Hi Carl,
You're sure tempting me with your software! But what if I don't
have a pod and have no room on the desk for it? Can it be programmed to
some other rig key? I suppose it could be done from the PC, but I tend
to have the screen full of RTTY software (HAL DXP38 TNC) and logging
software (DX4WIN), so having yet another piece of software running gets a
bit clumsy in that situation.
73, Duane
On Thu, 8 Jul 2004 20:17:13 -0000 "Carl Moreschi" <n4py@earthlink.net>
writes:
> Duane,
>
> You are describing the kind of things that go well with a control
> program.
> My N4PY Orion control program allows you to define a remote pod key
> for
> "Up". To do what you describe, all you do is press the "Up" key
> followed by
> the "5" key. This will make VFO B be VFO A + 5 khz and make VFO B
> be the
> transmit VFO. Now, if you wish to listen to both sides of the DX
> pile, you
> can press the key you have defined as "DUAL" on the remote pod.
> This "DUAL"
> button will toggle the VFO B receiver off and on. I find this is a
> great
> way to work through split DX pileups.
>
> 73,
>
> Carl Moreschi N4PY
> Franklinton, NC
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Duane A Calvin" <ac5aa@juno.com>
> To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 7:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] An example of changing Orion firmware to
> meetexpectations of the operator.
>
>
> > I appreciate the design point of having two receivers, not two
> VFO's, and
> > the potential flexibility that this provides us as users. This
> does
> > bring up the difficulty of how to manage the added complexity.
> For
> > example, as a DX'er, the thing I need in a rig to have an edge
> when the
> > DX suddenly says "up 5" is the ability to be there and be the
> first guy
> > he works there. With my Omni VI+, that meant punching in XIT and
> dialing
> > up 5 - very easy and fast. With the Orion, however, if I want to
> make
> > use of the 2nd RX for listening to the pile, it's more of a
> problem. I
> > punch A>B, then I have to remember to set TX to B, then I dial up
> 5 on
> > the B VFO/receiver. Hopefully the mode, PBT and BW follow since
> I'll
> > also be listening on B to see where I am in the pileup (after all,
> it had
> > been set to a shortware AM broadcast station).
> >
> > I'd like to see a "quick split" function that is definable by the
> user to
> > do multiple things (perhaps activated by a 'long push' on the A>B
> > button). It might do the following:
> >
> > - Copy A settings to B (user selectable as to which
> additional
> > settings besides freq/mode)
> > - Set TX to B
> > - Optionally reset the headphone audio to a user defined
> > preference
> >
> > There could be a complementary function that works the other way
> -
> > copying from B>A on a long push and doing all the same functions
> but in
> > the other order (TX to A, etc.)
> >
> > What's important is how it will be used, and how to implement in a
> way
> > that brings an advantage to the user.
> >
> > 73, Duane
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 09:19:49 -0500 "Grant Youngman"
> <nq5t@comcast.net>
> > writes:
> > > > -- VFO's are not receivers --
> > >
> > I suspect that not everyone buys into the traditionalist
> > > view of
> > > what switching VFOs ... uh .. receivers ... uh .. VFOs? what?
> I'm
> > >
> > > confused just thinking about it. :-)
> > >
> > > (It was good the way it was)
> > >
> > > Grant/NQ5T
> > >
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