing*_.
Windows sounds can be turned off. The best sound card in the world
isn't going to stop anyone from transmitting garbage. Understanding
includes setting the audio levels correctly throughout the system.
I've used my PC sound system with two simple audio cables for years.
Now I have upgraded my K3 with the K3s I/O and simply pipe audio, CAT,
PTT and PC CW down the one USB cable.
Regards,
Mike VP8NO
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