[TenTec] Eagle owners....need input, please.

[James C. Owen, III]

HI John,
   This is not a problem, just a little different from the Omni's and others.  You have to do an A=B first to be sure the two VFO's are on the same band as it will not let you do cross-band. After that press and hold the A=B to put into split. Now both VFO's are on the same frequency with B the transmit. Tune the the A vfo to the frequency you want to transmit on and then press the A/B button to transfer it to the B vfo and you're done. If you want to change the transmit frequency then you have to press the A/B button again and tune the frequency you want and again press the A/B button to make it the transmit frequency. Not quite as easy as the Omni VII in which you just press and hold the reverse button and tune the transmit frequency and release but it takes longer to explain than it does to actually do.


73 Jim K4CGY


________________________________
 From: John Frazier <fraz1 at bellsouth.net>
To: tentec at contesting.com 
Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2013 10:51 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Eagle owners....need input, please.
 

Hello Eagle users.....

I am interested in the Eagle and would appreciate input from CW ops.  
Specifically, I am interested in your experience with QSK and SPLIT, 
since these are important to me.

I understand from the manual that pressing and holding A/B enables 
SPLIT, and simply pressing A/B swaps the two VFO's.  But, I note that 
you need to use the Function mode to equalize the two VFO's. Since I 
frequently use SPLIT, I am trying to decide if this additional 
step/procedure is awkward.  I usually run QSK at 23-30 wpm.   I am 
familiar with recent TT gear having owned the Orion, Orion II, and Omni VII.

Any input on the above two functions, or other general performance 
comments, would be greatly appreciated.  Feel free to email me off-list 
if you prefer.

73 John W4II   fraz1 at bellsouth.net
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