I'm going to go against the grain here and say just buy the 500 hertz
filter. The 500 hertz filter adds badly needed skirts to the DSP
filters. I find I almost always use 500 hertz on CW as the filter width.
The 300 hertz filter is rarely used by me. Only when the going gets
very tough do I find there is an improvement with this filter. I find
with the 500 hertz filter and a DSP setting of 200, things are close to
the best you can get.
Carl Moreschi N4PY
121 Little Bell Dr.
Hays, NC 28635
www.n4py.com
On 5/15/2012 2:53 PM, Richards wrote:
> I am learning the Code and will soon try CW mode. I shall commence
> with casual contacts, but eventually want to work CW contests with the
> big boys at the contest station, with whom I now work phone contacts.
>
> I have a stock Omni VII transceiver.
>
> QUERY:
>
> Should I buy either or both additional 500 Hz and
> or the 300 Hz mechanical filters?
>
>
> Money is not a big object, but I don't wanna spend more than I must, as
> that leaves me to buy other goodies for the shack.
>
> [ Will this start a big fight ? ] ;-)
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
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