For some reason the noise level was higher than normal at my QTH last night on 40m. I struggled to pick out the signals at all--but heard a faint CQ around 7.117 MHz. I fiddled around with the stock crystal filters as well as the KDSP2's filters but was only able to hear the signal well after using the denoiser in the KDSP2's menu. I know that I still have a lot to learn about the KDSP2's functionality, but I just wanted to comment on what an amazing addition this is to an already excellent radio! With the KDSP2 denoiser engaged, W6RO (The Queen Mary, Long Beach, CA) was 339; otherwise, it was very unworkable.
Also, I find that I like the "soft" filters better than the "hard" filters from the KDSP2. They seem more pleasing to the ear, in my opinion. Having finally finished my K2 in October (after a 2 1/2 year-long journey) and "throwing away the mic" for a while in order to hone my CW skills, I have been able to QSO with nearly 1/2 of the US states on 30m and 40m. My goal is to get all states confirmed by May so I can get my cards checked at RARSfest in Raleigh for WAS 40m CW. Wish me luck! 73 -john W4PAH ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
