[Elecraft] Gurus

[Andy Durbin]

"Harmonics should only be heard on the harmonic frequency, not splatter across the entire band."

That depends on whether you are talking about RF frequency harmonics or harmonics of the modulating audio frequency.  There is a plague of stations producing FT8 audio harmonics.   The problem is not helped by people insisting that the cure is proper ALC adjustment.   While there may be rigs that cause audio harmonics because of incorrect ALC adjustment it's far more likely that the clipping that causes these harmonics happens in the audio stages long before ALC is applied.

Transmitting a clean signal is the responsibility of the operator not that of the rig manufacturer or software application provider.

Andy, k3wyc