Specifications

Page 45FT-950 OPERATING MANUAL
R.FLT
(
ROOFING FILTERS
)
Narrow-band Roofing Filters of 15 kHz, 6 kHz, and 3 kHz bandwidths are provided in the first IF, right after the first mixer.
These filters provide protection for the 2nd mixer, DSP, and other circuitry that follow and can dramatically improve
reception on a very crowded band (during a contest, etc.). Typically, the AUTO selection mode is satisfactory for most
operating situations, but in an extremely crowded phone band you may wish to select, for example, the 3 kHz roofing filter
for SSB operation.
INTERFERENCE REJECTION
Press the
[
R.FLT
]
button to toggle the Roofing Filter se-
lection.
AUTOAUTO
AUTOAUTO
AUTO Æ
15 kHz15 kHz
15 kHz15 kHz
15 kHz Æ
6 kHz6 kHz
6 kHz6 kHz
6 kHz Æ
3 kHz3 kHz
3 kHz3 kHz
3 kHz Æ
AUTOAUTO
AUTOAUTO
AUTO
.....
ADVICE:
 As you repeatedly press the
[
R.FLT
]
button, you will
observe changes in the notation in the R.FLT column
of the Block Diagram Display on the display, denoting
the Roofing Filter currently in use.
 Typically, this selection will be set to “AUTO.”
 The Roofing Filter selection will be memorized inde-
pendently on each VFO stack of VFO-A and VFO-B.
QUICK POINT:
 The “AUTO” selection of the Roofing Filter is based
on the operating mode. However, you may override
the automatic selection, if band conditions warrant a
different (usually, a tighter) selection.
 The AUTO mode Roofing Filter selections are shown
below:
BLOCK DIAGRAM DISPLAY
Block Diagram Display
[
R.FLT
]
Button
TERMINOLOGY:
A “Roofing Filter,” as its name implies, places a “Roof”
over the receiver’s IF system bandwidth. This “Roof” pro-
tects the circuitry downstream from the first mixer from
interference, just as a roof on a house protects the contents
from rain and snow.
OPERATING MODE
AM/FM/FM-PKT
LSB/USB/PKT
CW/RTTY
“AMP 1”
15 kHz
6 kHz
3 kHz
“AMP 2”
15 kHz
15 kHz
15 kHz
“ON”
15 kHz
6 kHz
3 kHz
IPO SWITCH
 When the Roofing filter mode is set to “AUTO” and
the Noise Blanker is turned On, the Roofing Filter band-
width will automatically be set to 15 kHz, as this set-
ting provides the most effective noise blanking. How-
ever, you still may override the automatic setting, and
select a narrower Roofing Filter. Noise blanking may
be compromised, however, with a tighter Roofing Fil-
ter in the line.