If you set your line-input to “play through” via Control Panel, you can still monitor the radio via your PC speakers. Some careful adjustment of the volume on the radio and the line-in record level will be required. However, if you’ve got an older radio, perhaps something “previously enjoyed” as your first dabble onto HF, you’ll find that most radios have a “data” connector at the rear – this is typically a 6pin mini-DIN socket (just like a PS/2 keyboard connector) and offers a fixed-level RX audio, TX audio and PTT – The advantage of using this connector is that you can then use the AF/volume control without affecting the audio going into your computer – Useful if you wish to decode something but not be distracted by the warbling tones! If you wish to try receiving PSK (or RTTY, JT65 modes) without a special interface – you can try connecting the headphone output of the radio to your computer’s line-input. Modern radios offer a USB socket which includes CAT control plus an audio I/O device, so the hard work may have already been done for you. ![]() ![]() Some of the popular modes include FT8, PSK and RTTY which, in order to send/receive it, need you to connect your radio to the computer’s soundcard. Operating data/digi modes can be fun – Often, a that elusive contact can only be made on a mode like CW or digital where the signal carries further than voice.
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