My TS450 had one receiver. My TS850 also had one receiver. On both radios, when I sold them, the TF-SET button didn't say TF-SET anymore... It was blank. I wore the label right off of them pressing that button rapidly over and over and over in split pileups.
My K3 has two receivers. I have macros that automatically activate the second receiver and set my TX VFO up 1 or up 5 depending on the mode. The macro also places the second receiver in my left ear and the main VFO in the center of my headset stereo image. I don't hear the popping noise when switching VFO's anymore. I don't worry about remembering to press LOCK on VFO A to save me in case my timing is off when tweaking my TX frequency anymore. I like that. After 10 years of ownership, the K3's REV button still has the label printed on it. I don't expect that label will ever wear off. I really never touch it. Yes my right index finger doesn't get the exercise it used to, but when I need the workout, I go to my club station and use their IC7700. Icom was smart: They put the label UNDER the XFC button. The XFC button is metal. It should take the abuse better than Kenwood's plastic button. Times change. Technology and techniques change with it. Easy is good. Lu Romero - W4LT -------------------=--------------------=------------------- My K3S has only one receiver. The K3 before that had only one receiver.? The TS-870 before that had only one receiver.? The Drake TR-7 before that had only one receiver.? The Henry Tempo-One before that had only one receiver. The Collins KWM-1 before that had only one receiver and everything before that was a separate RX/TX. And yet, I'm on the DXCC Honor Roll, have CW, Phone, RTTY and? 9-band DXCCs all from within a 10 mile circle in Tucson running no more than 500W to wires or a triband Yagi at 50 feet.? Everybody knows you can't do this without two receivers. Wes? N7WS ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
