I use a 1.5 kHz filter when phone contesting. I set the FC to about 1.1 and have not problems. I tell the K3 to kick in that filter at BW=1.7 kHz.
------------------------- 73, Greg - AB7R Whidbey Island WA NA-065 On Tue Oct 20 14:58 , "Andrew Faber" sent: >Dave's suggestions are good ones, but having used a K3 for over 6,000 Qs in >ARRL Phone from P49Y, I can say that they only go so far. You will still >get splatter from close stations. The K3 is excellent at not creating >digital artifacts due to nearby signals, but unfortunately a lot of the >splatter you hear from nearby stations in a phone contest really is in your >radio passband, and can't be eliminated by any setting of the controls on a >K3 or any other radio. > Note, it's also possible to run the DSP at a width as narrow a 1.6 kHz or >so in extreme circumstances. Also consider backing off the RF gain at times. > GL and 73, Andy, AE6Y. >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Dave Hachadorian" k...@arrl.net> >To: "Elecraft Reflector" elecraft@mailman.qth.net>; "Manuel Pareja" >manolo.ea...@gmail.com> >Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 1:07 PM >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] contest > > >> Preamp OFF, except on 10 and 15 meters. >> Attenuator ON for 40, 80, 160 meters. >> NB, NR OFF >> High cut = 2.05 >> >> Dave Hachadorian, K6LL >> Yuma, AZ >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Manuel Pareja" manolo.ea...@gmail.com> >> To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net> >> Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 7:48 PM >> Subject: [Elecraft] contest >> >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Any advise about operating skills for the next weekend >>> overcrowded band's? >>> how do you avoid splatters from very close station? >>> >>> 73 de Manolo EA7LL >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net','','','')">Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>> Please help support this email list: >>> http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net','','','')">Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > >______________________________________________________________ >Elecraft mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net','','','')">Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > >This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
