[1000mp] I'm always off freq

Sun, 26 May 2002 21:59:19 -0500

Writelog actually seems to keep the dx spots for both receive and transmit
to ten cycles of frequency.  I was importing a file to DX4WIN and noticed
that all of the frequencies were 10X more accurate than what was shown.
Keep in mind that many people do not spot as accurately as you wish they
would.  I have my contour set on the first position anytime I am in a
contest (2KHz) and that could account for a 100 cycles or so.  I have a
friend that spots only to the nearest KHz or so and says if they can't find
them, they shouldn't work them.  Surely a lot of spots are manually entered
and not as accurate as some of the best receivers are capable of.

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Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 7:40 AM
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Subject: [1000mp] I'm always off freq

Writelog has a tuning indicator.
And I find this anomaly also with normal operation.
Say a cluster spot comes in for 21025.0
If I click on the spot my software jumps the MP to 21025.0
BUT
Both my ear and the tuning indicator in Writelog and the MP tuning indicator
will show that I am approximately .15 low.
In other words I will have to tune the MP to 21025.15 for my ear, Writelogs
tuning indicator, and the MP's tuning indicator to be on frequency.
On SSB and FSK, it seems to right dead on, very little if any fine
adjustment is necessary.
I'm sure some of the difference is due to frequency rounding or slight
errors but it happens so very often that I'm sure it's a maladjustment
somewhere.

This is very annoying and slows me down during contests.
I can't seem to find anything in the manual that tells me how to correct
this.

Hope someone has the answer.

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Bugs come in through open Windows
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Bill H. in Chicagoland
[email protected]

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