On Fri, 12 Jul 2002, Don T. "AI4CW" wrote:
> Normal CW is LSB on the rig because that's the way it is on HF and the
> rig is a HF rig with the VHF/UHF added into it as an afterthought/bonus
> to compete with the other HF+6M rigs. No big deal; at least it has the
> provision for switching to CW-R instead of forcing you to work around
> it. You've also got the ability to shift the tone to your liking (I
> prefer my sidetone to match the frequency shift of the rig) unlike my
> IC-575A that has a 700 Hz tone with a 1kHz offset! I learned to
> zero-beat by tuning until the tones harmonize; can't do that with a rig
> where the tones don't match.
>
Of the three HF rigs I now own (FT101E, TS440, TS850), all receive CW as
USB. The TS-850 does have the provision to switch to CW-R. Are the
majority of HF rigs receiveing CW as LSB? I prefer the USB position
myself and when I built the KK7B R2-T2 combination for 144 MHz, that's now
I built it.
Zack W9SZ
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