Sadly if the splatter is real (not an artifact generated in the receiver) and the splatter is in the passband, no amount of filtering is going to help get rid of it. If the other guy's signal is broad then there isn't much that can be done to get rid of it given today's technology.
Pete, W1RM -----Original Message----- From: gold...@charter.net [mailto:gold...@charter.net] Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 8:34 AM To: elecraft...@yahoogroups.com; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] filters and contests and interference question/opinions After spending time in two DX contasts this year and also dealing with lots of splatter from other stations during non contest conditions I find myself continually dialing down tighter and tighter filter settings on phone (ssb) Currently I have a 2.7, and 2.1 filter plus the narrow ones for digital. My brain is starting to tell me to stop using the 2.1 and get either a 1.8 or even a 1.5 or possibly both. My thoughts are that the dsp would work much better if some of the interference can be directly blocked out by the filter. These thoughts are guided by past readings on the list that this is the case. What is the collective wisdom of these filter changes I am thinking about. I am curious about others who may have tried these and if they kept them or if they thought it made no difference at all. Again thanks in advance for your help. ~73 Don KD8NNU ______________________________________________________________ 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
