ARRL measured rx audio passband of 1630hz on the 6+ due to af
circuitry so a wider i.f. filter isn't going to buy you THAT much on
receive. If you want more fidelity, the 6+ isn't a great choice
without some invasive mods (bypassing af circuit).
73,
Barry N1EU
On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 11:32 PM, Dr. Gerald N. Johnson
<geraldj@weather.net> wrote:
> On Sun, 2010-01-17 at 17:20 -0500, John Peters wrote:
>> I have a omni VI+ coming and it is hard to wait for the delivery....
>> I would like to know where I may get the 2.8 kc filters. I have heard
>> that the SSB is a little narrow and I would like it a little wider than 2.4
>> kc
>> in one or two in the filter positions ..... any comments greatly app.
>> Thanks John K2lot
>> _______________________________________________
>
> After using a Collins S-line on SSB, I think 2.4 is a bit wide. Collins
> used a 2.1 standard.
>
> Don't forget that you have to realign the BFO and its warps to use the wider
> filter.
>
> More filters are available from TenTec and Inrad.
>
> 73, Jerry, K0CQ
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