[CQ-Contest] Contest Rig

[w2nra at optonline.net]

I have no problem selecting the filter combination I want with my Field.  I only play CW and RTTY contests and I have 500 and 250 Hz filters in both IFs.  I can easily change from both 500s to one 500 and one 250 to both 250s because of the way I've programmed N1MM Logger software to give my both 500s (wide) and one 500 & one 250 (Narrow) and hit Nar2 on the rig for both 250s.  In practice I rarely touch any controls on the rig other than the tuning knobs.  I also feel the Dual receive and how well SO2V works with this rig make it a super contest rig.  Many of the suggested contest rigs don't have dual receive.

73 Art W2NRA


> From: "Jeff Maass" <jmaass at columbus.rr.com>
> Bob:
> 
> Yaesu screwed with the filter switching from the
> front panel with the MkV and Field. On the original
> MP you can select any combination of 2nd and 3rd IF
> filters from the panel. In the MkV and Field, you 
> have to access the menu system (uggh).
> 
> There are other issues as well.
> 
> There was an article in NCJ soon after the MkV came
> out which listed the reasons that the MP beat out the
> MkV as a contest rig. I can't tell you the issue, but
> a Google should find it.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Jeff Maass  K8ND
> 
> Station Manager  PJ2T, 
>  Caribbean Contesting Consortium
> 
> CCC Web Site: http://www.pj2t.org