[50mhz] Re: [VHF] IC746 vs FT920 vs TS570SG

[Bill W5WVO]

The guys who REALLY got it right are Yaesu with the FT-897 (and possibly 
other Yaesu rigs -- don't know). Not only can you switch to CW on the fly 
(with the appropriate sidetone VFO offset) by just touching the key, but it 
actually switches mode to CW on transmit only. So you're still receiving in 
SSB mode on the original SSB frequency (unless/until you manually change 
modes to CW). What's more, this actually works in QSK mode at keying speeds! 
Flawlessly. You can hear SSB voice and/or CW between the transmitted Morse 
elements. All this functionality is menu-configuration optional.

Somebody at Yaesu really got it, at least on the FT-897. I'd be interested 
to know what other 6M-capable transceivers have this same functionality.

Bill / W5WVO


Alan Larson wrote:
>> The other thing it lacks is automatic VFO offset when switching from
>> SSB to CW and back again, so you don't lose a CW signal you hear in
>> SSB mode. It's understandable they're not hip to that, because that
>> feature is most useful (I would say absolutely critical) on VHF/UHF,
>> where SSB and CW are used interchangeably, on-the-fly, on SSB
>> frequencies during weak-signal conditions.
>
>  Even the folks who make VHF/UHF rigs don't always get it.  For
> example, Icom got it right in the 271/471, but got it wrong in the
> 910, a newer rig. Especially annoying with the newer rigs which are
> so software controlled, where it would have been simple to get it
> right.
>
>
> Alan
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