[Elecraft] K3 Filter question - SSB

[Edward R. Cole]

Just my (unsolicted) two-cents comment:

I find using below 2.1 KHz (with the DSP filter) distorts SSB too 
much for me.  I have only the 2.8 and 0.400 KHz filters at this 
time.  If I were to buy another it would be 2.1.  Folks should factor 
in that I am 67 and have extreme hearing loss so your experience my 
vary (I have to use captioning on TV).  (hint) Before purchasing a 
roofing filter check out using the DSP filter to decide which bw is 
best for you.

I am only a casual user of HF so intense high-density contesting or 
DXing is not my forte.  Operating a little in FD gives me enough of a 
taste and the K3 is a real "joy" to use under tough 
conditions.  Mostly, I am copying extreme-weak signals (VHF+) where 
narrowing bw makes the difference (typ 2.1 for SSB and 100-200 Hz for 
CW).  But I start at 2.8-KHz when searching for weak CW, then switch 
to 400-Hz filter and use the DSP filter to improve readability 
(signals below noise) once I found a signal.

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Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:27:05 -0500
From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists at subich.com>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Filter question - SSB
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I would not go any tighter than 1.8 KHz.  I have a pair of the 1.5 KHz
filters that I would swap for 1.8s.

73,

     ... Joe, W4TV



73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45
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