Thanks for the replies Don, David, & Philipe. Sounds like it ought to work. I'm a CW man on the verge of ordering a K2 but like to just listen to SSB while I'm puttering around the shack.
73, Dave N7AF ----- Original Message ----- From: "W3FPR - Don Wilhelm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Dave Lowenstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 10:12 AM Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Listening to SSB on K2 without KSB2 > Dave, > > The variable filter is not completely unsuitable for SSB listening, it just > has a high passband ripple which can become tiring after a time to some > people's ears. I use the variable filter as a narrow SSB receive filter to > combat high pitched QRM (1.8, 1.7 or 1.6 kHz widths), but it does OK out to > about 2.2 or 2.3 kHz. The passband is relatively flat up to about 1.2 kHz > and above that the ripple becomes progressively greater as the width is > increased. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > Is the K2 unsuitable for listening to SSB if the KSB2 isn't installed? > > > > 73, > > Dave > > N7AF > > > > > The SSB filter is much more pleasant to use than the CW filter set for > > > a wide bandwidth. The SSB filter has a flat passband, whereas the CW > > > filter, being varactor controlled, develops a lot of ripple by the time > > > you widen it out. We experimented with variations on the filter > > > topology before releasing the K2 to production, but it was getting too > > > complex. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
