Hi Alex/All:

I have both a stock and a re-filtered M37V. The selectivity on the
re-filtered (with the LT450GW) is VERY good, noticeably better than the
not-too-shabby SRF-59 and almost that of the stock Eton e100. The stock
M37V is an absolute barn door, so it turns a Turkey into something of an
eagle. As Gary mentioned previously, it is now an Unlimited class
Ultralight, but it really becomes a great little radio.

As Steve Ratzlaff mentioned earlier, these little filters cannot be
expected to perform like the Murata narrow filter, but it is still a huge
improvement and an excellent domestic DXing filter choice. It even
dabbles in split frequencies: at the beach this past Tuesday morning, the
M37V was able to get good barefoot readability on 774-JOUB from Japan when
signals were sufficient, keeping strong stations on 770 and 780 at bay.

To change from 9 to 10 khz, first turn the unit off. Power and Clock are
the buttons across the top. First push and hold Clock, THEN press and
hold Power, and hold both for about 5 seconds. Eventually a 9 or 10 will
flash on the screen, indicating to which tuning increment you have just
switched. Those 5 seconds seem an eternity...

Hope this helps - Kevin S
Bainbridge Island, WA

Hi Alex,

Actually even replacing the horrendous IF filter in the SRF-M37V with one
of
the modest 450 kHz upgrades would place the radio in the "unlimited"
class.
Because of this, fanatical tinkerers do everything possible to boost
performance-- premium filters, Slider loopsticks, and/or large directional
external
antennas. But the unique thrill of receiving rare DX on a stock
Ultralight is
still a big attraction, even for me. The Sangean DT-400W, Sony SRF-T615,
Eton
E100 and C.Crane SWP stock Ultralights are very thrilling to take along
on
DXpeditions, and can receive many TP's when conditions are right.

The SRF-M37V does have a procedure for switching between 9 kHz and 10 kHz
AM
band tuning steps, and I'm sure that someone on the list can tell you
about
it (sorry, but my own manual seems to have disappeared, also). In the
early
days of the Ultralight boom (December 2007), the radio was one of the
most
popular digital Ultralights, despite the barn-door selectivity.

73, Gary




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Hi Alex,

Whether the 450 kHz filter modification would be useless or not
probably
depends on the type of DX you pursue.

For domestic DXers looking for a little more sensitivity, the
modification
may help out somewhat. But for 9 kHz-split DXers chasing transoceanic
DX

next

to strong domestic stations, these modest 450 kHz filters are not going
to

provide any significant help. Both Steve and I enjoy this type of

transoceanic

DXing, which is probably why we are more demanding than domestic DXers
in
evaluating filter performance.

We also have probably been spoiled by the phenomenal performance of the

455

kHz Murata "K" filter upgrades in the Slider E100's, which routinely
allow
reception of weak TP's only 2 kHz away from strong domestics. Other

filters seem

very lame, in comparison.

73, Gary DeBock

Almost sounds like grounds for using a off board DSP filter, and a loop
antenna for more directivity. Ofcourse that throughs it in to the
ultralight
unlimited class. Bummer!!! :>(

BTW, How do you listen to 9KHZ stations when the M37's are 10 KHz
increments. I've lost the manual is their a hidden switch or a "keyboard
trick"?

ALEX N8UCN/KOH8IG






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