RIT the easy way, via Omni-V 301 remote tuning head.
I got the 301 unit during a visit to TT at Sevierville. (Well, its a
long trip from UK if you don't actually buy something !) It attaches
via a Y-splitter to the serial port connection. (The other tail of the
splitter goes to my PC for logging time/frequency etc). Its not
as useful as you might think, because you also often need to access
the REV and A/B buttons as well ..... and in my case they are with
the Omni-V on the shelf above. But I keep it near the keyer paddle -
see below - and it works very smoothly.
Now I definitely do use it as an RIT control. I set A=B and turn on
"split". I can then follow the other station with A, whilst
transmitting on B, which hopefully stays on the original freq. If it
also had duplicate A and B buttons etc., it could be more useful. but
then it would probably need to be bigger. Turning it into a "301
mouse" (as per Steve, N4LQ) would be an over-kill, in my view....
I still think a separate, extra RIT control is still one control too
many as far as I'm concerned.
TIP: the 301 sits nicely on top of a small Tupperware box which I
"borrowed" from the kitchen, inverted and parked over the Bencher
paddle as a dust cover. I had only to hack a slot in the box side for
the levers. Keeps the Bencher clean and saves desk space in my
extremely cramped shack.
John G3JAG
On 26-Jan-99 LJL160@aol.com wrote:
>
> I wonder if the external tuning unit (301 I think) could be made to
> function
> as an RIT on my Omni V. Has anyone ever added RIT to a V? I could
> live with
> that nicely. It would also be nice if someone could re silk screen
> old Ten Tec
> panels like Triton 4s etc.
>
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Date: 26-Jan-99
Time: 03:56:33
John Crux
Consultant in product forgery - Asia and
Africa
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