[Elecraft] RE: Does anyone miss passband tuning, audio notch on K2?

[Rod N0RC]

Ron, et.al.,

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron D'Eau Claire" <rondec@easystreet.com>
To: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 3:31 PM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] RE: Does anyone miss passband tuning, audio
notch on K2?


..
> I forgot that other "handy" control that is NO longer available on our
> "modern" rigs... That is a BFO frequency control!
>
> We used to be able to set the passband wherever we wanted, THEN
> independenty adjust the BFO for the desired pitch to suit our
> preferences...
>

Your age is showing, so is mine...:-) read on.

I believe the "tunable VFO" was an accomodation to the wider passbands
in the rigs of yester-year. If I recall 1, 1.5 or even 2kHz BW were
typical in the "old days". So, BFO tuning helped to mitigate things as
you describe. All things being equal, I'll take the tight precision of
today's modern radio-electronics technology. TUVM :-) It won't be long
before IF-DSP and SDR will be par for the course in most every rig.

73, Rod N0RC