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OK, I was reaching today. Plenty of opportunity, but not enough time. So I took a pic of this miniature city, at least that's what it looked like to me.
TheJTL/Jason T. Lewis Workspace Early 2017
This is my new gaming/streaming/video editing/audio recording setup. I have it rigged as triple monitor Mac/PC Swiss Army knife. I have the PC, Mac and PS4 connected to the Elgato HD60 capture card and a 4-channel HDMI switcher. I can basically do anything I need to from this one workstation.
Desk:
Butcher block countertop (96 inches)
2 Gray IKEA Alex Drawer Units
3 27" Asus MX279H 1080p IPS Monitors
Blue yeti USB Mic Blackout Edition
Razer Black Widow Chroma Tournament Edition
Razer Mamba Chroma Wireless Mouse
PS4 (OG) with Nico Databank (1TB 7200rpm HD)
Astro A50 Gen 3 (hiding behind the PS4)
Tannoy Reveal 802 Studio Monitors
No-name black extended mousepad
Mac Pro keyboard and mouse:
Logitech G710
Logitech Trackball
PC:
Anidees AI Crystal Mid-tower PC Case
Intel i7 6700K
Nvidia GTX 1080 Founders Edition
16GB Corsair Vengeance RAM
Gigabyte Z170 HDP-3 Motherboard
Corsair H100i v2 water-cooling radiator
Corsair 850 watt power supply
Soundblaster ZX soundcard
Elgato HD60 capture card
Mac Pro (for audio recording):
2006 model
16GB RAM
2 Xeon 2.66mhz processors
256gb SSD system drive
250GB work drive
1TB work drive
Upgraded to run Mac OX El Capitain
Misc:
Presonus StudioLive AR12 USB audio mixer and interface
Sennheiser HD600 reference headphones
Sony Platinum Wireless Gaming Headset (current unit up for review)
A year and a half after moving into our new house in Woodland, California, I am finally starting to think seriously about how I am going to set up my new ham shack. Above is a sort of mock up, both to test the concept and, hopefully, to keep me motivated by being visible. No cables are connected yet.
Clockwise, from top left: Diamond SX-1100 SWR/power meter, Signalink USB soundcard-radio interface (for operation in the digital modes), Yaesu FT-897 HF/VHF/UHF transceiver with attached LDG AT-897 Plus antenna tuner, Alinco DR-235T MkIII 1.25-meter band (220 MHz) transceiver.
73, Steve W6SAE
TheJTL/Jason T. Lewis Workspace Early 2017
This is my new gaming/streaming/video editing/audio recording setup. I have it rigged as triple monitor Mac/PC Swiss Army knife. I have the PC, Mac and PS4 connected to the Elgato HD60 capture card and a 4-channel HDMI switcher. I can basically do anything I need to from this one workstation.
Desk:
Butcher block countertop (96 inches)
2 Gray IKEA Alex Drawer Units
3 27" Asus MX279H 1080p IPS Monitors
Blue yeti USB Mic Blackout Edition
Razer Black Widow Chroma Tournament Edition
Razer Mamba Chroma Wireless Mouse
PS4 (OG) with Nico Databank (1TB 7200rpm HD)
Astro A50 Gen 3 (hiding behind the PS4)
Tannoy Reveal 802 Studio Monitors
No-name black extended mousepad
Mac Pro keyboard and mouse:
Logitech G710
Logitech Trackball
PC:
Anidees AI Crystal Mid-tower PC Case
Intel i7 6700K
Nvidia GTX 1080 Founders Edition
16GB Corsair Vengeance RAM
Gigabyte Z170 HDP-3 Motherboard
Corsair H100i v2 water-cooling radiator
Corsair 850 watt power supply
Soundblaster ZX soundcard
Elgato HD60 capture card
Mac Pro (for audio recording):
2006 model
16GB RAM
2 Xeon 2.66mhz processors
256gb SSD system drive
250GB work drive
1TB work drive
Upgraded to run Mac OX El Capitain
Misc:
Presonus StudioLive AR12 USB audio mixer and interface
Sennheiser HD600 reference headphones
Sony Platinum Wireless Gaming Headset (current unit up for review)
Explored, thanks =)
The Flashbulb
What a strange past couple of days lol. So many ups and downs... I thought I was going to be heading off to chicago this weekend... turns out that was not able to happen. I've been trying to meet someone out there for about a year now, and everytime I think I have a chance, something gets in the way. it always feels like the universe is trying to hold me back from going out there >.< This time, because of money problems....
The Family downstairs hasn't payed even close to half their rent this month. I inquire as to why, and found out she lost her job to the economy, and is having a hard time finding a new one =( Not sure how long I can keep the house going without that money coming in. Had to shut off cable... which is fine I suppose, I don't really watch tv... unless I'm depressed, which i seem to be at the moment. *sigh*
Oh, and I went out to lunch with my mom to talk about everything. That made me feel better, till I come out to the parking lot, with a ticket on my windshield, and my license plates removed... with a big sticker on my window, saying that the cops took my plates >.< lol I didnt even know they could do that?! I still dont know why, I wonder if I get them back when I pay my ticket? whenever I'm actually able to do that... hahaha
and... the soundcard on my computer is now somehow broken, so I cant make music, or listen to it which is my therapy.
but...Spending the night with Bri and the dog last night made me feel like a million bucks, and she left flora with me today while she was in classes. Bless their hearts, my saving grace <3
Today is a little better I guess, but this all has left my head... somewhere else.
thankyou everyone for your sweet comments and letters.
I'll be fine. its just one of those weeks. ha
I’m a touring musician and also teach music production across Australia, so I’m travelling constantly – This kit is constantly evolving and has already had some recent changes, but here is what it looked like just after my recent mission to the United States:
1. Adventure Medical Kits - Ultralight / Watertight .7
2. Maxpedition Fatty Pocket Organizer - Audio Fix S**t Kit (See load out below)
3. ATH-M50s Professional Studio Monitor Headphones
4. Ragged Edge Carbon Fiber Velcroless Portfolio
5. Black Fishing Tackle Vest - Laptop and iPad fit in rear zippered pouch, hard drives and other heavy items in pockets – in case I have any problems being overweight when taking bag on a plane as my carry-on
6. Cables: Belkin Lightning & 30-pin to USB & HDMI cable for the Laptop
7. Apple 85W MagSafe 2 Power Adapter
8. Apple 12W USB Power Adapter
9. Powermonkey Extreme 9000mAh Battery - Can charge an iPhone four times and an iPad twice when fully charged via a wall outlet or the included solar panel
10. 1TB LaCie Hard Drive USB 2.0 & FireWire 800 – Installers and Drivers
11. 2TB WD My Passport Studio Hard Drive – Audio Drive and Backup
12. Tiger Balm
13. Gorilla Tape - Handy 1" Roll – Best gaffer on the planet in a super compact roll
14. Jackson PT2USB 2x 240V Power Outlets 2x USB charging outlets – so useful when travelling to keep everything charged
15. a-JAYS Four iPhone Headphones – Reasonable audio quality, three-button remote for iPhone and flat tangle-free cables
16. Boo-boo kit in a waterproof aLOKSAK bag – Bandaids and cotton wool
17. Ibuprofen – I don’t like to take pharmaceutical drugs often, but this stuff works if myself or someone else really needs it
18. Tea Tee Oil – Great for removing ticks & disinfecting
19. Lavender Oil – Great for calming & healing wounds
20. Sea To Summit Ultra-Sil Pack Cover
21. Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 Soundcard
22. Portable Adjustable Laptop Stand Holder For iPad + Audio and USB Cables
23. Apple iPad 3 32gb Wifi running a custom TouchOSC template as my main control surface for performances
24. 15" Apple MacBook Pro with Retina display – 2.6 Ghz i7, 16Gb RAM, 512Gb SSD – Best laptop on the planet
25. Tom Bihn Vertical Brain Cell Hard-sided laptop case – Clips into my backpack
26. Tom Bihn Smart Alec Backpack – I’ve been on the hunt for the perfect backpack for over 15 years, this was pretty pricey once I kitted it out with the Vertical Brain Cell, a bunch of pouches and stuff sacks plus shipping to Australia – but goddam is it a sweet pack – really comfy to wear - fully loaded the whole kit weighs in at about 15kg and the straps don’t even feel like they’re under strain – and when unpacking it feels like Mary Poppin’s bag – where the hell does it all go?
Audio Fix S**t Kit (See other photo)
1. Various audio and computer cables
2. LCD Screen cleaning kit
3. Batteries: 2 x Lithium 14500 3.7v for the Torch
2 x Powerex Imedion 2400mAh AA for the Zoom Recorder
4. Sharpening stone
5. Dr Bronners Lip Balm
6. Bic Lighter
7. Corsair Survivor USB 3.0 64GB USB Flash Drive – Contains all my important documents, scans of passport, licence etc, a few Gb of my favourite photos all encrypted with password access, a library of over 3000 eBooks covering: Permaculture, Sustainable Living & Building with Natural Materials, Survival, Bushcraft & Bush Tucker, Natural Medicine & First aid & HUGE Esoteric library plus Over 40GB of instructional videos and documents split into 7 categories: Growing Food, Permaculture & Organic Gardening, First Aid, Making Your Own Electricity, Pure Water For Life, Self Defence & Survival Skills – you know, just in case….
8. A bunch of audio adaptors
9. Spare guitar picks
10. Thom Bihn Mesh Ballistic Organizer Pouch – for all the adaptors and cables
11. ThruNite T10 115Lumen Cree XP-G LED (R5) - 350 Lumens when used with Lithium 14500 3.7v batteries – damn bright torch!
12. Tweezerman Folding Nail Clippers
13. Quantum capsule with spare battery for Veleno Designs Quantum D2 (My keychain torch)
14. Zoom H1 Recorder – for recording gigs and foley etc.
15. CRKT Eat'N Tool
16. Flat USB wall charger
17. Computer screwdrivers
18. Black Sharpie
Take a moment to check out my music here: lubdub.fm/
TheJTL/Jason T. Lewis Workspace Early 2017
This is my new gaming/streaming/video editing/audio recording setup. I have it rigged as triple monitor Mac/PC Swiss Army knife. I have the PC, Mac and PS4 connected to the Elgato HD60 capture card and a 4-channel HDMI switcher. I can basically do anything I need to from this one workstation.
Desk:
Butcher block countertop (96 inches)
2 Gray IKEA Alex Drawer Units
3 27" Asus MX279H 1080p IPS Monitors
Blue yeti USB Mic Blackout Edition
Razer Black Widow Chroma Tournament Edition
Razer Mamba Chroma Wireless Mouse
PS4 (OG) with Nico Databank (1TB 7200rpm HD)
Astro A50 Gen 3 (hiding behind the PS4)
Tannoy Reveal 802 Studio Monitors
No-name black extended mousepad
Mac Pro keyboard and mouse:
Logitech G710
Logitech Trackball
PC:
Anidees AI Crystal Mid-tower PC Case
Intel i7 6700K
Nvidia GTX 1080 Founders Edition
16GB Corsair Vengeance RAM
Gigabyte Z170 HDP-3 Motherboard
Corsair H100i v2 water-cooling radiator
Corsair 850 watt power supply
Soundblaster ZX soundcard
Elgato HD60 capture card
Mac Pro (for audio recording):
2006 model
16GB RAM
2 Xeon 2.66mhz processors
256gb SSD system drive
250GB work drive
1TB work drive
Upgraded to run Mac OX El Capitain
Misc:
Presonus StudioLive AR12 USB audio mixer and interface
Sennheiser HD600 reference headphones
Sony Platinum Wireless Gaming Headset (current unit up for review)
This is a custom made media-center solution. Hardware is : Raspberry Pi + HifiBerry soundcard, Monitor Audio Bx2 speakers, S.M.S.L SA-50 CLASS T Amp
TheJTL/Jason T. Lewis Workspace Early 2017
This is my new gaming/streaming/video editing/audio recording setup. I have it rigged as triple monitor Mac/PC Swiss Army knife. I have the PC, Mac and PS4 connected to the Elgato HD60 capture card and a 4-channel HDMI switcher. I can basically do anything I need to from this one workstation.
Desk:
Butcher block countertop (96 inches)
2 Gray IKEA Alex Drawer Units
3 27" Asus MX279H 1080p IPS Monitors
Blue yeti USB Mic Blackout Edition
Razer Black Widow Chroma Tournament Edition
Razer Mamba Chroma Wireless Mouse
PS4 (OG) with Nico Databank (1TB 7200rpm HD)
Astro A50 Gen 3 (hiding behind the PS4)
Tannoy Reveal 802 Studio Monitors
No-name black extended mousepad
Mac Pro keyboard and mouse:
Logitech G710
Logitech Trackball
PC:
Anidees AI Crystal Mid-tower PC Case
Intel i7 6700K
Nvidia GTX 1080 Founders Edition
16GB Corsair Vengeance RAM
Gigabyte Z170 HDP-3 Motherboard
Corsair H100i v2 water-cooling radiator
Corsair 850 watt power supply
Soundblaster ZX soundcard
Elgato HD60 capture card
Mac Pro (for audio recording):
2006 model
16GB RAM
2 Xeon 2.66mhz processors
256gb SSD system drive
250GB work drive
1TB work drive
Upgraded to run Mac OX El Capitain
Misc:
Presonus StudioLive AR12 USB audio mixer and interface
Sennheiser HD600 reference headphones
Sony Platinum Wireless Gaming Headset (current unit up for review)
Just trying my new camera and lens -
Here you can see my current crunchers. They all run 24/7 for BOINC...
1. On the left hand side you can see the 60GB PS3 running Yellow Dog Linux 6.0
2. The next computer is actually my main computer I work with. It has a Q6600 CPU @ 2.7 Ghz, a ASUS P5N-E SLI mainboard, 4GB DDR2 800 RAM, a EVGA 9800 GTX graphics card, a Creative XFI soundcard, a Zalman CNPS 9500 CPU cooler and is running Vista home premium 64bit (Yea I know... Vista... My next computer will be a Mac ;) )
3. On top of the last computer is my new MacBook with T8300 CPU at 2.4 Ghz, 2GB DDR2 800, running Mac OS/X Leopard.
4. The next computer with the silver/blue case is my server. It has a ASUS DSBV-D mainboard, two Xeon E5345 Quadcores, 8GB DDR2 667 FB DIMMs with ECC and it is running Fedora 8. This is the server my website is hosted on... ;-)
5+6 The next two crunchers are two 40GB PS3s. One running Yellow Dog Linux 6, the other one still running YDL 5.1...
7. And my last cruncher has a ASUS P5N32-E SLI mainboard, 2GB DDR2 800 RAM, a Q6600 CPU @2.7 Ghz, a Gainward 8800 GT graphics card, and it is running Ubuntu 7.10 64 bit.
Setup for recording the YouTube videos.
TheJTL/Jason T. Lewis Workspace Early 2017
This is my new gaming/streaming/video editing/audio recording setup. I have it rigged as triple monitor Mac/PC Swiss Army knife. I have the PC, Mac and PS4 connected to the Elgato HD60 capture card and a 4-channel HDMI switcher. I can basically do anything I need to from this one workstation.
Desk:
Butcher block countertop (96 inches)
2 Gray IKEA Alex Drawer Units
3 27" Asus MX279H 1080p IPS Monitors
Blue yeti USB Mic Blackout Edition
Razer Black Widow Chroma Tournament Edition
Razer Mamba Chroma Wireless Mouse
PS4 (OG) with Nico Databank (1TB 7200rpm HD)
Astro A50 Gen 3 (hiding behind the PS4)
Tannoy Reveal 802 Studio Monitors
No-name black extended mousepad
Mac Pro keyboard and mouse:
Logitech G710
Logitech Trackball
PC:
Anidees AI Crystal Mid-tower PC Case
Intel i7 6700K
Nvidia GTX 1080 Founders Edition
16GB Corsair Vengeance RAM
Gigabyte Z170 HDP-3 Motherboard
Corsair H100i v2 water-cooling radiator
Corsair 850 watt power supply
Soundblaster ZX soundcard
Elgato HD60 capture card
Mac Pro (for audio recording):
2006 model
16GB RAM
2 Xeon 2.66mhz processors
256gb SSD system drive
250GB work drive
1TB work drive
Upgraded to run Mac OX El Capitain
Misc:
Presonus StudioLive AR12 USB audio mixer and interface
Sennheiser HD600 reference headphones
Sony Platinum Wireless Gaming Headset (current unit up for review)
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Creative Sound Blaster Audigy
(EMU10K2 | CA0100)
The EMU10K2 audio DSP chip was released August 2001 and the upcoming heart of Creative's newest SB Audigy Soundcard Series. The chip comes with round about 4 million transistors, 200MHz clock speed and was the improved version of the SB-Live EMU10K1. Manufacturing size for this chip is not exactly documented anywhere, but probably 180nm.
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy
(EMU10K2 | CA0100)
The EMU10K2 audio DSP chip was released August 2001 and the upcoming heart of Creative's newest SB Audigy Soundcard Series. The chip comes with round about 4 million transistors, 200MHz clock speed and was the improved version of the SB-Live EMU10K1. Manufacturing size for this chip is not exactly documented anywhere, but probably 180nm.
I re-organized our "gadget cabinet" because too much spare stuff was overflowing. A lot of items (8+ CD/DVD-ROMs, 3-4 DSL modems, old floppy drives, etc) were moved to the media room and put on our awesome ceiling-high shelves (which are mostly used for 3,000 comic books).
This time I arranged all spare the PCI/etc cards in order of height. Only one would not fit. Old (1998-2000ish) soundcard + daughterboard combo. The card's length was greater than the drawer's height.
For laughs, imagine my disappointment when I installed what I thought was a combo network/modem card into a computer only to find out that both jacks were phone jacks and neither jack was a network jack. Thus, I had to write "MODEM" on it really big so I wouldn't make that mistake again.
We also have a spare P3-450mHz motherboard from 1999, from when I upgraded my old computer Storm. Probably still works. If Mist ever dies, we could replace its motherboard. I can't fathom it being worth such effort for a mere Pentium 3. But I can't fathom throwing away a perfectly good motherboard either... The new cost of everything in this picture is well over $1,000... Now it's worth almost $0.
PCI cards, TV tuner cards, cards, drawer, gadget drawer, modem card, motherboard, network cards, remote controls, sound cards, video capture cards, video cards.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
March 16, 2011.
... Read my blog at ClintJCL.wordpress.com
... Read Carolyn's blog at CarolynCASL.wordpress.com
It took me years to have enough money to assemble most of the things I want as well as some tools and hacks to create the gaming space I like.
PC Specs:
Intel 5820K
Asus X99 Deluxe
16GB 2133mhz DDR4
Gigabyte Geforce GTX970 G1
Coolermaster Nepton 280L (swapped out the default fans with 4 Noctua 140mm fans)
Soundblaster Z PCI-e soundcard
Samsung 840 EVO 128GB
WD 1TB Black
WD 1TB Green
Phanteks Enthoo Luxe case.
Peripherals:
2x Viewsonic VA2223 22" monitors
1x Dell Ultrasharp 2412M
Logitech Z623 2.1 Speakers
Logitech G13 Gameboard
Logitech G700 wireless mouse
Leopold Cherry Blue mechanical keyboard
Audio Technica A700x with Antlion Modmic
Stinky Footboard Controller
Xbox 360 wired controller
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy
(EMU10K2 | CA0100)
The EMU10K2 audio DSP chip was released August 2001 and the upcoming heart of Creative's newest SB Audigy Soundcard Series. The chip comes with round about 4 million transistors, 200MHz clock speed and was the improved version of the SB-Live EMU10K1. Manufacturing size for this chip is not exactly documented anywhere, but probably 180nm.
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy
(EMU10K2 | CA0100)
The EMU10K2 audio DSP chip was released August 2001 and the upcoming heart of Creative's newest SB Audigy Soundcard Series. The chip comes with round about 4 million transistors, 200MHz clock speed and was the improved version of the SB-Live EMU10K1. Manufacturing size for this chip is not exactly documented anywhere, but probably 180nm.
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy
(EMU10K2 | CA0100)
The EMU10K2 audio DSP chip was released August 2001 and the upcoming heart of Creative's newest SB Audigy Soundcard Series. The chip comes with round about 4 million transistors, 200MHz clock speed and was the improved version of the SB-Live EMU10K1. Manufacturing size for this chip is not exactly documented anywhere, but probably 180nm.
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy
(EMU10K2 | CA0100)
The EMU10K2 audio DSP chip was released August 2001 and the upcoming heart of Creative's newest SB Audigy Soundcard Series. The chip comes with round about 4 million transistors, 200MHz clock speed and was the improved version of the SB-Live EMU10K1. Manufacturing size for this chip is not exactly documented anywhere, but probably 180nm.
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy
(EMU10K2 | CA0100)
The EMU10K2 audio DSP chip was released August 2001 and the upcoming heart of Creative's newest SB Audigy Soundcard Series. The chip comes with round about 4 million transistors, 200MHz clock speed and was the improved version of the SB-Live EMU10K1. Manufacturing size for this chip is not exactly documented anywhere, but probably 180nm.
My old Apple IIe. Purchased back in early 1986. Oddly, I sold my Amiga 1000 and got this. Had it until late 1986 when I sold it and moved to an Atari 520ST. Of note, this unit had a Mockingboard C soundcard as well as an Apple UniDisk 3.5" drive and controller.
Picture taken in early 1986.
Those massive things on its shoulders are sonic weapons. And that is all the backstory I came up with ^_^ Named so after my long gone soundcard. Can't believe this started as a motor hood then turned into the chest. It wasn't really intentional but this reminds me of bermudafreze's mechs, maybe that was also the reason why I used that helmet here. Ah, and it fits a single minifig pilot.
A Sound Card Interface
for FM Transceivers
Howard “Skip” Teller, KH6TYW hile looking for a way to enable
more people to use the Narrow Band
Emergency Messaging System (see
www.w1hkj.com/NBEMS/) on 2 meters, it
became clear that the lack of VOX in most
FM-only transceivers was a serious stumbling
block. That’s because NBEMS relies
on sound-card-based software. In addition to
creating the audio signal for transmission, the
software must also have access to a hardware
interface that would allow it to switch the FM
transceiver into transmit and back to receive.
You could use a commercial or home brew
sound card interface for this application, but
many of these interface devices require
computer serial (COM) ports to function. If
your computer lacks a COM port (most new
laptops don’t have them), you’d have to use a
USB port, which, in turn, requires a USB-to-
Serial converter to create a virtual serial port
for the digital software to use.
I decided to try an easier, more elegant
approach, one that would work not only
with NBEMS software, but also with other
sound-card modes such as DominoEX with
the free Fldigi software (www.w1hkj.com/
Fldigi.html). DominoEX in particular has
demonstrated intriguing performance when
used on VHF FM, rivaling even “weak signal”
SSB in some instances (see the sidebar
“Try “Weak Signal” Digital FM”). Of course,
you could also use this interface for soundcard
packet radio with AGW Packet Engine
(www.sv2agw.com/ham/agwpe.htm) software.
No COM or USB ports required!
Let the Audio do the Work
Most digital modes work by modulating
the transceiver with an audio tone, and that
tone can also be used to switch the transceiver
in and out of transmit automatically
by using a voice-operated switch (VOX)
circuit.
First the audio tone must be amplified
to get enough signal to detect and switch
a transistor for the transmit/receive line. In
order to amplify the tone, there needs to
be some convenient source of dc voltage
to power the amplifier. A review of the
schematic diagrams for modern transceivers
revealed that most have a voltage on the
push-to-talk (PTT) line that can power the
switching transistor. For those transceivers
that have a DTMF tone generator built into
the microphone, there is also 8 Vdc available
at the microphone jack, and this voltage can
be used to power the necessary amplifier as
shown in Figure 1.
2 June 2009
Try “Weak Signal” Digital FM
Here’s an application for your newly built interface that you and your friends
can try right away. All you need are ordinary 2-meter FM voice transceivers.
Tell everyone to go to www.w1hkj.com/Fldigi.html and download and
install Fldigi. This free multimode software package is available for both
Windows, MacOs and Linux operating systems. Once everyone has their
software running successfully, set up some times to meet on the air. One
suggested frequency is 145.00 MHz, simplex. (When selecting a frequency,
always follow the band plans that are in effect in your area and listen carefully
before transmitting.)
When you’re ready, fire up Fldigi, choose either the DominoEX8 or
DominoEX4 modes and start enjoying keyboard-to-keyboard text conversations.
What you’re likely to discover is that you can span a remarkable range
with this setup, much farther than FM voice alone.
If you really want to push the envelope, use 50 W FM transceivers (or add
“brick” amplifiers to the radios you are using now) and horizontally polarized
Yagi antennas (short 3 or 4 element Yagis will do). Depending on the terrain in
your area, you may find that you can have DominoEX chats over astonishing
distances! — Skip Teller, KH6TY
Figure 3 — A version of the VOX interface using the circuit board provided by
the author.
The transmit audio from the sound card
SPEAKER or LINE OUT jack is fed into a
600:600 Ω isolation transformer to eliminate
the possibility of hum or ground loops
between the computer and transceiver. The
isolated audio signal is passed through C1
and attenuated to microphone levels by R1
before reaching the transceiver microphone
input. A portion of the signal is also coupled
via C2 and R2 to the base of Q1, where it
is amplified to a level of several volts. This
ac voltage is peak detected by D1 and D2,
which form a voltage doubler, generating
enough voltage across C4 to cause the
base of Q2 to go high and switch the PTT
line to ground, thereby switching the transceiver
into transmit mode. When the tone is
stopped by the software, Q2 is turned off and
the transceiver returns to receive state.
Construction
There are only a few parts to the interface,
so one method is to use “ugly bug” construction
and handwire the circuit on a piece of
copper-clad circuit board material. A small
RadioShack project enclosure was used to
hold the interface circuit board, mount the
stereo audio input jack so it is insulated from
the circuit board, and protect the interface
circuitry (see Figure 2).
If you’d prefer a cleaner approach, a
fiberglass circuit board with plated-through
holes, parts legend and solder mask is
available (Figure 3). Send $5 with a selfaddressed,
stamped envelope to: KH6TY,
335 Plantation View Ln, Mount Pleasant,
SC 29464.
The interface terminates in a 4-wire
cable and a microphone connector to match
whatever transceiver is going to be used.
For transceivers using the plastic RJ-45 or
RJ-12 microphone jacks, existing CAT-5 or
telephone jumper cables can be cut in half,
eliminating the need to purchase a crimping
tool.
Installation
Installing the VOX interface couldn’t
be easier. A standard stereo audio patch
cable is connected between the sound card
SPEAKER or LINE OUT jack and the stereo
jack on the interface, and the interface
microphone connector is plugged into the
transceiver microphone jack. For receive
audio, a separate cable must be connected
between the sound card MICROPHONE or
LINE IN jack and the transceiver earphone/
external speaker jack.
Using the Windows Volume Control
panel, the WAVE and VOLUME CONTROL
sliders are adjusted while running the software
in the transmit or calibrate mode until
the transceiver goes into transmit, and then
raised a little higher. This should provide the
right level of audio for the transceiver. If the
level is too low, R1 can be reduced in value
to increase the audio drive to the transceiver.
Although I designed this circuit for digital
operating with FM transceivers on the
VHF and UHF bands, nothing would stop
you from putting this interface to work for
HF digital as well. All you need to do is supply
5 to 14 V dc for the amplifier stage.
Howard (“Skip”) Teller, KH6TY, is an ARRL
member and was first licensed in 1954. He
received his commercial First Class
Radiotelephone license in 1959 and worked his
way through college as chief engineer of several
radio stations. He holds a BS degree in electrical
engineering from the University of South
Carolina and is retired from running a factory in
Taiwan, where he manufactured the weather
alert radio that he originated in 1974 and is still
sold by RadioShack and many other companies.
Skip enjoys developing digital software, such as
DigiPan and NBEMS, designing 2 meter transceivers
and antennas. He is currently studying
the potential of working 2 meter DX on FM using
digital modes. You can contact Skip at 335
Plantation View Ln, Mt Pleasant, SC 29464;
KH6TY@comcast.net.
Turtle Beach MultiSound Tahiti Soundcard
ISA Interface, one of the first generation of Sound-Cards.
Relase Date: 1991/1992
Turtle Beach introduced their revolutionary new sound hardware called MultiSound at COMDEX/Spring '91 which took place in Atlanta, GA on the 20th to 23rd of May 1991. The card hit the market in December of 1991 with a list price of 995 USD, though it was reduced to more affordable 600 USD by December of 1992 to compete better with Creative SoundBlaster 16 (350 USD for the ASP version) and alikes. In a matter of fact, MultiSound was a real engineering masterpiece aimed at sound professionals. It combined hardware advantages of the 56K system with much lower manufacturing costs and additional features, though it supported analogue inputs and outputs only. Unlike all other sound cards for the ISA bus, it didn't utilise DMA channels because the Hurricane architecture it was built upon required only a single IRQ, an I/O port and a 32Kb window in upper memory. So, this 4-layer board 34 centimetres long was populated by a whole lot of fine silicon hardware:
40MHz 24-bit Motorola DSP56001 / three 8x256Kbit 70ns SRAM chips;
10MHz 16-bit Motorola 68000 processor with two 8x256Kbit 70ns SRAM chips and one 512Kbit EPROM chip;
an E-mu Proteus 1/XR synthesiser with four 8Mbit Asahi Kasei ROM chips;
two Altera EP1810 (EP1810LC-20T - 48-macrocell programmable gate arrays;
two Crystal 4328 - 18-bit DACs with 64x oversampling;
one Crystal 5336 16-bit ADC with 64x oversampling;
three Philips NE5532 -dual 9V/µs 10MHz operational amplifiers;
two Dallas 1267 - dual 256-position resistor arrays;
one Philips NE558 quad timer;
some ISA bus buffering logic.
For more Information about this card look at: alasir.com/software/multisound/
For more pictures of vintage PC-Cards and Mainboards look at Vintage Computer PC Cards and Mainboards
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy
(EMU10K2 | CA0100)
The EMU10K2 audio DSP chip was released August 2001 and the upcoming heart of Creative's newest SB Audigy Soundcard Series. The chip comes with round about 4 million transistors, 200MHz clock speed and was the improved version of the SB-Live EMU10K1. Manufacturing size for this chip is not exactly documented anywhere, but probably 180nm.
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy
(EMU10K2 | CA0100)
The EMU10K2 audio DSP chip was released August 2001 and the upcoming heart of Creative's newest SB Audigy Soundcard Series. The chip comes with round about 4 million transistors, 200MHz clock speed and was the improved version of the SB-Live EMU10K1. Manufacturing size for this chip is not exactly documented anywhere, but probably 180nm.
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy
(EMU10K2 | CA0100)
(Top Metal | 20x | Brightfield)
(4,87mm x 4,98mm (24,25mm²) | 88950 dpi)
The EMU10K2 audio DSP chip was released August 2001 and the upcoming heart of Creative's newest SB Audigy Soundcard Series. The chip comes with round about 4 million transistors, 200MHz clock speed and was the improved version of the SB-Live EMU10K1. Manufacturing size for this chip is not exactly documented anywhere, but probably 180nm.
Turtle Beach MultiSound Tahiti Soundcard
ISA Interface, one of the first generation of Sound-Cards.
Relase Date: 1991/1992
Turtle Beach introduced their revolutionary new sound hardware called MultiSound at COMDEX/Spring '91 which took place in Atlanta, GA on the 20th to 23rd of May 1991. The card hit the market in December of 1991 with a list price of 995 USD, though it was reduced to more affordable 600 USD by December of 1992 to compete better with Creative SoundBlaster 16 (350 USD for the ASP version) and alikes. In a matter of fact, MultiSound was a real engineering masterpiece aimed at sound professionals. It combined hardware advantages of the 56K system with much lower manufacturing costs and additional features, though it supported analogue inputs and outputs only. Unlike all other sound cards for the ISA bus, it didn't utilise DMA channels because the Hurricane architecture it was built upon required only a single IRQ, an I/O port and a 32Kb window in upper memory. So, this 4-layer board 34 centimetres long was populated by a whole lot of fine silicon hardware:
40MHz 24-bit Motorola DSP56001 / three 8x256Kbit 70ns SRAM chips;
10MHz 16-bit Motorola 68000 processor with two 8x256Kbit 70ns SRAM chips and one 512Kbit EPROM chip;
an E-mu Proteus 1/XR synthesiser with four 8Mbit Asahi Kasei ROM chips;
two Altera EP1810 (EP1810LC-20T - 48-macrocell programmable gate arrays;
two Crystal 4328 - 18-bit DACs with 64x oversampling;
one Crystal 5336 16-bit ADC with 64x oversampling;
three Philips NE5532 -dual 9V/µs 10MHz operational amplifiers;
two Dallas 1267 - dual 256-position resistor arrays;
one Philips NE558 quad timer;
some ISA bus buffering logic.
For more Information about this card look at: alasir.com/software/multisound/
For more pictures of vintage PC-Cards and Mainboards look at Vintage Computer PC Cards and Mainboards
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy
(EMU10K2 | CA0100)
(Polysilicon | 20x | Brightfield NIC Lambda)
(4,87mm x 4,98mm (24,25mm²) | 88950 dpi)
The EMU10K2 audio DSP chip was released August 2001 and the upcoming heart of Creative's newest SB Audigy Soundcard Series. The chip comes with round about 4 million transistors, 200MHz clock speed and was the improved version of the SB-Live EMU10K1. Manufacturing size for this chip is not exactly documented anywhere, but probably 180nm.
Turtle Beach MultiSound Tahiti Soundcard
ISA Interface, one of the first generation of Sound-Cards.
Relase Date: 1991/1992
Turtle Beach introduced their revolutionary new sound hardware called MultiSound at COMDEX/Spring '91 which took place in Atlanta, GA on the 20th to 23rd of May 1991. The card hit the market in December of 1991 with a list price of 995 USD, though it was reduced to more affordable 600 USD by December of 1992 to compete better with Creative SoundBlaster 16 (350 USD for the ASP version) and alikes. In a matter of fact, MultiSound was a real engineering masterpiece aimed at sound professionals. It combined hardware advantages of the 56K system with much lower manufacturing costs and additional features, though it supported analogue inputs and outputs only. Unlike all other sound cards for the ISA bus, it didn't utilise DMA channels because the Hurricane architecture it was built upon required only a single IRQ, an I/O port and a 32Kb window in upper memory. So, this 4-layer board 34 centimetres long was populated by a whole lot of fine silicon hardware:
40MHz 24-bit Motorola DSP56001 / three 8x256Kbit 70ns SRAM chips;
10MHz 16-bit Motorola 68000 processor with two 8x256Kbit 70ns SRAM chips and one 512Kbit EPROM chip;
an E-mu Proteus 1/XR synthesiser with four 8Mbit Asahi Kasei ROM chips;
two Altera EP1810 (EP1810LC-20T - 48-macrocell programmable gate arrays;
two Crystal 4328 - 18-bit DACs with 64x oversampling;
one Crystal 5336 16-bit ADC with 64x oversampling;
three Philips NE5532 -dual 9V/µs 10MHz operational amplifiers;
two Dallas 1267 - dual 256-position resistor arrays;
one Philips NE558 quad timer;
some ISA bus buffering logic.
For more Information about this card look at: alasir.com/software/multisound/
For more pictures of vintage PC-Cards and Mainboards look at Vintage Computer PC Cards and Mainboards
With this setup I was able to determine the schutter lag of a Canon Powershot S110 - equiped with the CHDK firmware update - but with its Flash disabled. The USB port of the camera is used as remote shutter release input (needs CHDK firmware).
First I used a piezo sensor to detect the "sound" of the shutter and dit the analyse with the soundcard of my PC and the freeware Audacity program. This worked O.K. but the sensor placement and signal to noise ratio was a little critical ...
With this setup I used an old ( vintage ) Telephone Pickup Coil. Even a small 150 mH inductor ( Conrad 434579-89 ) gives nice usable pulses. So the magnetic field of the shuttercoil is picked up by this sensor and its signal is amplified with a Mini Amplifier / Speaker ( RadioShack art. 2771008 ).
The required amplification is setup with its volume control knob. The audio output drives an IR diode via an 100 Ohm resistor to simulate the flash light impulse. The IR diode is shunted with a red LED in reverse direction, so the output can also be monitored visual. The IR led is beamed to the Phototransistor of my ArnoChrono setup.
To determine this kind of "shutter lag" also the freeware Audacity PC program can be used to analyse the audio signal produced by the voicecoil ...
Current Shutter Lag times are now between 120 and 130 msec. The real shutter lag is still a little bit longer because this methods just measures the beginning of the shutter and aperture settings magnetic field changes. The whole cycle has a duration of about 200 msec. Also I guess the shutter must be first closed to exit the live view mode before the real shutter cycle can start.
The camera respons time to the USB Remote input is now between 20 and 80 msec. I measured this time by turning the Assist Led ON with a suitable CHDK uBasic script command just before shooting. So the Assist Led beam stops the ArnoChrono by illuminating its Phototransistor.
I will test if this Assist Led can also be used instead of the on-camera Flash as master. If this respons time is stable enough, a simple delay before the slave Flash fires will do the job ...
Remark :
"set_led 9 1" does not work on my Canon S110 !
I discovered that "set_led 8 1" must be used to do the job.
See also www.flickr.com/photos/arnoldus1942/24473968980/in/datepos...
for related setup ...
The Samsung NC10 is a subnotebook / Netbook computer designed by Samsung. At the time of its introduction, it was noted for its combination of a 10.2" screen and large 6-cell battery as standard, giving a battery life of up to 7.5 hours[1], a large hard disk drive and a release price of 499 USD (299 GBP).
First of all I had the bright idea of using the digital optical output from the Tascam into the soundcard routed back out into the SA-6500II auxillery inputs & from there recorded on the CT-F650 via the Tape 2 record phonos. As had happened once before with the soundcard I was picking up a buzz, audible between tracks, so I opted for the more sensible direct routing - Tascam analogue out to tape deck record in. Even with Dolby NR off, the metal tape sounds superb on playback. I'd chosen to record Taking The Long Way by the Dixie Chicks onto tape, as it wasn't released in that format.
Driving John Johnston's amazing 5" gauge battery powered G class that features a sound card providing realistic locomotive sounds. Captured at the Wandong Live Steamers in 2015.
Miniature Railway Videos taken over the past few years.
Turtle Beach MultiSound Tahiti Soundcard
ISA Interface, one of the first generation of Sound-Cards.
Relase Date: 1991/1992
Turtle Beach introduced their revolutionary new sound hardware called MultiSound at COMDEX/Spring '91 which took place in Atlanta, GA on the 20th to 23rd of May 1991. The card hit the market in December of 1991 with a list price of 995 USD, though it was reduced to more affordable 600 USD by December of 1992 to compete better with Creative SoundBlaster 16 (350 USD for the ASP version) and alikes. In a matter of fact, MultiSound was a real engineering masterpiece aimed at sound professionals. It combined hardware advantages of the 56K system with much lower manufacturing costs and additional features, though it supported analogue inputs and outputs only. Unlike all other sound cards for the ISA bus, it didn't utilise DMA channels because the Hurricane architecture it was built upon required only a single IRQ, an I/O port and a 32Kb window in upper memory. So, this 4-layer board 34 centimetres long was populated by a whole lot of fine silicon hardware:
40MHz 24-bit Motorola DSP56001 / three 8x256Kbit 70ns SRAM chips;
10MHz 16-bit Motorola 68000 processor with two 8x256Kbit 70ns SRAM chips and one 512Kbit EPROM chip;
an E-mu Proteus 1/XR synthesiser with four 8Mbit Asahi Kasei ROM chips;
two Altera EP1810 (EP1810LC-20T - 48-macrocell programmable gate arrays;
two Crystal 4328 - 18-bit DACs with 64x oversampling;
one Crystal 5336 16-bit ADC with 64x oversampling;
three Philips NE5532 -dual 9V/µs 10MHz operational amplifiers;
two Dallas 1267 - dual 256-position resistor arrays;
one Philips NE558 quad timer;
some ISA bus buffering logic.
For more Information about this card look at: alasir.com/software/multisound/
For more pictures of vintage PC-Cards and Mainboards look at Vintage Computer PC Cards and Mainboards