[CQ-Contest] CW Filters for the Icom 706 Mark IIG

[SGT Korey Chandler]

I don't hear any blowby with the 500hz filter in my 706MkIIG.


Korey YI9VCQ/KA5VCQ



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> Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 1:39 PM
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> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] CW Filters for the Icom 706 Mark IIG
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> 
> In a message dated 8/19/2005 8:27:27 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> Cqtestk4xs at aol.com writes:
> 
> >>Any thoughts and experiences with the 706's various CW filters?<<
> 
> 
> Yep! Blow-by. For some reason, when using CW filters in 706, 
> there is a 
> blow-by of 3-5 kHz off the center frequency, annoying high 
> pitched "picture" of the 
> signal. I have not taken magnifying glass to see what is 
> causing it, it seems 
> to be a problem with filter switching, layout. The same 
> filters in other 
> ICOMs do not exhibit that problem. 
> 
> For contesting I would use 350 Hz filters, for general CWing 
> 500 is fine. Otherwise gem of a little rig.
> 
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