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Subject: [TenTec] Next filter?
From: wa2yjf@optonline.net (Tom Provost)
Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2002 09:41:56 -0500
Thanks for all the replies....overall winner is adding the second 500 Hz 
filter an waiting for the 250's. That's the way i am going...thanks again 
to all the Hams that took time to respond
At 06:02 PM 1/3/02 -0600, you wrote:
> > My Omni 6+ has the 1.8 kHz and the 500 Hz cw filters in the rig
>now.What
> > would be the best bet for the next cw filter,250 Hz or one of the
>narrow
> > 1-2 filters? I plan on filling the filter slots one by one over time
>but,
> > for now which do you feel would be the better temporary solution to cw
> > selectivity?
>
>Unless you are going to use your rig as an IF strip for moonbounce (I
>did with an Omni-D) or 160 meter CW, you will find the 250 Hz too narrow
>to be very useful.  Stacked 500's (or 400's from INRAD which is what I
>have) give you the right passband for contesting (you don't miss 3/4 of
>the guys calling you off frequency), and with the PBT you can pick off
>one guy only when need be.
>
>73, de ke5c, op john
>
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