[Kenwood] RE: Filter selection in TS 850

[Phil Florig]

Hi,

I have the same basic setup as Aaron and believe that
the rig setup #2 is the best just as he has explained.

The radio does a very nice job and even took it on a
few DXpeditions.  Little heavy at the time but worked
great. The filters also work great on RTTY in FSK mode.

73   Phil W9IXX

At 17:15 10/4/2005, you wrote:
>My two '850's have the following...
>
>Rig #1:
>8.83MHz IF: Inrad 2.1K and Kenwood 500Hz
>455KHz IF:  Inrad 2.1K
>
>Rig #2:
>8.83MHz IF: Inrad 2.1K and Inrad 400Hz
>455KHz IF:  Inrad 400Hz
>
>You can get a general idea of how they are setup, mode-wise.  Cascade the
>filters and use slope tuning for narrower bandwidths, if necessary.  Though
>I don't do much CW, I've tried and found the 270Hz filters a bit narrow.
>The cascaded 400Hz + slope tuning works well, when needed. Cascaced 2.1KHz +
>slope tuning (esp turning "up" the low-cut) works well for me during phone
>contests.
>
>73,
>
>   - Aaron Hsu, NN6O
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: kenwood-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>[mailto:kenwood-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mike and Alicia
>Fanning
>Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2005 8:35 PM
>To: kenwood at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: [Kenwood] Filter selection in TS 850
>
>
>I'd like to solicit opinions on how to make the best use of the three
>available filter slots in the TS 850.  My interest is in CW contesting and
>DXing, but I have never owned a SSB filter in my life.  Seems like the 1/2
>punch of 500/250 Hz makes sense for CW, but which IF should the narrow
>filter be installed in?  What would be the best combination for CW only and
>for CW as the primary mode with one SSB filter?
>
>Thanks,
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