[RTTY] Filters for an ICOM 706

[radioman]

I have the 746, with the 250 filter..
I don't find any problem using the filter, in contesting, some stations will
be a little off at times, but that may-be
1 out of 25 or so contacts. it really don't hurt using the 350 filter.. for
me I'm used to the 250 and it really bangs the QRM down
I have no experience with the 350,  I supose it would be a better with the
contesters, that are off a bit but a quick hand on the VFO
fixes that.. in all if U do more pouncing then CQing, what would it matter
if there a little off..

Tony
N1LDY


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----- Original Message -----
From: "John Fleming" <john at wa9als.com>
To: <rtty at contesting.com>; "Ian S. Amos" <ve3esh at cogeco.ca>
Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 6:35 PM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Filters for an ICOM 706


>
> > During the CQ WW RTTY Contest I found the bands very congested, which
was
> > to expected, however with no filters in my ICOM 706 I was getting
> clobbered
> > by other station and could not print while they were transmitting.  So
it
> > is time to buy a filter, ICOM has 4 to choose from:
> > 500 hz & 250 hz for RTTY / CW and
> > 1.8khz & 3.3 khz for SSB.
>
> I don't know which "706" you have, but there's another option for the
> 706MKIIG.  I use the FL-232 350 Hz filter for RTTY, and I think it's near
> optimum.  You can do RTTY with 250 Hz, but it gets problematic really fast
> if people are off frequency.  The 350 is a big improvement over the 500.
If
> you do a lot of CW, maybe you want the 250, but for RTTY, I'd get the 350.
> GL - 73, John WA9ALS
>
>
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