K6XT wrote:
>I note that the 7800 first appeared with something like a
6KHz first IF filter, got hammered in the press, eham etc. for lousy
close-in performance, and quickly added a 3KHz 1st IF filter option.
Bzzzt...you forgot Icom's advertising formula!
Their 6 kHz filter is actually 11+ kHz and their 3 kHz
is actually 5+ kHz (per Sherwood's measurements below).
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Elecraft_K3/message/http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ic7800/message/3532>
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ic7800/message/3532Question: When can an 11+ kHz BW filter be called a 6 kHz filter?
Answer: When Icom says so in their advertising. <wink-wink>
Caveat emptor!
73, Bill W4ZV
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