Re: [Flexradio] Rx Audio and Mic In on Flex-1500

2011-05-29 Thread Peter G. Viscarola
Steve WA7DUH said: Can you use your computer audio? SURE! You must use the Virtual Audio Cable (VAC) connection in PowerSDR. You also need Virtual Audio Cable software that creates a virtual audio cable connection between the VAC interface in PowerSDR and your computer mic and speaker device

Re: [Flexradio] Rx Audio and Mic In on Flex-1500

2011-05-29 Thread Michael Tondee
I'll let someone else more knowledgeable than me expalin the finer points of how the radio and PC communicate the audio but as far as playing the audio through your PC speakers, it can be done. Just run a 1/8 inch stereo jumper cord between the phones output on the 1500 and the line input on th

Re: [Flexradio] Rx Audio and Mic In on Flex-1500

2011-05-29 Thread Steve Sterling
I don't have 1500, but I assume they run like the others-- They put the phones and mic connections on the radio mostly for convenience. Many people like a traditional rig-type audio connection. They run the digital audio paths back to sound interface chips in the rig box to make this convenien

[Flexradio] Rx Audio and Mic In on Flex-1500

2011-05-29 Thread Peter G. Viscarola
I've been playing with my new Flex-1500 for a couple of days now. BTW, plugged it into my laptop, installed PowerSDR (and VspMgr, and VAC, and MixW)... DONE! Worked first time. I took all the defaults. No pops, no clicks, no problems at all. With all of 3 watts I had PSK QSO with someone in