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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Several vendors that were shipping cm1xx based devices are now substituting devices that use the SSS1623 sound chip in the device.. They seem to work under Linux native for CentOS.. so maybe easy to implement.. I am using them in D-Star repeater service for GMSK… They have very similar characteristics to a C-Media device but do use a more generic driver..<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Doug <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>KD8B<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> app_rpt-users-bounces@qrvc.com [mailto:app_rpt-users-bounces@qrvc.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bob Brown - WØNQX<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 09, 2010 10:50 AM<br><b>To:</b> Jim Duuuude<br><b>Cc:</b> app_rpt mailing list<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [App_rpt-users] Question<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Jim<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>If you would like samples of some of the ones i have obtained, <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>thinking they were cm-108 based and they were not.....:(<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>i can send you a few for testing & evauation.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>if it would make the fobs ezer to add since there seems to be a glut of the "clones" out there. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>i have bought so many of these from the C.H.Ina co via the usual hong-knog souces. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>i have a few so a wide and varried sample for testing is not a problem<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>they are just cluttering up the desk...<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all>--<br>Thanks in Advance<br><br> Bob Brown, WØNQX<br><br> Kansas City Metro Area<br><br> <a href="http://sm0kenet.net/" target="_blank">http://sm0kenet.net</a><br><br> <a href="http://byrg.net/" target="_blank">http://byrg.net</a><br><br> <a href="http://kcm-108dstar.byrg.net/" target="_blank">http://kcm-108dstar.byrg.net</a><br><br>Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?<br><span style='color:#888888'><br>Its not how many watts you have, <br>its the SIZE of your watts that matter! -- Johnny Marshall, W0JM-SK</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p>--<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 09:35, Jim Duuuude <<a href="mailto:telesistant@hotmail.com">telesistant@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>The CM-108 and its fully compatible cousins (all from C-Media) are still very much<br>in production and available as far as the actual IC goes. As far as pre-made USB soundcards<br>that use these IC's go, yes it is seemingly more difficult to find such things. The CM-108<br>was selected, because, at the time, it was by far the most common IC found in such devices<br>and was of EXTREMELY high quality, reliability, and consistency (not to mention VERY good<br>value!). <br><br>Nowadays, is there once again, a generalized consensus focused upon some new, different,<br>IC, or are all the available (and inexpensive) USB sound cards pretty much just random??<br>I haven't, nor have I had time to even look lately. If there is, perhaps it would be worthwhile<br>to see if whatever this device is meets the requirements for this application.<br><br>If there is something worth checking out, I am not adverse to doing so.<br><br>JIM WB6NIL<br><br><br><br>> Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 07:35:01 -0400 <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>> Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Question<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>> From: <a href="mailto:steve@michiganbroadband.com" target="_blank">steve@michiganbroadband.com</a><br>> To: <a href="mailto:telesistant@hotmail.com" target="_blank">telesistant@hotmail.com</a><br>> CC: <a href="mailto:n3fe@repeater.net" target="_blank">n3fe@repeater.net</a>; <a href="mailto:app_rpt-users@qrvc.com" target="_blank">app_rpt-users@qrvc.com</a> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>> <br>> <br>> Noted! & I know you are speaking from experience and trying to warn<br>> others as they will end up wasting lots of time.<br>> <br>> Just curious if there are any plans for future support of other tested<br>> & approved sound devices eventually?<br>> <br>> Or do you think the CM108 will be available for years to come?<br>> I'm under the impression they're getting harder & harder to actually find.<br>> <br>> Just curious & thanks.<br>> <br>> Steve<br>> N8LBV<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> ><br>> > JUST DONT DO IT!!! There is a reason that we dont support regular sound<br>> > cards.<br>> > THEY DONT WORK WORTH A POO! They sound terrible, and are inconsistent.<br>> > Friends dont let friends use internal soundcards to interface to radio<br>> > systems.<br>> ><br>> > JIM WB6NIL<br>> ><br>> > Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 09:08:23 -0400<br>> > From: <a href="mailto:n3fe@repeater.net" target="_blank">n3fe@repeater.net</a><br>> > To: <a href="mailto:app_rpt-users@qrvc.com" target="_blank">app_rpt-users@qrvc.com</a><br>> > Subject: [App_rpt-users] Question<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > I have been having a heck of a time trying to find a fob with a<br>> > cm108 chip in it. I have 5 fobs here all from different suppliers and<br>> > none of<br>> > them have the right chip even though they were listed as a cm108.<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > I had seen a alsaradio channel driver and tried that but it<br>> > errors our asterisk with a 127 error. Is there anything out there so that<br>> > we<br>> > can use serial/soundcard interfacing instead of a fob or the expensive<br>> > quad<br>> > card?<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Corey N3FE<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > --<br>> > This message has been checked and is believed to be clean.<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > _______________________________________________<br>> > App_rpt-users mailing list<br>> > <a href="mailto:App_rpt-users@qrvc.com" target="_blank">App_rpt-users@qrvc.com</a><br>> > <a href="http://qrvc.com/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users" target="_blank">http://qrvc.com/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users</a><br>> > --<br>> > This message has been scanned for viruses and<br>> > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is<br>> > believed to be clean.<br>> ><br>> > _______________________________________________<br>> > App_rpt-users mailing list<br>> > <a href="mailto:App_rpt-users@qrvc.com" target="_blank">App_rpt-users@qrvc.com</a><br>> > <a href="http://qrvc.com/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users" target="_blank">http://qrvc.com/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users</a><br>> ><br>> <br>> <br>> Michigan Broadband Systems Inc.<br>> "Always Connected"<br>> <br>> (734)527-7150<br>> <br>> Steve's cellphone: (734)904-1811<br>> <br>> <br>> -- <br>> This message has been scanned for viruses and<br>> dangerous content by MailScanner, and is<br>> believed to be clean.<br>> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>App_rpt-users mailing list<br><a href="mailto:App_rpt-users@qrvc.com">App_rpt-users@qrvc.com</a><br><a href="http://qrvc.com/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users" target="_blank">http://qrvc.com/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>