[Elecraft] K2 CW and DSP

[John Graf]

Hi, Robert,

Yep -- I am sure that is what it is.  You have confirmed what other  
people have told me and I will change the BFO this weekend.  It is  
sure nice to have the resources and experience that I have found on  
the Elecraft reflector.

Well, I think filter settings are a lot a chile recipe.  Different  
people have different ideas of what is good and bad.  But having said  
that, I am happy to share what works best for me.

I haven't owned the K2 for that long.  I also have a K1 and an  
IC-746pro.  Both of these have different filtering setups, and the  
IC-746pro has DSP, but implemented much differently than the K2.  So  
my settings are the result of experimentation.

I have my 2nd crystal filter set for 800 Hz.  I have found that this  
is a great compromise between the 1st filter (wide open) and the  
narrower filters.  This then feeds 800 Hz bandpass to the DSP.  So I  
just keep the crystal filters at that setting.

The DSP I have set up with 800, 400, and 200 Hz.  Noise reduction is  
on and set to 2.  When I am searching for a signal I keep it at 800.   
Once I find the signal I have the option of narrowing the DSP to 400  
or 200 if the band is busy.

I have tried both the "soft" and "regular" CW filter settings on  
DSP.  Honestly, I don't see much difference.  However, after  
operating on a couple of contests I decided I liked the way things  
worked with the regular setting (big 'C' on the filter window) a  
little better.

Anyhow, this works for me.  Thanks again  for your help on the BFO  
issue!

73,

John, WA6L



On Jun 5, 2007, at 8:03 PM, Robert G. Strickland wrote:

> John...
>
> Perhaps you have your BFO set in the middle of the wide band. That  
> way you'd get a tone on either side. That said, I sure would like  
> to hear about the CW filter settings that you found useful.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> ....robert  #5957
>
> At 06/04/2007 12:42, John Graf wrote:
>

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