RE: [Elecraft] K2 SSB Mic Input Frequency response?

2005-08-28 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
There seems to be two issues here. One is how the frequency response affects the speech compressor, and the other is the frequency response that gets transmitted. The frequencies transmitted are controlled mainly by the SSB (OPT1) filter. When properly aligned, the SSB filter (OPT1) bandpass is

Re: [Elecraft] K2 SSB Mic Input Frequency response?

2005-08-28 Thread JEAN-FRANCOIS MENARD
I'm also agree with Fran, at least an explanation from Elecraft about this mod would be really appreciated. Le 05-08-28 à 13:18, Francis Belliveau a écrit : I am now confused by the existence of two different mod's with the same goal. It makes perfect sense to me that I should not be

Re: [Elecraft] K2 SSB Mic Input Frequency response?

2005-08-28 Thread Jim Brown
On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 13:18:35 -0400, Francis Belliveau wrote: I am now confused by the existence of two different mod's with the same goal. It makes perfect sense to me that I should not be wasting Tx energy on audio frequencies as low as 20Hz. Beyond that I am somewhat in the dark. Jim Brown

RE: [Elecraft] K2 SSB Mic Input Frequency response?

2005-08-28 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Fran, I will not say that one is better than the other, but Jim's change only deals with the mic input itself, while Stewart's change also deals with the internal behavior of the Speech Compressor chip by changing C31 and resricts the low frequency fed to the Balanced Modulator by the Speech

Re: [Elecraft] K2 SSB Mic Input Frequency response?

2005-08-28 Thread John Magliacane
--- Francis Belliveau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am now confused by the existence of two different mod's with the same goal. There may be more than just two... http://www.qsl.net/kd2bd/ksb2.html It looks like many of us have been down the same road. 73, de John, KD2BD Visit John

RE: [Elecraft] K2 SSB Mic Input Frequency response?

2005-08-28 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
Jim wrote: So when you use a communications mic, like a Shure 444 or the wildly overpriced Heil mics, you're simply compensating for that standard that was wrong in the first place! All of these mics have some variation of that peaked response in the 2-4 kHz region. -- As

RE: [Elecraft] K2 SSB Mic Input Frequency response?

2005-08-28 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
John, KD2BD wrote: There may be more than just two... http://www.qsl.net/kd2bd/ksb2.html It looks like many of us have been down the same road. As I understand the evolution (having followed it since I built S/N 1289 in 2000): 1)

RE: [Elecraft] K2 SSB Mic Input Frequency response?

2005-08-28 Thread John Magliacane
Hi Ron. Are you suggesting that those low frequencies are somehow being distorted or causing other problems in the audio I.C. in the K2 before they get to the filter? I would say: YES. Ideally, the audio frequency response prior to the compressor should closely match the IF bandwidth of the

RE: [Elecraft] K2 SSB Mic Input Frequency response?

2005-08-28 Thread Jim Brown
On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 12:59:40 -0700, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: Are you suggesting that those low frequencies are somehow being distorted or causing other problems in the audio I.C. in the K2 before they get to the filter? Distorted no. Causing problems -- well, sort of. We don't transmit that LF