[TenTec] band stacking

[Dave Edwards]

Carl...I have not been able to access your website all morning. Perhaps I am
doing something wrong.
Also, the one at http://www.ralabs.com/n4py

...Dave
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl Moreschi" <n4py at earthlink.net>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 2:35 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] band stacking


> My N4PY Orion Control Program solves this band stacking problem.  It has
> separate band buttons for CW and SSB and a third set that can be defined
for
> SWL or PSK use.
>
> See my webapge at www.n4py.com
>
> Carl Moreschi N4PY
> Franklinton, NC
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Martin Ewing" <martin at aa6e.net>
> To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> Cc: <aldermant at alltel.net>
> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 6:04 PM
> Subject: [TenTec] band stacking (was cooling the Orion)
>
>
> > I find the band stacking registers frustrating.  Why?  For my taste:
> >
> > 1. There should be an on-screen indication of which BS reg you have
> > selected.
> > 2.  It should be possible to set and lock the info in the BS regs.
> >
> > For each band, I would like to be able to switch between a typical CW
> > setting (freq, mode & filters), a typical PSK setting, and a typical SSB
> > setting, etc.  (Actually, I would like the AGC settings, freq step
> > settings, etc, to be included in the mode setup / BS regs.)
> >
> > This can kinda be done now, but without locking & displaying the
> > register setting, my setups get mixed up pretty quickly.
> >
> > Switching between my normal CW, PSK, and SSB settings now is
> > frustrating, because there is too much button-pushing and thinking
> required.
> >
> > I bet this is not a big change to the firmware, if TT chooses to
> implement.
> >
> > 73, Martin AA6E
> >
> > W4BQF penned:
> >
> > >Maybe this will help some (I hope!):
> > >
> > >Push the '80' mtr button,
> > >Enter a freq, such as 3.505; set the mode, set the DSP filter,
> > >Push the '80' mtr button again,
> > >Ender a freq, such as 3.530, set the mode, set the DSP filter,
> > >Push the '80' mtr button again,
> > >Enter a freq, such as 3.875, set the mode, set the DSP filter,
> > >Push the '80' mtr button again,
> > >Enter a freq, such as 3.923, set the mode, set the DSP filter,
> > >Push the '80' mtr button again, but this time the freq, mode and DSP
> filter
> > >settings will recall the 3.505 information you previously stored. Now
> each
> > >time you push the '80' mtr button it will recall each of the freq, it
> turn,
> > >that you had set.
> > >
> > >However, lets say you had recalled the 3.530 freq information and you
> > >randomly tune around and stop on, say 3.545, and then decide to go to
20
> > >mtrs, when you finish on 20m and go back to 80mtrs, the rig will return
> to
> > >the frequency it was at when you QSY'ed to 20 mtrs. In other words,
the
> > >band stacking memories are active and will not keep the four
> > >freq/mode/filter settings permanently. When you leave a band and then
> come
> > >back to it, the settings that you had when you left that original band
is
> > >what has been stored in the top band stack memory.
> > >
> > >It's  more complicated to write about than to actually use it.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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