[Moon-net] Linrad and SDR-IQ for weak CW

[LANCE COLLISTER]

ik0bzy at libero.it wrote:
> Hello Lance,
> can you give some more info about this DELTA 44 sound card??
> How much it costs?
> Is it easy to find it?
> What's the minimun hardware configuration needed to run it?
> Thanks
> 
> 73 de IK0BZY Enrico
>>
> 
> 
Ciao Enrico!

Here is the infor on the Delta 44.  It has wide bandwidth and has been used with 
Linrad, SDR-1000 and other broad band receivers:

http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/Delta44-main.html

I bought my Delta 44 on the internet from Newegg (I think maybe it had to be 
special ordered):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&Description=m%2Daudio&bop=And&SrchInDesc=M%2DAudio%20sound%20card&Page=1

I know that Matteo IW5DHN also uses a Delta 44, so maybe he knows where these can 
be purchased in Italy.  These sound cards work on almost any computer (especially 
old ones), but they do not have public 64 bit drivers, so will not work on the 
newest Vista 64 O/S. They do work FB on Windows XP and earlier operating systems. 
  The nice thing about the old Delta 44 model is that it has a cable that goes 
from the sound card at the computer, to a "patch box" containing the audio cable 
input and output jacks.  That makes it much easier to plug in headphones, etc.

VE7BQH just advised me that there is a less expensive M-Audio sound card that is 
just as good if you don't need stereo (which would have worked FB for my 
application if I had known about it):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829121122

Lionel H. Edwards wrote:
> Lance:
>
> Unfortunately the driver issue with 64 bit Vista or XP has always been an 
issue. Not a good choice unless you know you have program that has been tested at 
64 bit.
>
> If one only needed single channel, the M Audio 5.1 or 7.1 produces the same 
performance as a Delta 44 but at half the price. I have one.
>
>

GL and VY 73, Lance
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