[Elecraft] Is there a reason the receive is so Skinny

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

If you use K9YC's suggested EQ you will be very close to 2.3/2.4 KHz
audio - particularly if 400 and 3200 are set to -16 dB.  Try it ...

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 4/27/2014 7:41 PM, XE3/K5ENS via Elecraft wrote:
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> I've been asking for the ability to narrow the transmit bandwidth on the K3
> for years.  That would make a better contest radio.
> But alas all I hear is it's on the list.
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> Keith
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> A friend of mine has a flex and can vary his transmitter BW
> we ran some tests
> and as I told Dick,, if ur gonna chase DX as you narrow your
> signal to 2 K or so with  the same mike gain etc really gives you punch
> with better average power but no increase in distortion,, well not much
> observing it on the P3
> taking it much less than that does cause distortion bad sounding audio
> but if you know any folk with a flex get them to do the same test
> interesting to observe on the P3
> Dick still likes to use ESSB but not when 75 is very active
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> long thread fer sure
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> HAR
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> Bob K3DJC
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