Ken writes, <...When I was first introduced to Ham Radio I was very fortunate to meet Harry W9TT...He taught me to simply listen to one station of interest and let the others carry on. I have never understood the obsession of the modern CW ops with *narrow* filters. I use my brain and don't seem to miss any QSOs ;-) ...
My first receiver was a Knight "Ocean Hopper," which set the standard for wide bandpass in the 1960s. (It was probably ancient then!) As I remember, it had NO filters, narrow or otherwise. When I tuned 80 meters, I heard pretty much the entire band. Even my newly Novice-licensed 11-year-old brain soon learned to sort out the CW conversation I was interested in from the hundreds I wasn't. These days, my older, more addled brain appreciates the help of narrow filters. But I'm sure I could still do it the old way if I had to. (BTW, I've got K2 1963 and a Yeasu FT 990-DC, and love them both for their differences.) 72/73 de KD4CSO/Arthur
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