On Thu, 3 Jul 2008 11:51:30 -0600, "Bill W5WVO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Let's say I'm tuning in FINE mode (to the 1 Hz digit) and the VFO says >50.135.056. If I then go to COARSE (to the 100 Hz digit), tune to a VFO >indication of, say, 50.145.0, I intuitively expect that the actual VFO >frequency will be 50.145.000 -- but it continues to carry the FINE 10s and 1s >digits as an offset, so the actual frequency is 50.145.056, which is revealed >by tapping the FINE button. This was probably an intentional design choice >based on how other rigs work -- but it's not the way it seems like it should >be, to me. Intuitively, it seems like if it says 50.145.0, it should be >50.145.000. Am I completely wrong-headed here? Comments? > >Bill W5WVO [snip] I too have noticed that, Bill and it has caused me some negligible trouble at times. I hadn't thought about it much, but now that I have, I think it may be the intent of the designers to let us switch between Fine and Coarse to speed the movement to another frequency, not to zero out to the proper decimal point. In fact I would find it disconcerting to hear the CW pitch (freq) of the VFO change upon pushing that button. I did notice that if you move the VFO after selecting Coarse the third or second decimal point is dropped, depending on whether you tap or hold. That seems like the best compromise to me. That's just my opinion, I could be wrong. 73, Tom, N5GE - SWOT 3537 - Grid EM12jq "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety deserve neither Liberty nor Safety" An excerpt from a letter written in 1755 from the Assembly to the Governor of Pennsylvania. Support the entire Constitution, not just the parts you like. http://www.n5ge.com http://www.eQSL.cc/Member.cfm?N5GE _______________________________________________ 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
