[VHFcontesting] Re: [VHF] Xvrtr Question

[Lew]

Donald M. Ross wrote:
> I'm starting to look at the advantages and disadvantages of using an HF
> radio with a 2m transverter and have a question that I have not been
> able to get answered.
> If you use a 756PRO as the IF, is the dual watch function monitoring the
> xvrtr frequency or the IF frequency?
> What about an FT-1000D with its dual receive?

       Not sure about the 756PRO, but the FT1000MP & Mark V both play on 
the X-verter frequencies when you go into the dual mode. I'd suspect 
that the FT1000D is the same way as the FT1000MP. It's a slick way to 
go...one ear for the beacons and the other S & P-ing or bleating CQ's or 
whatever.
     73 and I remain,
      Lew  W7EW/W7AT