[Elecraft] ESSB Works Well

[LANCE COLLISTER]

Don Rasmussen wrote:
> Downloaded 2.23 here and setup for ESSB. Not a glitch,
> as usual. At 3.0khz as compared to conventional SSB at
> 2.4 or 2.7khz it does not seem to be a new mode worthy
> of a different name, but the audio sounds much fuller,
> much more human.
> 
> I had a headset connected to my Corsair II which has a
> 2.8 filter and did some comparisons.
> 
> Where the two microphones I have sounded very similar
> before, and the TX equalization made only a nominal
> difference, using the essb setting there is a
> pronounced difference between the D104 and the Shure
> 444. And the TX EQ settings now seem almost
> hypercritical. 
> 
> Changing one EQ band EQ by one number can make a very
> significant difference.
> 
> We are not waiting anymore for firmware features here,
> absolutely 100% happy with the radio.
> 
> But never cease to be impressed when something new and
> interesting like this show up at the doorstep for K3.
> Very nice. 
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I am very curious about this ESSB mode....I am getting my K3 in a few weeks, and 
wonder what it sounds like with a normal SSB receiver using something like 2.8 KHz 
filter.  Does it sound better/worse/distorted?  Or can you hear no difference unless 
you have a wider receive filter?  Since most people just have standard SSB filters, I 
am curious to know if you can use the mode with others, or only with ESSB-equipped 
stations.  TNX and VY 73, Lance

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