[1000mp] CW Filter Choice?

[Hans Remeeus]

I agree with George! I would - without any doubt - make my choice for the
Inrad 400 Hz filter. It is a very effective filter.


73, Hans Remeeus.
Ham Radio: PA1HR
www.remeeus.nl

Communication is about people, the rest is technology.

----- Original Message -----
From: "George & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
To: <1000mp@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 6:08 PM
Subject: Re: [1000mp] CW Filter Choice?


> Harry,
>
> I also vote for the 400 Hz Inrad filter.
> The factory 500 Hz filter is second choice, but a bit wider on skirts as
> well as peak.
> 250 Hz filters are too narrow for anything but heavy DX and Contesting
work
> where the station wanted is inbetween lots of other signals in my personal
> opinion.
>
> Good luck    -    George - K8GG
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Harry Yingst" <ab2pn@yahoo.com>
> To: "Yaesu_1000mp" <1000mp@mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 11:40 AM
> Subject: [1000mp] CW Filter Choice?
>
>
> > My son is working on making 100 CW contacts.
> >
> > I gave him an Icom IC-718 and I would like
> > to add a CW filter in it for him.
> >
> > There is only 1 slot to add a optional filter.
> >
> >
> > So the question is:
> >
> > If you could only have 1 CW Filter what would it be?
> >
> >
> > My choices are:
> >
> > Inrad 400 Hz
> > Inrad 250 Hz
> >
> > Icom 500 Hz
> > Icom 250 Hz
> >
> >
> > Thank you
> >