Return-Path: Received: from mtain-dg02.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-dg02.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.65.10]) by air-mb05.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINMB053-a5b94d0a7605323; Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:26:45 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-dg02.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 395FC380000BF; Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:26:43 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1PTKOA-0000A0-NX for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:25:22 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1PTKOA-00009r-6E for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:25:22 +0000 Received: from mail-iw0-f171.google.com ([209.85.214.171]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1PTKO7-0007cm-TG for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:25:22 +0000 Received: by iwn2 with SMTP id 2so3728512iwn.16 for ; Thu, 16 Dec 2010 12:25:18 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:in-reply-to :references:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=Cr9K7QmdWVFyCWP069xx4Cd0f2h04rhAoXtPwdHJrSA=; b=GLBqGL5esEiwmCIkkEcQ7PsPu3Zh60wLOoYDbZclqfbdfyj40k2Axg/l9BXw9XMM9v RaWpsyEiDs07QOxnLC5GbbMZyTJjQcxZjzDRYLQq/GuzhfgqxHH6BPu06MsTKs0veit2 vuAaLGbTWpuMLBIbZQdo0x36NcW5GoxSE/uNY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=jB+RbARfXvCvJdOQZy9RowDnJYOm3BUiyyaCNFw9sK9UzQ10nD2cVzZoBaH4nMFKYp dzdVDeBZ8ubLGSsGVvWDSN41mgjx0r5wzCoNS+HumBD1j/zQT61gYsN/t5HZxd7noXHm jReyi9ve38buAYx1FJwZO0yn9lJcFcthmyWN8= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.231.35.131 with SMTP id p3mr6596234ibd.87.1292531117923; Thu, 16 Dec 2010 12:25:17 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.231.200.211 with HTTP; Thu, 16 Dec 2010 12:25:17 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:25:17 +0000 Message-ID: From: Andy Talbot To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org DomainKey-Status: good (testing) X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: Re: LF: Sound Card mic Impedance Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=00032557a2ba25222104978cda2a X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.6 required=5.0 tests=HTML_20_30, HTML_FONTCOLOR_UNSAFE,HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false x-aol-global-disposition: G X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: mail_rly_antispam_dkim-d310.2 ; domain : gmail.com DKIM : pass x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d410a4d0a76025580 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) --00032557a2ba25222104978cda2a Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 If its a passive L/C filter, why not do a version with unequal Zin and Zout and take advantage of the voltage gain in going from 50ohms to, say, 500 ohms? That will give you an apparant 10dB without trying. AADE filter designer lets you have different termination impedances. Andy www.g4jnt.com On 16 December 2010 20:06, Ken wrote: > Thank you all LFs. > Thank you for all the info that you sent me, it looks they can be anything > from 4k ohms upwards, this is ok for me, I am doing a Low Pass Filter to > use with Winrad, F1, 20kHz, F2, 30 kHz, 100kHz -80 dB (theoretical) with a > characteristic impedance of 50 ohms, with this high input impedance I > can locate the filter very close to the sound card mic input and terminate > the filter output with a 50 ohm resistor. Hopefully this will eliminate the > BC intermod I was experiencing when trying to receive Chris G3XIZ the other > day. > > 73 > Ken > M0KHW I091TV > --00032557a2ba25222104978cda2a Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
If its a=A0passive L/C filter, why not do a version with unequal Zin= and Zout and take advantage of the voltage gain in going from 50ohms to,= say, 500 ohms?=A0=A0 That will give you an apparant 10dB without trying.<= /div>
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AADE filter designer lets you have different termination impedances.<= /div>
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Andy
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On 16 December 2010 20:06, Ken <ken.h.wright@btintern= et.com> wrote:
Thank you all LFs.
Thank you for all the info that you= sent me, it looks they can be anything from 4k ohms upwards, this is ok= for me, I am doing=A0 a Low Pass Filter to use with Winrad, F1, 20kHz, F2= , 30 kHz, 100kHz -80 dB (theoretical)=A0with a characteristic impedance of= 50 ohms, with this high input impedance=A0I can=A0locate the filter very= close to the sound card mic input and terminate the filter output with a= 50 ohm resistor.=A0Hopefully this will eliminate the BC intermod I was ex= periencing when trying to receive Chris G3XIZ the other day.
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73
Ken
M0KHW=A0=A0 I091TV=A0

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