Re: [Elecraft] Filters for weak signal 160 meter CW and crowded contest bands

-Original Message- I wish I could vary the pitch of a signal directly while listening to it, instead of having the sidetone cover it up. 73, Drew AF2Z Me also. I use different pitches depending on what I'm doing. Higher for casual QSOs, lower for contesting pileups. It

Re: [Elecraft] Filters for weak signal 160 meter CW and crowded contest bands

I wish I could vary the pitch of a signal directly while listening to it, instead of having the sidetone cover it up. 73, Drew AF2Z Excellent suggestion Drew. My IC-765 has that feature (as do many rigs), and I recently forgot how much I depended upon it until I sent my K3 into Elecraft for

Re: [Elecraft] Filters for weak signal 160 meter CW and crowded contest bands

Dana Roode wrote: I've seen lots of discussion about K3 filters so here's my question. I've got the 400 hz 8 pole filter and it works well. During the ARRL 160 contest I had trouble running due to someone else doing so about 300 hz up the band. I was thinking about acquiring either the

Re: [Elecraft] Filters for weak signal 160 meter CW and crowded contest bands

I was thinking about acquiring either the 250 8 pole or the 200 5 pole. Any thoughts? Dana, K6NR Hello Dana. At my noisy QTH in Fairbanks, I often use the 200 Hz filter at a BW of 100 to 200 on 160M. I have both the 500 and 200 filters, but to get the QRN down, and maybe improve the S/N, the