[Icom] IC-746 receive filters

Tue May 4 12:28:12 EDT 2004

I have a pair of Icom 1.8/1.9 SSB filters and the Icom 350 CW filter installed.  The SSB filters are a marginal improvement for traditional SSB work.  However, I do find them useful on the various soundcard digital modes (which use USB) especially in combination with the twin passband tuning.

The 350 CW filter is excellent. Although I have found the adjustable audio peaking filter to be just as good albeit a bit narrower.

Great radio.

Harry WE1X
> Would anyone who is using an IC-746 with a 1.8KHz SSB and/or a 500Hz CW
> filter provide a critique?  ie: is the 1.8KHz filter worth installing;
> does it provide decent adjacent signal rejection and pass intelligible
> audio?  Is the 500Hz filter too narrow so that you have a hard time
> tracking the wanted signal?  
> Thanks,
> Bill, W7ERH
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