Re: [Elecraft] SV: Getting Ready For The 2nd RX

2008-05-28 Thread Bill W4ZV
Lennart Michaëlsson wrote: Actually, changing filters in the second rx is harder. To change the filter in rx 1, you can just lift rx 2 out of the way. But to change the filter in rx 2, you must remove it and take the board out of the shield box to get at the screw that holds the filter!

Re: [Elecraft] SV: Getting Ready For The 2nd RX

2008-05-28 Thread Bill W4ZV
Lennart Michaëlsson wrote: ... and what filters do the test pilots recommend? Presently I have 6, 2.8, 0.4 and 0.25 kHz - all being 8 pole. One more issue Len. In your example above, you should only use diversity in the WIDTH range where identical filters will be in use. You would

Re: [Elecraft] SV: Getting Ready For The 2nd RX

2008-05-28 Thread Jerry Flanders
Lennart Michaëlsson wrote: ... and what filters do the test pilots recommend? Presently I have 6, 2.8, 0.4 and 0.25 kHz - all being 8 pole. I am getting only the standard 2.7 for my second receiver. You can use the DSP to narrow the response to whatever you need even though you

Fwd: Re: [Elecraft] SV: Getting Ready For The 2nd RX

2008-05-28 Thread Bill Tippett
Hi Orin, Copying this to the list since others may have a similar situation. On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 9:08 AM, ORIN G. HELVEY,JR. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On the filters, I had planned to only install a 0.500 in the second receiver as I thought I would probably only be using it

Re: [Elecraft] SV: Getting Ready For The 2nd RX

2008-05-28 Thread Gary Hembree
On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 11:49 AM, Bill Tippett btippett at alum.mit.edu wrote: Elecraft will eventually publish some instructions regarding 5-pole filters for diversity, but my understanding is that the peak variation between 500 Hz filters is a maximum of 50 Hz. My guess is that they'll simply

Re: [Elecraft] SV: Getting Ready For The 2nd RX

2008-05-28 Thread Bill W4ZV
Gary Hembree wrote: On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 11:49 AM, Bill Tippett btippett at alum.mit.edu wrote: Elecraft will eventually publish some instructions regarding 5-pole filters for diversity, but my understanding is that the peak variation between 500 Hz filters is a maximum of 50 Hz.

Re: [Elecraft] SV: Getting Ready For The 2nd RX

2008-05-28 Thread Bob Tellefsen
: Getting Ready For The 2nd RX On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 11:49 AM, Bill Tippett btippett at alum.mit.edu wrote: Elecraft will eventually publish some instructions regarding 5-pole filters for diversity, but my understanding is that the peak variation between 500 Hz filters is a maximum of 50 Hz. My guess

Re: [Elecraft] SV: Getting Ready For The 2nd RX

2008-05-28 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Yes. All of the 8 pole filters have a zero offset. Its the 5 pole filters that have varying offsets. 73, Eric WA6HHQ - Bob Tellefsen wrote: Now I'm curious. When I installed my 400 Hz filter, it had no offset info on it. Is this normal? 73, Bob N6WG K3 #811

Re: [Elecraft] SV: Getting Ready For The 2nd RX

2008-05-28 Thread Alan Bloom
I have a somewhat similar philosophy. I ordered the second receiver without additional filters. When/if Elecraft introduces their variable-bandwidth CW filter I will order one to replace the 500 Hz filter I now have in the main receiver, and put the 500 Hz filter in the second receiver. Al N1AL