[Elecraft] Watkins-Johnson (now audio filters)

[Alexandra Carter]

That SCAF sounds fine business. I might well go with one of those  
when I can. My radio earphones are old WWII "can" jobs, they work  
great, they do take some of the noise out. 73 de Alex NS6Y.

On Jun 22, 2006, at 1:46 PM, Rick Dettinger wrote:

>
>> Alex,
>>
>> I recently built an Idiom Press SCAF-1 audio filter and it was a vast
> improvement for my Icom-706IIG (it doesn't do much if anything for  
> the K2).
>>
>> 73,
>> Doug
>> W6JD
>>
> ======================================
> I built the SCAF 1 and agree with one exception:  I don't have good
> communication headphones and use Sony stereo 'phones.  These are  
> hifi and I
> get serious thumps from the K2, even with the AF 1 turned on.  This  
> is true
> with other rigs as well.  The SCAF 1 removes this noise.  I just  
> need to
> make sure I don't overdrive the SCAF 1 as it is very sensitive to  
> this.  The
> filter really cleans up less than pure sidetone audio, too.  I  
> would like to
> get some good communication 'phones, without the microphone  
> thingee.  Any
> recommendations.  I like the kind that seal out external noise.  I  
> like to
> use a bug but the damper clacking is distracting to me.
> 73
> Rick Dettinger
> K7MW
>
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