K3 Roofing Filters - Zerobeat

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K3 Roofing Filters - Zerobeat

DaveL  G3TJP
270 x 2 = 540, so  the difference is 356Hz.  ;-)

73, Season's Greetings all.  DaveL  G3TJP
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RE: K3 Roofing Filters - Zerobeat

Joe Subich, W4TV

> 270 x 2 = 540, so  the difference is 356Hz.  ;-)

However, the 250 Hz filter is actually 370 Hz at the - 6dB
points according to previous e-mail here.  

With the K3, the point of diminishing returns for IMD (and
close in rejection) is perhaps - 30dB instead of -60dB or
more in a conventional crystal filter only radio.

If we use a straight line (linear slope) from the -6dB to
-60dB points the 200 and 250 Hz filters look like this:

              200           250
  -------------------------------------------------
   - 6dB      224 Hz        370 Hz
   -60dB      896 Hz        777 Hz
    slope     6.22 Hz/dB    3.77 Hz/dB  (one side)
 
   -10dB      274 Hz        400 Hz    
   -20dB      398 Hz        475 Hz
   -30dB      522 Hz        550 Hz
   -40dB      647 Hz        626 Hz
   -50dB      771 Hz        702 Hz

By this simple calculation (or by plotting on graph paper) one
can see that the 200 Hz filter should do a BETTER job as the
most "narrow" filter.  It remains "tighter" to about -35 dB
and the five pole design should result in less pulse stretching
(ringing in the presence of static) than the 250 (really 350 Hz)
filter.

73,

   ... Joe, W4TV
 
 

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> 270 x 2 = 540, so  the difference is 356Hz.  ;-)
>
> 73, Season's Greetings all.  DaveL  G3TJP


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