[WriteLog] Idea for feature

[Jon Harder]

I believe it was Bill, W7TI, who pointed out when CQing,  setting up the rig
as if for running split makes receiving adjustment much simpler than trying
to fiddle with RIT.  I've been doing it this way for about a year now, and
it really eases the process.

After deciding where to park for a calling frequency, set VFO A = VFO B,
then go into split mode, and TX on B.  Stations calling off the freq are
quickly tuned in with the main tuning knob, or close enough for print if the
bandpass is kept at 500 hZ.  Callers who just don't take time to get near my
transmit freq can be quickly tuned well enough to print.  After working a
really far-out caller, I reset the big knob, but most of the time this isn't
needed.

When it's time to go back to S&P, kill the split mode and shift in the
narrower filter again.  Takes a little practice, but I don't miss an RIT
zero command.

Jon         K1US



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Terry Dunlap" <kk6t at pacbell.net>
To: <w2up at mindspring.com>; <writelog at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 11:43 PM
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Idea for feature


> Excellent idea Barry!!  As a beginning contester who is just learning
> to CQ, I find it an annoyance to jump to the RIT knob when a RTTY
> station is so far off I can't print him.  And resetting the RIT to
> zero when the the QSO is logged is perfect!!
>
> 73 de Terry KK6T
>
>
>
> At 11:09 PM 11/11/2003 +0000, you wrote:
> >I don't know if such a feature can be implemented (anybody know?),
> >but I was wondering what the group thinks about some keyboard control
> >of RIT?
> >
> >When running, I find the most frequent cause of having to move my
> >hand from the keyboard to the radio is tweaking the RIT for a station
> >that answered off frequency.  I think it's great that hitting the *
> >resets the RIT to zero (it would even be greater if there were an INI
> >parameter to permit automatically resetting the RIT upon logging a
> >QSO).  Wouldn't it be nice if you could hit a couple of keys (maybe
> >CTL right and left arrow) to move the RIT?
> >Comments?
> >Barry W2UP--
> >Barry Kutner, W2UP              Internet: w2up at mindspring.com
> >Newtown, PA                     Frankford Radio Club
> >
> >
> >
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