Dave, W7AQK sed: >If I read it right, Bill, W4ZV, is responding to Doug by quoting Fred!
Yup...that's right! The problem here is lack of a data dictionary. Fred calls "wide" for cw as just under 1kc. I do too! My operating style is well documented on many reflectors and I like a "wide" cw filter for most contesting also. I'll use narrow when called for (400-600hz). Maybe I'll use 200 hz a couple time per conetst...maybe. When contesting and doing S+P, especially on 40m here on the East Coast when the band is hot to EUR, I will crank down the BW to "narrow" and walk the band from bottom to top. It never ceases to amaze me how I can call some "gnat" signal which would normally be covered by a loud, close station unless I used a narrow filter, and the guy will return my call. Clearly, he is not hearing the "loud" guy as loudly as I am (if at all)...and he must also be wondering why he isn't getting a lot more calls. :-) My initial reaction to suggestion about using SSB filter for cw was that "wide" must be 2.7 or 2.8khz, which is just too wide for me unless you're on a very quiet (meaning the opposite of crowded) band. To me, a wide filter is lets in too much "noise" which is what I find to be fatiguing (different strokes, apparently). Now we learn that even 2.8khz is not wide enough on cw for some. Go figure. Each to his own. I'm glad that the K3 can ostensibly accommodate everybody. de Doug KR2Q _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
