At 12:38 PM 2/23/03 -0500, Guy Olinger, K2AV wrote:
>If I twiddle the knob and nothing happens, even in stupid mode, I can
>figure out how to hit the button, right underneath.
>
>Why would you want IT on when you change bands?
In fairness, I think this may be a Yaesu quirk rather than something TR
does. The TR/MP combination also turns off the RIT if you enter a
frequency like 000 in the call window to move back to the bottom of the band.
When I'm running, I always want RIT on. I embed the clarifier clear
character in the appropriate CW messages, including the CQ and QSL
messages. At least on the Mark 5, twiddling the RIT knob causes the offset
display to change, whether or not the receive frequency does. If nobody's
in the passband, it may not always be obvious that the receive frequency
isn't changing. When I'm in stupid mode, the absence of those little red
flags above the offset frequency is always the LAST thing I notice.
73, Pete N4ZR
73, Pete N4ZR
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