[Orion] Re: [orion565] Adjusting Orion STEP's

[Grant Youngman]

> Thus, STEP size is a property of each VFO, not of each receiver. The
> STEP size is adjusted per VFO depending on whether the RX or the 
SUB
> RX button is selected (led is lit). If RX is selected, STEP size for
> VFO A is adjusted.  If SUB RX is selected, STEP size for VFO B is
> adjusted.

You're absolutely right about that.  The manual is incorrect on this point 
unless I overlooked a clarification in there somewhere.

On the other hand, you can assign both receivers to one VFO.  It does 
make sense that parameters like mode, bandwidth, etc. could be 
different, but putting both receivers on one VFO and then trying to assign 
different STEP sizes per receiver would be impossible ...

Although I admit that that is a special case which could be accounted for 
by forcing both MAIN and SUB step sizes to be the same if the receivers 
are selected to the same VFO.  But then which one has precedence if 
they are different, and if you split receivers again, what STEP size would 
each receiver inherit?  The cynic says that no matter what T-T decided on 
these points, someone would be unhappy :-)

I think it largely makes sense the way it is  (i.g., STEP size as a VFO and 
not receiver parameter).   But the documentation needs to be fixed in any 
case, since it can get to be a brain twister depending on how VFOs and 
receivers are assigned.

Grant/NQ5T