Re: [Elecraft] Wrong Filter Question - 8 pole vs. 5 Pole Filters

2008-02-05 Thread Bill W4ZV
G4ILO wrote: > > > That message was not posted to this list, and it is unavailable to non members of Yahoo. http://www.nabble.com/forum/Search.jtp?forum=28632&local=y&query=8-pole+vs+5-pole "Found 18 matching posts for 8-pole vs 5-pole in Elecraft in about 11 threads." That's on this li

Re: [Elecraft] Wrong Filter Question - 8 pole vs. 5 Pole Filters

2008-02-05 Thread G4ILO
Bill W4ZV wrote: > > > > Lee Buller wrote: >> >> >> Which is better a 5 pole filter or an 8 pole filter. Supposedly the 8 >> pole would have sharper skirtsand for only 20 more bucks...wellI >> would like to know the difference between the two filters. Is it worth >> the 20 bucks?

Re: Re: [Elecraft] Wrong Filter Question - 8 pole vs. 5 Pole Filters

2008-02-05 Thread Bill W4ZV
Bill W4ZV wrote: > > > > Toby Deinhardt wrote: >> >>> DSP filter responses can be calculated exactly, they don't actually >>> have to be measured. >> >> As long as we don't have exact and detailed information about the >> implementation of the filters in the K3, the responses curves canno

Re: Re: [Elecraft] Wrong Filter Question - 8 pole vs. 5 Pole Filters

2008-02-05 Thread Bill W4ZV
Toby Deinhardt wrote: > >> DSP filter responses can be calculated exactly, they don't actually >> have to be measured. > > As long as we don't have exact and detailed information about the > implementation of the filters in the K3, the responses curves cannot > be calculated by third parti

Re: Re: [Elecraft] Wrong Filter Question - 8 pole vs. 5 Pole Filters

2008-02-05 Thread dj7mgq
DSP filter responses can be calculated exactly, they don't actually have to be measured. As long as we don't have exact and detailed information about the implementation of the filters in the K3, the responses curves can not be calculated by third parties. _

Re: Re: [Elecraft] Wrong Filter Question - 8 pole vs. 5 Pole Filters

2008-02-05 Thread David Woolley (E.L)
Bill W4ZV wrote: What you are really asking is what the DSP filters look like, which actually determine ultimate selectivity. I have not seen any measurements of these yet but I'm sure someone will eventually post measurements of them. DSP filter responses can be calculated exactly, they do

Re: [Elecraft] Wrong Filter Question - 8 pole vs. 5 Pole Filters

2008-02-04 Thread drewko1
I'm guessing that I wouldn't be able to tell the difference, like monster cable for the stereo. Will there ever be an instance when I will say, "Boy, if only i had an 8 pole filter; I might have snagged that rare DX station!" I doubt it. Actually, if it had been a choice between 8 and 5 in a 500 H

Re: [Elecraft] Wrong Filter Question - 8 pole vs. 5 Pole Filters

2008-02-04 Thread Bill W4ZV
Lee Buller wrote: > > > Which is better a 5 pole filter or an 8 pole filter. Supposedly the 8 > pole would have sharper skirtsand for only 20 more bucks...wellI > would like to know the difference between the two filters. Is it worth > the 20 bucks? I am sure it is, but as you all k

[Elecraft] Wrong Filter Question - 8 pole vs. 5 Pole Filters

2008-02-04 Thread Lee Buller
I asked the wrong filter question...or...what was on my mind and how it came out my fingers did not jive. Which is better a 5 pole filter or an 8 pole filter. Supposedly the 8 pole would have sharper skirtsand for only 20 more bucks...wellI would like to know the difference between t