[Elecraft] Anyone have a beginners guide to utilizing roofing filters on the KX3?

[David Orman]

Hi,

I've been using primarily digital modes on my KX3, but have started moving
into SSB as well. I've got the roofing filters installed in my KX3, and
have used them a little when the contesting has gotten out of hand and
picking out a signal has been difficult. Aside from that, I'm curious how
people are using roofing filters/if anybody has written up something on
when/how to use these kinds of filters. I'm learning by experimentation
(this is why I'm an amateur radio enthusiast) but would love to have some
starting points to run with.

Now that I have the PX3, I've been experimenting with adjusting pbt i/ii to
a narrow bandwidth for psk31, but haven't had a lot of opportunity to see
how much difference/if any when it comes to that kind of operation. I'm
primarily operating digital (Olivia/Contestia when I can; mainly psk31 due
to popularity) but have started to branch into SSB. It seems like I may
never use these filters on SSB, but I thought I might ask when it would be
useful/how to utilize these in case I'm missing something.

CW is on the list, and from what I can tell, the filters might be well
suited for that, I just need to learn to hear/speak code much better before
I can take advantage of that.

Thanks,
David