"Obviously, tapping A=B is faster, easier and probably more accurate in the rush of a contest situation. "
Except when I forgot to tap :-) 73, Bob N6WG The Little Station with Attitude ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron D'Eau Claire" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 1:21 PM Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K2 Contesting That's were I use SPLIT. That lets me tune the receiver using the "big knob" without changing the transmit frequency. Whenever I need to move my transmit freq, I just tune to where I want it to be and tap A=B. Then I can go on tuning the receiver using the main tuning knob. That's a legacy of operating for decades with separate transmitters and receivers. One finds a clear frequency (or tunes in the station to call), then throws a switch that causes the transmitter to produce a low-level signal and tunes the transmitter VFO until the signal is zero beat with the desired frequency and turns off the low-level signal. Then one is ready to transmit. Obviously, tapping A=B is faster, easier and probably more accurate in the rush of a contest situation. Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- On Tuesday 20 February 2007 10:50, J F wrote: > "RIT - In my entire 33-year ham career I have never > felt the need for RIT (and XIT even less). I use it all the time - when people call me they're nearly always off my frequency and outside the narrow filters' passbands. Not everyone has an Elecraft rig and some transceivers have no feature to enable zero beating. Using an external receiver and an external crystal controlled oscillator, I adjusted a variable capacitor in my IC-735 to make zero beating an incoming signal correspond to the CW sidetone, as the K2 does. Unlike the K2, it was open-loop, but better than the unadjusted IC-735. When I obtained my G4ICV licencse in 1979, it was, if not now (?), a requirement that the station should be capable of listening to its own transmissions. Having only one transceiver and unable to monitor its output was a licence violation - not that it was ever enforced. I started out on the HF bands using separates: an Eddystone EA12 (that I still have) and a Yaesu FL101 transmitter. I felt more confident of zero beating with those than the K2. Ian, G4ICV, AB2GR, K2 #4962, LP-100 #278 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
