While I currently never use RIT/XIT and rely on the A/B split feature I
think I am going to try to learn to incorporate their use in my daily
operation. Their advantage for most <5kHz splits would be to allow me to
leave VFO-A set for CW mode and CW freqs and VFO-B for SSB mode in the phone
band and still be able to work most splits. Of course, 40-SSB still
requires the wider range of the A/B split.
I'd love to hear more about W4TD's external VFO. I wonder if he has a
website with info on what he did?
-- Tom K2TA
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From: "J F" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 2:18 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] RIT/XIT
>There are several buttons on my K2 that are rarely
(if ever) used - for instance, I never use RIT and XIT
since split operation is available.
I agree. I've never understood what problem
XIT is intended to solve. Both RIT/XIT are completely
unnecessary in a rig with split and I detest using
that tiny knob in lieu of the Main VFO knob.
Hi Bill & Don,
I like this feature and use it quite frequently. It
comes in very handy in contests, particularly when
folks call off your frequency. N1MM toggles RIT/XIT
from the bandmap screen. I set mine RIT a bit off
frequency and I can flip/flop back and forth to see if
someone is calling a bit out of my window.
It's also faster for hitting DX who are listening
higher or lower than their simplex frequency.
I generally only use the second VFO for the monster
pileups where you can be 5 to 10 kHz away from the Tx
station's frequency.
Of course, I went without VFO B and used RIT/XIT more
frequently in the past. I may be more comfortable with
it.
One of the guys at work, W4TD, built an outboard VFO
for his K2. It's quite nice. Two features that I
really like are a display of the VFO B frequency and a
split LED. They both would keep idiots like me from
making a mistake and Txing on the wrong frequency,
because I thought I was/wasn't split and I'd know
where I was Txing as well.
I don't know how many devices you can hang on the
serial port, before you start bogging the K2 and/or
computer down. The outboard VFO sure is cute, but will
have four devices daisy chained off the K2 port.
Cheers,
Julius
n2wn
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