Okay, that is exactly what I was looking for. I might need to revist the manual and the part about setting the sidetone frequency. I can't remember what I did.....
Thanks! Burke http://N0HYD.com <http://n0hyd.com/> On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 11:08 PM, Leigh L. Klotz, Jr WA5ZNU < [email protected]> wrote: > Burke, > There are two issues: > > 1. When you set the sidetone frequency in the KX1 menus, you are also > choosing the offset at which you hear received signals. > So if you set it to 600 Hz, you'll be right on frequency with the other > station when the signal you hear is a 600 Hz tone. > You can match this tone by ear by goign back to the menu to StP or StL > (better since it doesn't accidently change StP) and listening for the same > pitch, within about 10 Hz. Once you get on the same frequency, turning the > filter down to about 1 Khz will cut out most of the QRM and QRN and will > give you a pleasant listening experience. If you're off frequency, the > received signal will fall outside the filter passband and you'll be treating > it as you would a QRM or off-frequency station, and it will be attentuated. > > 2. If you turn the filter below 1 Khz, and more prominently, below 500 Hz, > the center frequency of the filter itself shifts down a bit, so you may need > to re-tune slightly to get the signal back to full strength. Unfortunately, > if you do this, you'll also be shifting your transmit frequency, so you can > use the RIT feature of the KX1 just to shift the received frequency and > leave your transmit frequency alone. You probably won't need to do this > unless you need to crank the filter way down, as in a contest, or with a > very noisy band. So you can safely ignore this for now and use the filter > at about 1 Khz until you feel the need to learn more. > > Does this answer your question, or do you have a different issue that I've > misunderstood? > > Leigh/WA5ZNU > KX1 #712 > >> Okay, so now that I am actually using my KX-1, I need some help. I am >> really a newbie when it comes to this stuff. >> >> Can someone please give me an explanation (at a basic level) of how you >> are >> actually supposed to use the filter on the KX-1? >> >> If I am listening to a signal, and then turn the filter, I seem to lose >> the >> signal. Is this because I am not tuned exactly to that signal? >> >> Thanks for being patient, someday it will all make sense. >> >> Burke Jones >> N0HYD >> http://N0HYD.com <http://n0hyd.com/> <http://n0hyd.com/> >> Olathe, KS >> _ >> > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
