Well, no longer a question. The 5 pole 200 is no longer available. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill
> On Feb 26, 2016, at 5:03 PM, Gary Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > Interesting timing for this thread. A friend wants to buy my K3 and > fit it with the most advantageous filters for his contesting methods. > > I remember when selecting filters back in 2009, the consensus was the > 8 pole 250 Hz filter was more desirable than the 5 pole 200 Hz > filter. Now its 7 years from back then, I don't know what is the > current consensus. I bought the 8 pole 250 for the main & Sub Rx > boards. > > Which filter between the 5 pole 200 & 8 pole 250 Hz filter is > currently the most desirable for contesting conditions? > > Thanks & 73, > > Gary > KA1J > > > Hi all, > Quick question - do the 8 pole roofing filters have more attenuation, > > as a > general rule, in their passbands than the 5 pole? Long story on how I > arrived at this question in terms of troubleshooting something I've > noticed > in my K3 and K3S, but I'm just curious if there's supposed to be a > noticeable difference? > > My assumption is the 8 poles are going to have a little more > attenuation > than the 5's, perhaps by as much as 3 db or more. Is that the case > that > ya'll have noted? > > I've looked through the list archives and haven't found a prior > discussion > of this, so just wondering. > > Thanks es 73, > LS > W5QD > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-5-pole-vs-8-pole-filters-atten > uation-in-the-passband-tp7614635.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:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]

