RE: [digitalradio] An open letter: W1AW and 80m psk31 interference (A dissent)

2009-09-22 Thread Cortland Richmond
Sound card users' preference for bandwidth wide enough to receive fifty or more signals is what makes us vulnerable. W1AW does NOT wipe out the 80m psk31 sub-band; its CW signal occupies perhaps 50-100 Hz. Use a narrow filter, and a front-end able to handle nearby strong signals, and the

Re: [digitalradio] An open letter: W1AW and 80m psk31 interference (A dissent)

2009-09-22 Thread Rik van Riel
Cortland Richmond wrote: Sound card users' preference for bandwidth wide enough to receive fifty or more signals is what makes us vulnerable. W1AW does NOT wipe out the 80m psk31 sub-band; its CW signal occupies perhaps 50-100 Hz. Use a narrow filter, and a front-end able to handle nearby

Re: [digitalradio] An open letter: W1AW and 80m psk31 interference(A dissent)

2009-09-22 Thread Cortland Richmond
Hi, Rik. Then use a 250 or 500 Hz BW pass band filter. Engage the notch filter. Get an MFJ 1026 and null him out. Use a separately rotatable loop antenna for receive. There are a number of things which will work, either by themselves, or together. We have or can get filters and other tools.