[Elecraft] [Bulk] 8 or5 Pole cw filters

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft]

This technical part of the discussion is of course, OK. My prior thread closure 
just posted under this topic referred to the improper postings in reference to 
maritime nets etc.

Carry on. :-)

73,

Eric
elecraft.com

On 1/21/2015 6:42 AM, dyarnes wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Maybe I misinterpreted the data, but when I selected my filters, I opted for the 8 pole 400 hz, plus the 5 pole 200 hz.  I selected the latter one simply because the actual width seemed more compatible in relation to what the 400 hz filter provided.  The 250 hz filter almost overlapped the 400 hz filter.  Besides, the 5 pole filters are not slouches!  The 8 pole filters may have somewhat steeper skirts, but not to the point that they make the 5 pole filters a bad idea, or a serious compromise.  In any event, I wasn’t trying to save the slight difference in cost.  However, maybe I erred in my assessment, which I often do!!!  I rarely have to go to the 200 hz filter, but when I do, it seems to do the job very nicely.
>
> Dave W7AQK
>