At 09:12 PM 5/5/03 -0400, you wrote:
>Well, I think you guys are both right.
>
>The DSP operates ahead of the audio stage, and thus can be called IF.
>
>Of course, the frequency of 14 khz is certainly in the audio range.
>
>And no - we could never afford DSP done at high RF frequencies.
But isn't the real point that heretofore, DSP was done after the AGC loop,
so that regardless of how sharp the DSP passband, AGC pumping was occurring
before the signal ever got there. That is certainly the case with my Mark
5...
73, Pete N4ZR
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