Hi, I am a bit impatient waiting for new beta firmware, WAYNE, WAYNE?? Gordan E72X
--- On Fri, 10/29/10, Dale Parfitt <pari...@frontier.com> wrote: From: Dale Parfitt <pari...@frontier.com> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] APF in 4.16/2.63 works well! To: "Bill W4ZV" <btipp...@alum.mit.edu>, elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Friday, October 29, 2010, 4:19 PM Great Bill, This is the only reason I have kept my Alpha Delta VRC speaker. As before, the peak filter always did what xtal filters and DSP could not. With the EME contest this weekend, perfect timing for me too. Dale W4OP > Wayne released APF to Field Test last night and also said it was OK to > post > comments. It seems to work very well and I expect it will be released > publicly soon. > > APF (as implemented in the FT-1000) has always been a weak signal > receiving > tool. It's not for adjusting PITCH or some of the other ideas discussed. > Last night I happened to be listening on 160m around 02z just after I got > it > installed. 5R8RJ usually comes on 1826.44 a little before his sunrise. > Conditions were very poor but he was spotted by a UA4 around 0210z. I > could hear nothing of him on his normal frequency. CW Skimmer's waterfall > was also showing absolutely no signal there...not even a faint trace. I > then actuated APF and could then copy him about Q3 in the noise. > > This is exactly what APF is designed for...pulling extremely weak signals > out of noise...and it does it very well. The user interface is also very > simple. Although it may change slightly before public release, you hold > DUAL PB (as though you were going into the previous CW focus mode) and > then > adjust SHIFT in 10 Hz steps to peak the signal (independent of your PITCH > setting). It works well in diversity also. > > Nice job guys...all the previous FT-1000 owners will rejoice! > > 73, Bill W4ZV > -- > View this message in context: > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/APF-in-4-16-2-63-works-well-tp5686011p5686011.html > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.864 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3225 - Release Date: 10/28/10 14:34:00 ______________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
