you need to switch to RTTY or digital whichever your rig has.
the filters are centered on 600 Hz in SSB or CW and 2125 in rtty mode.
73
Jim w7RY
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From: "David VE3VID" <ve3vid@hotmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2010 6:24 PM
To: "RTTY contest group" <rtty@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [RTTY] INRAD filter question
>
> The rig is set to LSB, all the standard setting for MMTTY
>
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>
>> From: w7ry@inbox.com
>> To: ve3vid@hotmail.com; rtty@contesting.com
>> Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2010 18:04:01 -0700
>> Subject: Re: [RTTY] INRAD filter question
>>
>> What mode do you have the radio in?
>> 73
>> Jim W7RY
>>
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "David VE3VID" <ve3vid@hotmail.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2010 5:40 PM
>> To: "RTTY contest group" <rtty@contesting.com>
>> Subject: [RTTY] INRAD filter question
>>
>> >
>> > Last spring I got some good info and help from RTTY hams here about
>> > loading a set of INRAD filters into my Kenwood TS-450s. I chose 2 x
>> > 400hz filters for the 8.83 and 455 IF stages. The units went into the
>> > radio slick, and the Kenwood menu options to activate the new filters
>> > went
>> > without incident. (INRAD No.s 103 & 104) Prior to this I have been able
>> > to do AFSK RTTY lots of DX, some contests, and some fun ragchews on
>> > RTTY........so the system works (MMTTY into a SignaLink USB)
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I am trying out the filters for the first time this weekend during the
>> > CQWW RTTY contest. I have a problem. If I click both filters on and
>> > tune
>> > across the band I hear nothing. If I leave my IF stages wide and tune a
>> > RTTY station, as soon as I click in either of the new filters the RTTY
>> > station is gone and my S-meter drops way down. Its like an attenuator
>> > was
>> > suddenly clicked in, sometimes my meter goes to S-zero, the volume out
>> > of
>> > the radio drops significantly and MMTTY's tuning indicators go blank.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > What am I missing, what did I forget............?? Must be something,
>> > these are popular filters. Any help appreciated.............
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > David
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > VE3VID Located in rural Canada
>> > Solar power. Wood heat.
>> > Mosley tribander @ 22m
>> > 2element delta-quad on 40m
>> > Lots of space for dipoles,
>> > bears and wolves......73
>> >
>> > http://www.ve3vid.webs.com/
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