FWIW, I use two K2/100s in my SO2R contest station. I use TRlog contest software. TRlog has a command called EXCHANGERADIOS that immediately swaps the frequencies in the two rigs (i.e. frequency on rig A replaces freq on rig B and vice-versa). I find this useful if I'm tuning on one band while CQing on the other and then decide to start CQing on the opposite band. Even though I've got my station set up to have either rig as the "prime" rig, I prefer my left rig as my run rig. I've also used my two K2s to tune on the same band as I'm CQing. This requires a separate antenna as far away from my transmitting antenna as possible. I use an old vertical for same band tuning. It isn't the greatest antenna, but that is OK since I have the ability to quickly swap frequencies with the EXCHANGERADIOS command. I can realistically get within 15 KHz of my transmitted signal without too much of a problem copying stations. My same band vertical is only 100 feet from my transmitting quads because that is all the room I have. I could never have done this with my old IC-765s. The K2s are THAT good at close in rejection!
There is also a SWAPRADIOS command that swaps the key, mic, headphones and logged frequency to the other radio. The swapping is controlled by a pin in the parallel port changing state. That pin can be use with Top-Ten Devices DXDoubler, your own interface (as I use) or several other manufacturers SO2R boxes. The downside to TRlog for some people is that TRlog is a DOS program and probably will never be ported over to Windows, but it handles all the packet interfacing, rig interfacing and contest logging I will ever use. Bob K5WA _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] 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
