My Icom IC-910H has that feature. It is called "automatic tuning step" function and can be enabled or disabled. When the knob is turned faster, the tuning step value increases.
Jim K5HY > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:23:39 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Automatic Rate Tuning (ART Tuning) > > Hi Dan > Nice to see StarBand is still in business. > Trying to talk XYL into remote area. > > It would seem that a variable speed tuning system could be a software > feature. > After all we can move the mouse fast of slowly now. > > It's still an issue of accuracy.... > > As Mr. Earp said: "Fast is good, but accurate is deadly!" > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 2:05 PM > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Automatic Rate Tuning (ART Tuning) > > >> Late 70's - ICOM IC-211 2m all-mode. Counterweighted tuning knob with >> optical interrupter tuning and a mechanical "band brake" for knob tension. >> Turn it slowly, and it tunes at the selected tuning speed rate. Spin the >> knob fast and the band brake releases, the tuning rate increases to >> maximum for the selected mode, and the counterweighted free-wheeling knob >> sends the rig rapidly towards the other end of the 4 MHz-wide 2m band. >> For the time, it was rather cool. >> >> Dan KB5MY >> >> >>> ________________________________________ >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Menefee >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 11:30 AM >>> To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz >>> Subject: [Flexradio] Automatic Rate Tuning (ART Tuning) >>> >>> "Automatic Rate Tuning" Acceleration is a great idea, a pleasure to use >>> and rather exclusive feature... >>> >>> >>> --- >>> >>> It *is* a nifty feature.. so nifty that I think it's been patented. >>> I'll have to hunt it down, but I seem to recall seeing it a year or two >>> ago when looking for various "UI knob turning" schemes. >>> >>> It's not much different than the varying scroll speeds when you scroll >>> off the edge of an Excel spreadsheet, for instance. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> FlexRadio Systems Mailing List >>> FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz >>> http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz >>> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ >>> Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: >>> http://www.flex-radio.com/ >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FlexRadio Systems Mailing List >> FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz >> http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz >> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ >> Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: >> http://www.flex-radio.com/ >> > > > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ > _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
