I set my 1.8 to 2.0 for the cut in frequency. I also set my 500 to 600 and
my 250(actually is a 370) to 400.
I had thoughts of adding a 1.0 but wound up with the FM instead. I thought
5 filter slots was great excess and now I want 7.
73, de Jim KG0KP
- Original Message -
From: "Bil Tippett"
To: ;
Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2012 6:04 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Trade my 1.8k for your 2.1k filter
> Swap has been arranged. A few asked why I wanted to switch so here's
> the simple answer. I operate SSB primarily in contests. In the CQWW
> SSB I found the 1.8k was a little too narrow when running stations at
> high rates (>150/hr). In contests stations often call slightly off
> frequency (+/- 100 Hz) and I found myself needing to widen the
> passband to ~2.0k for best copy (which kicked in the stock 2.7k). In
> fact I never used the 1.8k much in the entire contest.
>
> When working stations on a single frequency (such as a DX pileup or a
> net) the 1.8k works fine when you have time to tune carefully. And
> yes I do know how to adjust HI CUT (and Fc) for best readability at
> narrow BWs. Hopefully the 2.1k will be a better solution for me in
> the ARRL SSB DX Contest in March.
>
> 73, Bill W4ZV
>
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