Hi Doug and everyone:
SO2R, single-band isn't that uncommon. I've done it twice. The
big M/M stations, at least, are set up so they can operate two
radios on one band AND hear when the other station is transmitting.
73,
Mark, KD4D
> 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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