[CQ-Contest] Using Split in a contest

[W7TMT - Patrick]

Art, 

Your split thing sounds interesting as does the Mouse wheel however N1MM has, to my mind at least, a far better option for the off-frequency folks.

If you are in the Run mode, the Up and Down arrow keys move the RIT for you. A couple of taps works wonders. If you then add a {CLEARRIT} entry (see the Function keys page in the documentation for the details) to a Macro it will reset the RIT to 0. I have mine embedded in my F3 key, so the RIT is cleared before the next caller. The granularity of the arrow key control can be set via the "CW & Dig Up/Down Arrow Incr" option found under the Other menu tab on the Configurer screen.

BTW, if you are in S&P mode then the Up/Down arrow keys move the transmit frequency. 

I'm such a poor typist that anytime I have to take my hands off the keyboard I need to search for the Home position so the arrow key option works best for me. YMMV

GL
Patrick, W7TMT

-----Original Message-----
From: CQ-Contest <cq-contest-bounces+w7tmt=outlook.com at contesting.com> On Behalf Of Art Boyars
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2025 18:36
To: CQ-Contest Reflector <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Using Split in a contest

Over on the N1MM reflector a discussion started about yea/NAY! running split ina contest.  (It was appropriate there because it started with somebody having an N1MM-specific problem running split.)

Most everybody agrees that running split(to move the pileup off your tx
freq) is BAD, except for non-USA on 40M phone.

I use split another way.  For many years, when running I sometimes go split:

VFO A  freq -> VFO B; then split, and transmit on VFO B, listen on VFO A.


That way, I can use the finger-familiar Big Knob to tune in off-freq callers instead of having to use the teeny-tiny-can't-grab-it-with-fat-fingers RIT knob.  (This worked with my
TS-850 and works with my TS-590SG.)

Works great for me, and I've seen some good operators do it, too.

(I recently learned about N1MM's mouse-wheel RIT feature.  I might try to learn that, but these days any elevation angle above 5-deg is a steep learning curve.)

73, Art K3KU
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