On Thu, 2004-04-08 at 16:02, Kenneth E. Harker wrote:
> I think this is not terribly uncommon amongst serious single-banders
> and during single-band contests such as the ARRL 10 Meter Contest.
> I've done it (once, poorly) with a setup (at K5TR) that involved a
> second receiver that was turned off whenever the main rig transmitted.
> When I found a new station to work on the second receiver, I'd plug
> the frequency into VFO B of the transceiver, wait for the opportune
> moment, go to the B VFO, work the station, and return to the A VFO to
> call CQ. It would take a few more steps to make the system really
> SO2R, and even then you cannot listen on radio B while radio A is
> transmitting, but there are still ways you can make use of two radios
> on the same band.
Is that really much different from using the other VFO to make a quick
multiplier hunt between fruitless CQs?
I guess I figured "SO2R" meant the ability to listen on one radio *while
transmitting* on the other one.
--
Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66
http://www.w9wi.com
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