[Elecraft] CW filter settings. What are yours?

Sun Nov 16 21:12:04 2003

Mine are set similarly:  1.2, 0.7, 0.4, and 0.05.  I see about 2dB
attenuation from the 0.7 to 0.4 filter, and another 4dB attenuation from the
0.4 to 0.05 filter.  I usually have the 0.7 in use unless it gets crowded.

Walter Wilson - KK4DF
K2 S/N 3809

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Wilhelm" <[email protected]>
To: "Carl Strode" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 5:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] CW filter settings. What are yours?

> Carl,
>
> I like to set my CW filters at 1.2, 0.7, 0.4, and somewhere between 0.2
and
> 0.1 (I set it as narrow as I can before I start to get attenuation).  I
> seldom use the 1.2 except when I am calling CQ and it allows me to hear a
> station a bit off my frequency - I usually use the 0.7 filter and tighten
up
> the passband only when I have to dig a signal out of the mud and noise.
>
> If you would like additional information on setting up the filters and
BFOs,
> you can take a look at my website article on Dial Calibration -
> www.qsl.net/w3fpr - Step 3 deals with setting up the filters and I have
> included several links that will take you to places with more useful
> information.  If you are using Spectrogram (I recommend it), take a look
at
> the .pdf files on setting the filters that Tom Hammond N0SS has
documented.
> Spectogram 5.0 does the job nicely, and is the last freeware version -
later
> versions require registration if it to operate longer that 10 minutes each
> time it is started.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> > I'm having a blast with my new K2  (SN3777)
> >
> > Now I'm thinking about adjusting the CW filters.
> >
> > Currently they are at 1.4, 0.7, 0.4 and 0.17   It seems that the 1.4 KHz
> > is never used.  I'm thinking about 0.8, 0.4. 0.25 and 0.1
> >
> >
> > Where do you folks have yours set?
> >
>
>
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