Jim,
You are transmitting zero beat on their frequency so there is no
beat note for them to hear. Use your XIT and set your transmit
frequency 700 Hz lower (-0.70 on the XIT display). Don't forget to
turn the XIT off when you go back to LSB :-)
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73, Rich - W3ZJ
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-tentec@contesting.com
> [mailto:owner-tentec@contesting.com]On
> Behalf Of Jim Reid
> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 15:58 PM
> To: tentec@contesting.com; Joe L Blackwell
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] CW tuning
>
>
>
> My question concerns tuning a CW signal to an SSB
> QSO.......
>
> Here in Hawaii, we have had going since 1974 the
> Hawaii Afternoon Net, an SSB "chat" session held
> on 7088 kHz (out here SSB is permitted 7075 to 7100)
> at 0200 UTC daily.
>
> Frequently, CW stations in California or elsewhere
> come on frequency to "check in", give signal reports,
> or ask someone on the net to QSY. I have reached up,
> hit my CW key to leave the Lower SSB mode, and
> no one can hear my signal! Obviously my CW signal
> is now on some other frequency than the net frequency,
> and neither the SSB guys on 7088 or the N6 station hears
> my tone. What is going on now?
>
> So, what is the proper frequency to tune your CW xmit
> to when you want to alert folks on a lower or upper SSB
> frequency; and what is the proper frequency for someone
> on the SSB frequency and mode to tune when wishing to
> respond in CW mode to the CW station calling?
>
> Must not be that complicated, hi. But is a bit frustrating.
> My Omni VI does not show a shift in frequency between
> the two modes; however, my FT-1000 does. Presume with
> the 1000, on CW just tune to the SSB frequency again to
> reply to the calling CW station on frequency?
>
> 73, Jim, KH7M
>
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