ka3jjz
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Yeah I keep forgetting the 8600 has its own USB soundcard. You should be able to find that mapping in your Device Manager then point WSJT-X to it...Mike
Decoding digital modes
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First, make sure you've loaded the correct USB driver on your computer. You can download the USB driver from Icom. - IC-7100/IC-7200/IC-7300/IC-7410/IC-7600/IC-7610/IC-7850/IC-7851/IC-9100/IC-R8600 | Firmware / Software | Support | Icom Inc.
When you plug your radio in to your computer, it will see it as a sound card and will will treat it as a remote USB sound card.
So, in the setup menu, when you choose the 'Audio' tab,you'll see boxes for Soundcard input and output. You should have two choices there. One will be PC Speakers or (something like that). That will be your PC's internal sound card.
The other available option should be (2-USB Audio Codec). (That will be the sound card inside your radio). Make sure you've chosen 'USB Audio Codec' for both Input and Output otherwise you won't be able to decode any signals.
If you want to hear FT8 and make sure you're decoding correctly, go to 14.074 MHz.. Upper Sideband. There's always LOTS of traffic there during the day.
When you plug your radio in to your computer, it will see it as a sound card and will will treat it as a remote USB sound card.
So, in the setup menu, when you choose the 'Audio' tab,you'll see boxes for Soundcard input and output. You should have two choices there. One will be PC Speakers or (something like that). That will be your PC's internal sound card.
The other available option should be (2-USB Audio Codec). (That will be the sound card inside your radio). Make sure you've chosen 'USB Audio Codec' for both Input and Output otherwise you won't be able to decode any signals.
If you want to hear FT8 and make sure you're decoding correctly, go to 14.074 MHz.. Upper Sideband. There's always LOTS of traffic there during the day.
ka3jjz
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This is solid information - I will capture this for the wiki later.
I believe this must use a special cable- what is the model number?
Thanks....Mike
I believe this must use a special cable- what is the model number?
Thanks....Mike
jazzboypro
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It is setup exactly like in your picture but still no sound coming from the laptop. The drivers are installed. I did decode ft8 on 7.074 this morning so i know it works, it's just the sound that won't come out thru the laptop.
jazzboypro
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Standard USB cable. For the 8600 and 7610 make sure that one end of the cable is USB B
You don't really "want" sound coming from your laptop. The "USB sound card" will be receiving audio from the radio on the microphone input. The laptop will send it's TX audio out the speaker output of the "USB sound card" to the radio. So normally you won't be able to "hear" what's coming in from the microphone unless you do some crafty-work on your audio settings. Also, make sure all of your Windows sounds are set to the regular speaker on your PC. You don't want all of the clicks and dings to be TX over the radio!!
jazzboypro
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I agree, i was just trying to figure out why i had no sound
ka3jjz
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It's been added to our wiki - corrections and additions solicited
wiki.radioreference.com
Mike
How to Set up the R8600 to Send Data to your Laptop - The RadioReference Wiki
Mike
Your laptop's speakers receive audio from the laptop's sound card.. But you're not using the 'sound card' in your laptop. You're using the one in the radio which isn't connected to your PC speakers. That's why you can't hear audio from the speakers. This is normal.
If you want to hear the signals you're decoding, just turn up the volume on your radio. If you want to hear what you're transmitting, (on your 7610), you need to turn on the monitor function. Then you'll hear the transmitted audio through the radio's speaker..
Note that the phrase 'sound card' is an anachronism. In the 'old days', the circuitry that managed sound input/output was installed on a discreet card that you inserted into your computer. Almost all modern computers have this sound circuitry built in to the motherboards and as such, add-on cards are no longer needed or rarely used. The IC-7610 and IC-R8600 have the sound management circuitry installed on one of the internal circuit boards as well. They don't have an actual 'card' inside.
jazzboypro
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Thanks for the explanation, it makes sense. I am well aware about the sound card not really being a sound card like it use to unless of course you need high end sound card.
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