[TenTec] WIDER FILTER FOR WEAK CW DXING?

[Jeff Frank]

I have an Omni 6 opt 1, which I like very much, but on weak cw signals, my experience with the filters seems counter-intuitive. I almost always have easier and clearer copy on weak cw signals when I use the 1.8 khz filter vs. the .5 or .25 khz filters in my 6.3 mhz IF. I've got nothing in the N1 position. Is this the way it's suppposed to be? I always thought narrowing the filter bandwidth is supposed to cut down on noise but it seems opposite. Has it got something to do with receivers that are optimized for adjacent signal rejection vs. signal to noise ratio? I think I read that somewhere. Can anyone explain this to me? Thanks.

Jeff Frank
(KX2P)