[Elecraft] 1.8 or 2.1 kc Filter

[Tom Childers, N5GE]

On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:51:24 -0500, "Mike Miller" <mmiller at nctc.com> wrote:

>Anyone have experience with 1.8 and 2.1 kc filters for the K3?
>Trying to decide which one to get..
>
>I am a DXer exclusively......not a contester...
>work CW rarely....
>
>
>Does the audio from 1.8 sound too pinched....? 
>I just dont want to hear a 59+10 signal that is 3 kc..from the frequency I am listening on....
>
>any thoughts? on what filters to get..
>
>Mike Miller KA5SMA
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I've had 1.8 filters in many different rigs over the years and found that I
rarely used them because, in my opinion, they are too narrow for SSB, making it
sound tinny to me.

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