[TenTec] another basic question...

[Joe Giacobello]

Yup.  I see what you're doing.  Thanks.

73, Joe

Carl Moreschi wrote:

>With split on, when you transmit you are automatically transmitting on VFO
>B.  Once I have tuned the DX station in with VFO A, I just leave the pod set
>to tune VFO B.  The only setting I then play with is DUAL on and off and
>tune the pod knob (which tunes the sub-receiver) to find the calling
>station.  I have DUAL on when the DX station is not transmitting so I can
>look for callers and not miss when the DX station comes back.  As soon as I
>hear the DX station transmitting, I turn DUAL off so I don't have all the
>QRM from continual callers.
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>Carl Moreschi N4PY
>Franklinton, NC
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Joe Giacobello" <k2xx at swva.net>
>To: <tentec at contesting.com>
>Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 1:59 PM
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] another basic question...
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>>Carl, one also has to switch the Sub RX VFO (B) to the Main RX (A) in
>>order to tune the transmitting (QSX) frequency and quickly switch back
>>when transmitting, because VFO B is automatically designated as the
>>transmit VFO when "SPLIT" is selected.  That's a limitation of only
>>having one knob (the pod) for tuning both VFO's as opposed to two knobs
>>when operating via the front panel.  Or am I missing something here?
>>
>>73, Joe
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>>Carl Moreschi wrote:
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>>>I use the UP-X function as Lee has described in my N4PY Orion software to
>>>initially get split set up on the frequency.  I then switch my pod to
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>tune
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>>>VFO B which is the transmit frequency.  When the DX station is not
>>>transmiting I turn DUAL receive on with a pod button.  With DUAL receive
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>on,
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>>>the main receiver audio is in the left headphone and the sub-receiver
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>audio
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>>>is in the right headphone.  As soon I hear the DX transmitting, I turn
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>DUAL
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>>>receive off.  This causes the main receiver audio to come out both
>>>headphones and the sub-receiver audio to be muted.  When the DX station
>>>stops transmitting, I quickly turn DUAL receive back on and tune the
>>>transmit frequency with the pod to find a calling station.  This
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>technique
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>>>works the best of any technique I have ever used and allows the most
>>>efficient tail ending to help get through the pileup quickly.
>>>
>>>Carl Moreschi N4PY
>>>Franklinton, NC
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Lee Crocker" <w9oy at yahoo.com>
>>>To: <tentec at contesting.com>
>>>Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 3:10 AM
>>>Subject: [TenTec] another basic question...
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>>>>Gary
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>>>>I tend to use the N4PY software and a POD.  The
>>>>software has a macro that can be assigned to the POD
>>>>buttons called UP-X or DOWN-X where X is the number of
>>>>khz you want to offset your transmitter.  Let's say
>>>>you want to be up +3 you just hit the button assigned
>>>>to the UP-X function and then hit "3" and you are
>>>>placed in split mode with the transmitter 3 khz above
>>>>your rx freq.
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>>>>You can then program the button next to UP-X to give
>>>>you the split momentarlily like you are doing with
>>>>your 850.  If the guy is listening up the band or down
>>>>the band you can tune the xmtr on to the tailend freq
>>>>and release the momentary button and wait for the cue
>>>>to transmit.  Works great.
>>>>
>>>>Lee
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