[ICOM] ic 718 filter question

[joel hallas]

  My YL, Nancy W1NCY, has an IC-718 that we take on vacation. I was 
tired of 2.4 kHz CW reception so I decided to tighten up a bit. It was a 
hard decision between 1.9 kHz and 4/500 Hz, but I'm glad I went with the 
narrow one. I soldered in an Inrad 400 Hz filter and am very happy with it.

BTW, the Inrad page, http://www.qth.com/inrad/, indicates that it is a 
"drop in", but the holes in mine weren't plated through and I didn't 
think it would make good contact, or even stay in place,  without being 
soldered.

BTW2, I had a bit of tbl getting solder to flow on the PC board and 
suggest you hit the pads on the board with a bit of emory cloth before 
you put the filter in.

GL and 73, Joel

Joel R. Hallas, W1ZR

Greenacres113 at aol.com wrote:

>I've got an IC718 on order. I'm trying to decide on a cw  filter. The one for 
>my IC746 just drops in. Is that the same way for the IC718  or must it be 
>soldered in?
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