Good advice, Mark. I’ll do that on Monday. I’m happy to see that I’m not the only one confused by this. I really only want to use eight-pole filters in both main and sub receivers. 73 de Carl
Sent from my iPhone =========================== Carl Jón Denbow, N8VZ 17 Coventry Lane Athens, Ohio 45701-3718 c...@n8vz.com www.n8vz.com EM89wh IRLP 4533 Echolink 116070 PSK and JT65 Forever! =========================== > On Feb 23, 2019, at 5:31 PM, Mark Musick <markmus...@outlook.com> wrote: > > Something is definitely amiss. > The only six pole filter (which has six crystals) that I know of that > Elecraft sells is the 200 Hz filter. The 200 Hz filter does have an offset > and is an open frame filter like the one you have shown me in the attachment. > My 400 Hz filters are 8 pole with the 8 crystals and assembly installed in a > can and has no offset. > The 400 Hz is suppose to be a 8 pole filter. By the way, there is one crystal > for each pole. Hence a 8 pole filter would have 8 crystals. > If it were me, I would call Elecraft support, not sales, and ask them what is > going on with the 400 Hz filter. > The tag on the filter definitely describes a s 400 Hz filter with an offset. > Maybe they can’t get 8 pole 400 Hz filters anymore and substituted a 6 pole > which would have an offset. > > Mark, WB9CIF > > From: Carl Jón Denbow <n...@qth.com> > Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2019 22:18 > To: Mark Musick <markmus...@outlook.com> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KFL3C-400 offset? > > Mark, > > Here’s a photo. You think they put the wrong label on the filter? > > 73 de Carl > > <image001.jpg> > > > Sent from my iPhone > =========================== > Carl Jón Denbow, N8VZ > 17 Coventry Lane > Athens, Ohio 45701-3718 > > c...@n8vz.com > www.n8vz.com > EM89wh > > IRLP 4533 Echolink 116070 > > PSK and JT65 Forever! > =========================== > > > On Feb 23, 2019, at 5:07 PM, Mark Musick <markmus...@outlook.com> wrote: > > > > Carl, > > It is a six pole filter. > > It sounds like you got the 200 Hz filter in lieu of a 400 Hz filter. > > I think a call to Elecraft Sales is in order. > > > > 73, > > Mark, WB9CIF > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net <elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net> > > On Behalf Of Carl Jón Denbow > > Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2019 20:36 > > To: Nr4c <n...@widomaker.com> > > Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KFL3C-400 offset? > > > > Bill, > > > > Thanks for your response. This filter, unlike the others, is exposed and > > there are six crystal cans. Does this mean it’s a five-pole? I was sure I > > ordered an eight-pole filter? When I do a search on the KFL3C-400 > > everything I see indicates it’s an eight-pole filter. Are there two types > > of KFL3C-400 filters? As you can see I’m still confused. > > > > 73, > > > > Carl > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > =========================== > > Carl Jón Denbow, N8VZ > > 17 Coventry Lane > > Athens, Ohio 45701-3718 > > > > c...@n8vz.com > > www.n8vz.com > > EM89wh > > > > IRLP 4533 Echolink 116070 > > > > PSK and JT65 Forever! > > =========================== > > > >> On Feb 23, 2019, at 2:41 PM, Nr4c <n...@widomaker.com> wrote: > >> > >> Is your filter in a metal can. Eight pole filters used to be in a can. > >> Five pole filters were exposed parts. If the later, count the crystal > >> cans. Should be 5, 6, or 8. > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> ...nr4c. bill > >> > >> > >>> On Feb 23, 2019, at 1:44 PM, Carl-N8VZ <n...@qth.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> I’m assembling a KRX3 second receiver for my K3. One of the filters > >>> I’m installing is a KFL3C-400. When I ordered it, the order form > >>> said it was an 8-pole filter. I purposely only ordered 8-pole > >>> filters. It was my understanding that 8-pole filters have no offsets > >>> to worry about. Why, then, does the KFL3C-400 have an offset (-0.79) > >>> listed on the filter when the others do not? I’m confused. Can > >>> someone clarify this for me? 73 de Carl N8VZ > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.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 > >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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
