Re: [Elecraft] Why all those filters - K3

2007-05-04 Thread Martin AA6E
Don, the voice of sanity... As an Orion owner considering the K3, I am aware of quite a few folks in the Orion world who assume that ordering their rig with all the filters is going to be better than taking the standard factory option (4 filters: 1, 2.4, 6, and 20 kHz). In fact, extra

RE: [Elecraft] K3 - Roger beep

2007-05-04 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
Yes, it has a legitimate use. It indicates when one person stops talking during informal use of a radio channel such as when the astronauts are talking. It replaces the spoken word over that is standard in professional, military and Amateur use. So there are very few situations where it has

Re: [Elecraft] Why all those filters - K3

2007-05-04 Thread Don Wilhelm
OK folks. That makes good sense to me. I have been arguing the consequences of using a wide filter mainly to enhance awareness of the facts as I know them. I really have only sketchy information at this point (no 'hands-on experience), so my response is theoretical and based on a few

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