[Elecraft] [K3] Wide CW RX issue in 2.32 firmware

Leigh L. Klotz, Jr WA5ZNU Leigh at WA5ZNU.org
Fri Aug 29 01:25:52 EDT 2008


With 2.32, CW mode doesn't seem to have the correct bandwidth above 
1KHz, which is my 2nd-widest filter.
LSB mode provides good bandwidth at 2.8Khz, but in CW mode, it doesn't 
offer that same result at 2.8Khz.
I thought perhaps the issue was the center frequency of 600Hz vs 1.5Khz, 
and perhaps it is, but when I shift the CW center frequency, I don't get 
any more bandwidth.  Furthermore, the audio sounds markedly different 
when I veer off of 600Hz center by even 50Hz, as if it's selecting a 
different  xtal filter or something.

If this isn't "as designed" and you can't reproduce this please let me 
know and I'll provide .wav file recordings for you to examine on a 
spectrum scope.

73 es TNX,
Leigh/WA5ZNU K3#51 recent ECOs for HAGC and CW waveshape

> Well, this is why we do beta test....
>
> Revision 2.32, now on our web site, corrects a major problem we 
> introduced in rev 2.31 and somehow didn't catch during our own 
> testing. ESSB should once again be functional, and LSB/USB balance in 
> both normal SSB and ESSB should be improved.
>
> Also note that we're planning to further improve the ESSB passband in 
> future revisions. At present when you select 4.0 kHz, for example, you 
> might get a -3 dB cutoff of around 3700 Hz. While this is much wider 
> than normal SSB, we think we can extend it.
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
> --- 



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