Here is what I just timed (10 measures each category) Using the Keypad entry method previously described (VFO A/B - touch the ENTER FREQ button, touch the keys for the discrete QRG - touch the "enter" button - and touch VFO A/B button again to get back on the right RX frequency). Any amount of frequency excursion (1 kc or 200kc) took me, on average 4.9 seconds.
Using the Coarse/Fine button and "dialing in" using VFO B knob - for frequency excursions greater than 25kc, on average = 10.9 seconds. Methodology: Hit the coarse/fine button, use VFO B dial to dial in "close" to the QRG, hit the coarse/fine fine button and finish tuning in to the exact QRG. Just using VFO B for frequency excursions less than 10kc...and dialing in to the exactly QRG (obviously somewhat proportional to the total amount of excursion), on average = 6.3 seconds. [no use of coarse/fine button] So for maximum speed, use the keypad method. de Doug KR2Q PS...with appreciation to my younger daughter (12th grade) who was kind enough to use her stopwatch to time me and call out frequencies to go to. _______________________________________________ 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
