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W1GUH
12-17-2011, 03:10 PM
Easy! That radio is a genuine joy to work on. And the filter sounds excellent. Also did the required "re-seat all the boards thing."

Taking up north tomorrow. Gonna rock the bands with it!

N8YX
12-17-2011, 04:22 PM
You have room for several filters in that radio. Treat yourself!

OEM Drake filters came in the following bandwidths:

8, 6, 4, 2.3, 1.8, 1.0, 0.5 and 0.3 KHz.

Aftermarket filters are/were offered too:

6, 3.0, 2.8, 0.4, 0.25 KHz (Sherwood, Inrad)

Hot Tip:

Pull the stock 2.3 KHz SSB filter (the one through which all transmitted audio is routed) then install a Sherwood 2.8 or 3.0KHz filter in its place. Put the OEM filter in one of the accessory slots. Adjust the Carrier Board USB/LSB set points (if required) and the ESSB guys will wonder what the heck you're using. It sounds that good, but is not excessively wide.

W1GUH
12-17-2011, 04:27 PM
Great tip! Will keep it in mind for the future.

The '7 came with the "no filter" resistor, and I LOVE that! Makes that a wonderful SWL radio. For that reason, it's become my mobile rig of choice. Love listening to SW BC in the car.