RE: [Elecraft] 1.8 or 2.1 kc Filter

2008-07-12 Thread Ed Muns
Anyone have experience with 1.8 and 2.1 kc filters for the K3? Trying to decide which one to get.. I am a DXer exclusively..not a contester... work CW rarely Does the audio from 1.8 sound too pinched? I just dont want to hear a 59+10 signal that is 3 kc..from the

Re: [Elecraft] 1.8 or 2.1 kc Filter

2008-07-12 Thread Tom Childers, N5GE
On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:50:18 -0700 (PDT), Bill W4ZV [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tom Childers, N5GE wrote: I've had 1.8 filters in many different rigs over the years and found that I rarely used them because, in my opinion, they are too narrow for SSB, making it sound tinny to me. I'm

Re: [Elecraft] 1.8 or 2.1 kc Filter

2008-07-12 Thread Brian Alsop
Bill is right. The below prescription does indeed allow one to use the 1.8KHz filter successfully on SSB. It is another tool in ones toolbox to help when things get tough. It plus the other K3 QRM fighting choices can be quite effective. The objective here is not fidelity. Of course the

[Elecraft] 1.8 or 2.1 kc Filter

2008-07-11 Thread Mike Miller
Anyone have experience with 1.8 and 2.1 kc filters for the K3? Trying to decide which one to get.. I am a DXer exclusively..not a contester... work CW rarely Does the audio from 1.8 sound too pinched? I just dont want to hear a 59+10 signal that is 3 kc..from the frequency I am

Re: [Elecraft] 1.8 or 2.1 kc Filter

2008-07-11 Thread Bill Maddock
really think that you would like a 1.8 the 2.1 is tight enough! Hope this helps 73, Bill N4ZI www.n4zi.net/Home.htm --- On Fri, 7/11/08, Mike Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Mike Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Elecraft] 1.8 or 2.1 kc Filter To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date

Re: [Elecraft] 1.8 or 2.1 kc Filter

2008-07-11 Thread Tom Childers, N5GE
On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:51:24 -0500, Mike Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone have experience with 1.8 and 2.1 kc filters for the K3? Trying to decide which one to get.. I am a DXer exclusively..not a contester... work CW rarely Does the audio from 1.8 sound too pinched? I just

Re: [Elecraft] 1.8 or 2.1 kc Filter

2008-07-11 Thread Fern Rivard
Fern VE7GZ with K3 #412 - Original Message - From: Tom Childers, N5GE [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mike Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 6:17 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 1.8 or 2.1 kc Filter On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:51:24 -0500, Mike Miller

Re: [Elecraft] 1.8 or 2.1 kc Filter

2008-07-11 Thread Bill W4ZV
Tom Childers, N5GE wrote: I've had 1.8 filters in many different rigs over the years and found that I rarely used them because, in my opinion, they are too narrow for SSB, making it sound tinny to me. I'm copying this from the Yahoo Group list because someone recently asked a similar

Re: [Elecraft] 1.8 or 2.1 kc Filter

2008-07-11 Thread Craig
Craig VK3HE --- On Fri, 7/11/08, Tom Childers, N5GE [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Tom Childers, N5GE [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 1.8 or 2.1 kc Filter To: Mike Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Friday, July 11, 2008, 8:17 PM On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:51:24

Re: [Elecraft] 1.8 or 2.1 kc Filter

2008-07-11 Thread Bill W5WVO
the way, just signed with him and completed the QSO before the band took us out. Love this radio! Bill W5WVO 73 Craig VK3HE --- On Fri, 7/11/08, Tom Childers, N5GE [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Tom Childers, N5GE [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 1.8 or 2.1 kc Filter To: Mike

Re: [Elecraft] 1.8 or 2.1 kc Filter

2008-07-11 Thread Brett Howard
I find that using the shift control and sending things south a tad can help with this problem Even if you don't have a 1.8K filter try that with just a DSP filter width of 1.8 and use the shift and turn it downward until it sounds good. Then you can tune around the band like that and when they

Re: [Elecraft] 1.8 or 2.1 kc Filter

2008-07-11 Thread Brett Howard
. I don't really think that you would like a 1.8 the 2.1 is tight enough! Hope this helps 73, Bill N4ZI www.n4zi.net/Home.htm --- On Fri, 7/11/08, Mike Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Mike Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Elecraft] 1.8 or 2.1 kc Filter To: elecraft