Hi Buck,

Primarily cost. The 5 pole is significantly less expensive, but has a wider shape factor.

73, Eric

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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 9/13/2007 7:01:15 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

    The differences in filter loss are made up automatically in the
    DSP, and
    we have a good enough noise figure in the front end that the overall
    sensitivity of the RX does not change significantly.

So why bother to offer both a 5 pole and 8 pole filter?
k4ia
Craig "Buck"
Fredericksburg, Virginia USA



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