Assuming it is not just in the receive line, a bandpass filter may help you
keep peace with any neighbors who are on the same band and others in the
contest - as it will cut down on any extra "crud" your transmitter produces.
It even works with "clean" transmitters.
-- Tom
At 03:54 PM 7/2/2012, AA4NC wrote:
>If you are single op/1 radio and never listen on a band other than the one you
>are transmitting on, a bandpass filter isn't necessary. If you have a second
>receiver, then a bandpass filter could be helpful if you are trying to receive
>on a different band than you are transmitting on. For example, you are running
>on 40 meters and tuning for multipliers on 20m. If you had interference on 20m
>from your transmitted signal on 40, a bandpass filter could make a big
>difference in being able to hear 20m as you transmit on 40m.
>
>There is a lot of expertise here on the reflector for station design. It
>sounds like you are just asking fundamentally if it would help out in your
>situation.
>
>From: "James" <jms_k1sd@verizon.net>
>Subject: [CQ-Contest] Bandpass Filter
>To: <CQ-Contest@contesting.com>
>Message-ID: <000601cd57d5$62abcfd0$28036f70$@net>
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>
>If I operate single op and never transmit on two bands at once, is a bandpass
>filter necessary? Is it helpful?
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