[1000mp] INrad Collins vs Yaesu Collins 500 Hz Filter for 1000MPs

[Earl W Cunningham]

Pete, N4ZR wrote:

"I disagree slightly with Ian and Earl, at least if you are using your
sub-receiver for contesting and DXing, and not trying to have it perform
like the main receiver.  The wider skirts can be quite useful for trying
quickly to locate a split pileup and look for a crack in it, where the
Inrad 400 may be so steep-sided as to cause you to miss stuff that is
much off frequency."
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The majority of my activity is DXing and contesting.  It was a hopeless
cause when trying to locate the split pileup on CW with the sub receiver
and its 500 Hz Collins mechanical filter because it sounded like you were
listening to the entire band and you could not pick out any individual
station.  As I said before, it made a tremendous difference when I
replaced that filter with the INRAD 400 Hz xtal filter.

Each individual has his own tastes, obviously.

73, de Earl, K6SE