Oh, one question, Matt -- on the wiki you note to use the
LINE OUT rather
than SPEAKER OUT on the soundcard. All of the cards in my
collection have
only a single output, usually labeled as SPEAKER OUT. What
to do in that
circumstance? (And a follow-on question -- what about
laptops like my
current work machine, a Dell Latitude C640 that has only two
sound card
I/Os -- mic/line in, and headphones out?)
Ok. I haven't bothered running the windows software, and Gerald doesn't
mention it, so I'm not sure if he's using one soundcard or two. The
problem is that, assuming you are doing voice communications, or that you
want to HEAR what is received, there is a conflict in using one sound
card. The radio needs to use one stereo input and one stereo output
to/from the computer. You would also need a microphone connection and a
speaker connection for your voice and listening.
I had always assumed Gerald used 2 sound cards, but since he never
mentions that, I'm assuming that instead he uses one soundcard, with the
SDR-1000 on the line in/out and a mic/speaker on the mic/speaker
connections. This means you have to have the soundcard mixer controlled
automatically. It also means you need a soundcard with all 4 of those
connections.
Unfortunately, most soundcards don't have all 4 of those connections. It
also makes the software a little more difficult.
I am using a 2 soundcard setup, which is easy on a desktop machine. On a
laptop, I think you'd be forced to use a USB or PCMCIA second sound card.
Thankfully, having 2 soundcards is no problem for Linux.
What setup have you been using under the windows software?