On Wed, 07 May 2008 12:49:16 -0700, Bob N6WG wrote: >I would suggest a 1 MHz step, along the lines used in >the old Collins 51J series of receivers. They tuned >1 MHz segments, so had to step up to the next 1 MHz >segment. >A 1 MHz step would touch every hamband directly, >while 5 MHz would miss all of them. >73, Bob N6WG >
No, I meant a tuning rate of 5 MHz per full turn of the VFO knob... but it WOULD increment the frequency readout in 1 MHz steps, as you suggest. 5 MHz per one full turn would, for instance, let you go from 7.0xx MHz to 15.1xx MHz in about one and a half turns of the VFO knob, acting more like a band switch than a VFO. Perhaps 10 MHz per turn would be even better. The current Coarse Tune rate (1 or 2 MHz?) is not coarse enough to act as a band switch. 73, Drew AF2Z _______________________________________________ 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
