Dave:
On coping this to the 3830 reflector, IO think it has come to a point where
everyone can learn form our "experience". Let me explain why I say this.
I checked on what you said about moving 10 up or down. I have never used
this feature, I was not even aware it existed (what is it good for?).
anyhow. I use since about 6 months a mini keyboard (one without numeric
pad), which is great as it saves a lot of space on the desk.
Well there is no numerical pad so no Pg up or Pg down, but you can emulate
these functions by playing the acrobat. There are the arrow
left/right/up/down keys, and if you press the special key Fn then these
apparently become Page up and down. I never use these arrows, why would I
tune with these keys, I have the remote pod next to the keyboard and that is
very handy.
So, indeed, the software makes it possible to jump 10 kHz, but to do so I
would have needed to press the FN key (left bottom of the keyboard) and the
up arrow which is on the right side of the keyboard. It is possible, but I
consider it "unlikely". Another possibility would be a glitch in the
software that triggered that function???
Funny thing is that, if I "jumped" down 10 kHz, I landed on an apparently
clear spot, where somewhat later (could have been seconds or more) I heard
you just on the verge of my passband, and that was why I was convinced your
were drifting (moving) up..
It was not my intention to insult you, and if you had that impression,
please excuse me.
Maybe we both learned from this. At least I learned that there is what I
think a crazy function that makes your frequency jump 10 KHz at a time.
Wonder what that could be good for.
Were you monoband 80, and how was your experience (besides our little clash,
hi).
Best 73
John, ON4UN
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Lawley" <g4buo@compuserve.com>
To: "3830" <3830@contesting.com>
Cc: <john.devoldere@pandora.be>
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 9:43 PM
Subject: Re: ARRLDX CW ON4UN SOSB/80 HP
> Hello John
>
> Frequency fights are distasteful and I'm uneasy about prolonging it on
> 3830 but surely it was you who dragged it into the open by referring
> in your account to my callsign and asserting that I drifted onto your
> frequency; we now know that was incorrect and that you QSYed from 3513
> onto my frequency.
>
> I received a mail from an N1MM user suggesting that what may have
> happened was that you accidentally hit <PAGE DN>, apparently that moves
> you down 10kHz. It certainly accords with my observation - there was no
> series of "?" or anything else, the first I heard of you (and I use QSK)
> was "TU OO4UN" and I remember thinking something along the lines of "now
> that's a novel way to try and take a frequency!" but at the same time I
> was most surprised that you would do such a thing and in such a blatant
> manner.
>
> Here's a small extract from my log:
> QSO: 3525 CW 2005-02-19 0622 G4BUO 599 400 K8MZ 599 OH
> QSO: 3525 CW 2005-02-19 0622 G4BUO 599 400 AC0W 599 MN
> QSO: 3525 CW 2005-02-19 0623 G4BUO 599 400 W3UI 599 PA
> QSO: 3525 CW 2005-02-19 0624 G4BUO 599 400 KV8Q 599 OH
> QSO: 3525 CW 2005-02-19 0625 G4BUO 599 400 K9WA 599 IL
> QSO: 3525 CW 2005-02-19 0626 G4BUO 599 400 W6RBR 599 MO
> QSO: 3525 CW 2005-02-19 0628 G4BUO 599 400 K0SR 599 MN
> QSO: 3525 CW 2005-02-19 0628 G4BUO 599 400 W0DB 599 NE
> QSO: 3525 CW 2005-02-19 0628 G4BUO 599 400 K9ZO 599 IL
> QSO: 3525 CW 2005-02-19 0633 G4BUO 599 400 AA3B 599 PA
> QSO: 3525 CW 2005-02-19 0635 G4BUO 599 400 W3YY 599 VA
> QSO: 3525 CW 2005-02-19 0636 G4BUO 599 400 VE7CC 599 BC
> QSO: 3525 CW 2005-02-19 0637 G4BUO 599 400 K1RV 599 MA
> QSO: 3525 CW 2005-02-19 0639 G4BUO 599 400 W6YI 599 CA
> QSO: 3525 CW 2005-02-19 0639 G4BUO 599 400 N2VW 599 NJ
> QSO: 3525 CW 2005-02-19 0641 G4BUO 599 400 W2CDO 599 MD
>
> The frequency is nominal, as I said my run radio does not have PC
> control. Like you I have a five-minute gap. I think this is when we
> locked horns, finishing with our "exchange" and then we both moved
> apart. It rather looks like my clock was a minute slow. Your log does
> not indicate that you moved to from 3513 to 3503 at 0634, only that 0634
> was when your first QSO on the new frequency took place. My alt-N note
> records that the trouble started after my QSO with K9ZO which was at
> 0629, your time.
>
> At no time during this period was I doing 2-radio stuff, nor going for a
> pee. It's not as you suggest a case of my coming back after leaving the
> frequency and trying to re-assert my "right".
>
> I don't believe this was a case of frequency stealing on your part.
> After we had CQed at one another several times you sent something like
> "g4buo why are you doing this?" and I remember being surprised because
> from my perspective I was very clearly the injured party. So I quite
> reasonably replied "I have been here 30 minutes" and received the
> memorable reply "that is a lie". Well it wasn't.
>
> It's very unlikely that this can be definitively resolved, and indeed I
> would not have mentioned it on 3830 if you hadn't, but the observations
> from my part do support the <PAGE DN> theory. Anyway after our little spat
> I think we both moved apart and I'm very glad we did because BC and CA
> immediately afterwards were both multipliers for me.
>
> 73, Dave G4BUO
>
>
>
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