Re: [Elecraft] AF1: First Impressions

2011-01-03 Thread Don Wilhelm
Robert, The form factor is quite different. The AF1 is a standalone filter that can be used with any receiver, and the KAF2 mounts inside the K2. The switch on the AF1 permits selection of no filter, low pass only, one filter stage, or two filter stages, and the center frequency is continu

Re: [Elecraft] AF1: First Impressions

2011-01-03 Thread Robert G. Strickland
Don... I take your answer to say that "in the ear" there's no significant difference. What difference there is in the form factor and various adjustments. Yes? ...robert On 1/3/2011 22:41, Don Wilhelm wrote: > Robert, > > The AF1 is an audio filter, not DSP based, so it is comparable to the >

Re: [Elecraft] AF1: First Impressions

2011-01-03 Thread Don Wilhelm
Robert, The AF1 is an audio filter, not DSP based, so it is comparable to the KAF2. The AF1 has the added advantage of a variable center frequency. Yes, the KAF2 also has a variable center frequency (with 2 pots), but it is not a "Front Panel" control, once it is set, it cannot be varied at

Re: [Elecraft] AF1: First Impressions

2011-01-03 Thread Robert G. Strickland
Is the audio filtering of the AF1 any different from the audio filters of the K2 DSP unit? Is this just a matter of the AF1 being an outboard unit focused on audio filtering compared to the K2DSP unit being inboard [specifically for the K2] and using digital signal processing? ...robert On 1

[Elecraft] AF1: First Impressions

2011-01-03 Thread dl9hda
Hi, same here. Poor performance. 73 - Holger, DL9HDA Am 03.01.2011 22:23, schrieb Ken Alexander: > Wow! All of that is just with the AF-1? I think I have a lot more > tweaking to do because I wasn't getting that kind of performance with > it. I'll keep trying and let you know. > > Thanks f

Re: [Elecraft] AF1: First Impressions

2011-01-03 Thread Ken Alexander
n levandowski > Subject: [Elecraft] AF1: First Impressions > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Date: Monday, January 3, 2011, 1:14 PM > I also recently completed an AF1 for > my KX1 and I too am very impressed > with it. > > I made a short 45 second demo at: > http://www.y

[Elecraft] AF1: First Impressions

2011-01-03 Thread stan levandowski
I also recently completed an AF1 for my KX1 and I too am very impressed with it. I made a short 45 second demo at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zTE-xEocO4 Stan Levandowski WB2LQF HF QRP CW -- Doing more with less for over 50 years! QCWA #35038 OOTC #4558 NAQCC #4740 SKCC #6488 FISTS