[Elecraft] Re: 9KHz AM IF Bandwidth

[wayne burdick]

Shane White wrote:

> Thanks Wayne. I was referring the passband width, not tuning rate 
> thanks.
> I thought the FM filter couldn't be used when listening to AM mode? 
> 10KHz
> may be a little wide though. Do you know how recent testing of wider 
> AM IF
> bandwidths went please?

Shane,

You can narrow the AM IF bandwidth down as much as you'd like. The NORM 
value is 6 kHz, which translates to an audio bandwidth of 3 kHz. 
Widening it above 6 kHz is only useful if you have the FM filter, which 
you can indeed use for AM RX. (But not TX -- yet.)

73,
Wayne
N6KR

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