Cookie, Better tap A>B twice in succession if there is any chance VFO B is on a different mode (or ANT, etc) than VFO A.
73, Don W3FPR WILLIS COOKE wrote: > Up 1 or Up 2 is the normal split for CW. Up 5 is about the minimum split for > SSB and up 5 to 10 is common for big pileups (non-contest). Split operation > is not unheard of, but rare in major contests except for really rare > DXpeditions. The quick way to bet both VFOs on the same frequency is to > press the A>B button if the frequency is in A or A/B then A>B if the > frequency you want is in B. > Willis 'Cookie' Cooke > K5EWJ > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Gary Gregory <[email protected]> > To: Ken Kopp <[email protected]> > Cc: Elecraft Reflector <[email protected]> > Sent: Sun, April 11, 2010 5:03:32 PM > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: Up two ? > > Ken, > > Mostly I here "listening up 5" or sometimes "listening up 5 to 10" etc. I > must be missing the "listening up 2" thing. > > While we are on this topic, I have an alternate frequency set on VFO B on > each band, pressing SPLIT means I usually have a lot of winding to do so I > have been using the XIT/RIT for split use. > > If the "Up 2" option is to be used, would cancellling the SPLIT return VFO B > to my alternate frequency? > > If it does then I see a good use for me. > > FWWIW > > Gary > VK4FD > > On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 6:34 AM, Ken Kopp <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> The "up two" thing is new to me, only having heard >> about it here on the reflector. Dunno where the idea >> started ... maybe it's a"phone" thing, akin to calling >> with partial calls. (;-) >> >> Yes, I understand the "up" thing, but there's nothing >> special about "up two" ... the DX can even be "down". >> I've done that myself when the pile has grown too big. >> The savvy ops catch on fast. (:-) >> >> 73! Ken - K0PP >> 312/CW - Ex: VP5PP, 6Y5, 4M5, KZ5 >> >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> > > > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
