The Basic lessons · Station assembly, practice and safety · B-003-007

Connecting Computers to Radios for Digital Modes

Learn how sound card interfaces bridge the gap between your computer and radio to enable digital communication. Understand why these devices convert signals and protect your equipment from electrical noise.

This lesson is part of SignalPrep Pro. The subsection's 6 exam questions are free to practise: practise B-003-007.

What this subsection asks

• Which of the following is a function of the sound card interface in a station operating computer-based digital modes?
• Which of the following is a function of the sound card interface in a station operating computer-based digital modes?
• Which of the following is one function of most sound card interfaces in a station operating computer-based digital modes?
• Which of the following is a function of the sound card interface in a station operating computer-based digital modes?
• Why are isolation transformers often included in the sound card interface of a station operating computer-based digital modes?
• Why are some transceivers capable of operating computer-based digital modes without a separate sound card?