Re: [Elecraft] K3: SSB generation

2014-05-11 Thread K1LI
Thanks for writing, Lyle. I am curious, then, why the (K3) SSB signal is routed through a crystal filter. Is it purely a belt and suspenders approach to enforcing a limit on the bandwidth of the transmitted signal? Brian K1LI -- View this message in context:

Re: [Elecraft] K3: SSB generation

2014-05-11 Thread Larry Lopez
The 15 K Hz signal from the DSP is a SSB signal. This is the second IF frequency (from the antenna side). When this is mixed with the 8.230 Mhz in you end up with the sum and difference with the 15KHz: Namely 8.215 and 8.245 MHz. The 8.215 MHz filter is used to remove the unwanted 8.245 MHz

Re: [Elecraft] K3: SSB generation

2014-05-11 Thread Larry Lopez
The schematics show two internal crystal filters: one on the receive path (2 poles) K3 RF Board It's marked BW 14 kHz. 8215.0 KHz. This has no relay to bypass it. one on the transmit path (4 poles) KREF3 REF/2ND TX IF It's marked 8215.0 kHz, BW=4 kHz This has a relay to move to bypass it.

Re: [Elecraft] K3: SSB generation

2014-05-11 Thread Wayne Burdick
Hi Larry, The schematics show two internal crystal filters: one on the receive path (2 poles) K3 RF Board It's marked BW 14 kHz. 8215.0 KHz. This has no relay to bypass it. This is used to further suppress the 2nd-IF image response at 8245 kHz. It has essentially no ripple and thus no

[Elecraft] K3: SSB generation

2014-05-10 Thread K1LI
I would like to know how the K3 and the KX3 generate SSB. Does the DSP generate DSB which is then filtered by the IF crystal filter, or does the DSP generate SSB which is then cleaned up by the IF filter. K1LI -- View this message in context:

Re: [Elecraft] K3: SSB generation

2014-05-10 Thread Lyle Johnson
In the K3, the DSP generates an SSB signal at 15 kHz. In the KX3, the DSP generates an I and Q stream which combines to create SSB in the quadrature baseband-to-RF mixer. 73, Lyle KK7P I would like to know how the K3 and the KX3 generate SSB.

Re: [Elecraft] K3: SSB generation

2014-05-10 Thread David Woolley (E.L)
More generally, I think you will find that all SDR radios generate SSB by what would be called the phasing method in analogue radios, rather than the filter method. -- David Woolley Owner K2 06123 On 10/05/14 17:15, Lyle Johnson wrote: In the K3, the DSP generates an SSB signal at 15 kHz.