[Elecraft] Fwd: Re: Curious -- why is KXFL3 roofing filter an option on KX3 ?

[Phil Wheeler]

Uwe, is your problem due to MW stations below 160 
m or shortwave broadcasting stations?

Phil W7OX

On 4/11/14, 11:38 PM, Uwe Hermanns wrote:
> ...I have a great problem with AM-Breaktrough and I have to switch to 8kHz
> ZF-Shift. So most of my operation time my KXFL3 is not in use :-(
>
> 73 de Uwe, DL4AC
>   ---------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht ----------
> Von: "Rick Tavan N6XI" <rtavan at gmail.com>
> Datum: 12.04.2014 01:04
> Betreff: Re: [Elecraft] Curious -- why is KXFL3 roofing filter an option on
> KX3 ?
> An: "Phil Hystad" <phystad at mac.com>
> Cc: "Elecraft List" <Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
>
> If all of your operating is casual chatting, on uncrowded bands, with poor
> antennas, then the KXFL3 won't do much at all for you. Its primary function
> is to prevent DSP overload from very strong, adjacent signals and you won't
> experience that much if at all. If much of your operating is serious DXing
> or contesting on crowded bands with good antennas and active nearby
> neighbor stations, you will often encounter those strong, close-in signals
> and the KXFL3 will help a lot. Somewhere between those extremes of strength
> and crowding is the threshold. I got the filter even though it is often
> unnecessary.
>
> /Rick N6XI