[Flexradio] Mean't to reply to all d-44 interface

2005-10-12 Thread ecellison
Mike   Also I think in the configuration that you are using you must also complete the mic ground as well as the speakers as some have reported. If we do another board which allows options such as these, I'll definitely go with Berg connectors and removable jumpers.   I know one person

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2005-10-12 Thread ecellison
Mike   Second comment. Or Question. Make sure you are using a stereo plug from the microphone to the Mic in. Although I have not traced it, or the ramifications, using a mono plug would short the sleeve and the ring.   In another context this is true of single stereo jacks on the backs

Re: [Flexradio] D-44 Post second round shipment out today.

2005-10-12 Thread ecellison
John Yep.. like the old Unckle Rhemus story "Tar Baby"... fitting that the SDR-1000 case is the same color as Tar! After I got my $1300 or so SDR-1000 the only recourse I had, was to surround it with a $10,000, upgrade to my aging shack and antenna farm... but it HAS been a rebirth and a LOT of f

[Flexradio] Will M-Audio Fast Track Pro work?

2005-10-12 Thread Michael Blake
I have only laptop computers and do not wish to get back into larger box computers but I would like to have aqn SDR-1000.   M-Audio does provide some high performance USB sound systems that might be equal to the Delta-44 card.  For example their Fast Track Pro mobile model http://www.m-audio.com/pr

Re: [Flexradio] D-44 Post second round shipment out today.

2005-10-12 Thread W2AGN
ecellison wrote: Folks If you ordered d-44 interface kits via e-mail to me in the past 5 days the kits went out today from USPS. I have 5 left out of 150 kits, and I absolutely refuse to sell mine! If there turns out to be a round three they will be quite a bit more expensive, ($20?) since

[Flexradio] D-44 Post second round shipment out today.

2005-10-12 Thread ecellison
Folks   If you ordered d-44 interface kits via e-mail to me in the past 5 days the kits went out today from USPS. I have 5 left out of 150 kits, and I absolutely refuse to sell mine! If there turns out to be a round three they will be quite a bit more expensive, ($20?) since I can’t get t

Re: [Flexradio] D44 interface kit

2005-10-12 Thread ecellison
Mike I would like to hear what other's have to say about this myself. Since the jack is stereo and the tip goes to ins 3 and ring goes to 4 (will have to check the schematic on that) it is possible that the mic is going to the ins four input which is not used when the mic is plugged directly into

Re: [Flexradio] Microphone recommendations

2005-10-12 Thread ab7r
I've been getting some nice reports using the PR-40 through the W2IHY EQPlus box. Easy to set up and works great. 73 Greg AB7R Title: Microphone recommendations Tim,   I am using a Marshall MXL-2003 condenser microphone here. It is connected to an Aphex 107 microphone preamp. The audio the

Re: [Flexradio] Microphone - D104 preamp

2005-10-12 Thread Ken - N9VV
Re: D104 Preamp - perhaps this is useful info http://www.qsl.net/w2aew/myd104amp.html de Ken Larry W8ER wrote: Tim, At the other end of the scale, I have a healthy respect for the Astatic D104 microphone. When they are used properly, they sound very good. I have a circuit for a small preamp

Re: [Flexradio] Microphone recommendations

2005-10-12 Thread Larry W8ER
Title: Microphone recommendations Tim,   I am using a Marshall MXL-2003 condenser microphone here. It is connected to an Aphex 107 microphone preamp. The audio then goes to an equalizer and then an Aphex Compellor to stabilize the audio levels a bit and reduce the dynamic range. It is then fe

Re: [Flexradio] Microphone recommendations

2005-10-12 Thread Eric Wachsmann - FlexRadio
Title: Microphone recommendations Tim,   We have a few recommendations in the Operations manual, but there are certainly a lot of good options out there.  If using the Delta 44, it is not _necessary_ to have a preamp, but it will help your signal to noise ratio a bit if you do use one.