Jim: Yes, I "discovered" the exact same thing, even though this is clearly spelled out in the manual.
My suggestion: Rather than "dialing in" the split freq on 40m, do this: Switch to VFO B (vfo A/B button) and then ENTER the discrete frequency using the keypad. I think you will find that for the majority of the cases, this is simply WAY faster than dialing it in. This is old news in terms of approach. Way back when (20 years ago?) when we were using TS940's at a multi-multi, we had two rigs per band. The guy next to me wanted to "dial in" the split qrg and complained about. I simply did the keypad thing...and I beat him there every time...with room to spare. It just just much, much faster than dialing in, unless the "new" QRG you're going to is just a few kc away from the last split QRG. Yes, it is true that you "stop hearing" the DX while you do this, but so what. The important measurement is TOTAL TIME to be ready to call him - and it really serves no purpose to continue to hear the other guy if you can't call him any way (cuz ur not on his listening QRG yet). To be honest, during this weekend, I have been playing with the coarse/non-coarse button and "dialing in" just to see how it plays (I'm still learning the radio in terms of optimal efficiency for MY style of operation...and I'm not afraid to try different things). Actually, pushing the button to get to coarse, then dialing in, and then hitting the button again (to get back to non-coarse) doesn't take that much time. What DOES take time is then dialing in the last couple kc when back on non-coarse. Direct keypad entry is really the only way to go for top efficiency. And I am NOT calling the button "coarse/fine" because we sure do NOT want to be in FINE MODE (1 HZ steps). :-) Give it a try! de Doug KR2Q _______________________________________________ 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
