FW: [DX4WIN] IC-756PRO Settings

Sun, 6 Jan 2002 22:04:43 -0800 (PST)

No, it doesn't work that way on the 756PRO.

With my 756PRO, when the Active VFO is VFO B, the DX
spot frequency goes into VFO B (which is the QSX xmit
VFO) and the A VFO remains unchanged.  So you wind up
with VFO A still being tuned to the old frequency and
VFO B tuned to the next frequency.  The new QSX xmit
frequency is not loaded into the rig at all.  

The usual split operation with the 756PRO is to have
VFO A on the DX's frequency (so it is my receive
frequency) and to have the audio enabled from that VFO
so I can hear the DX station.  Then VFO B is tuned to
the frequency on which the DX is listening (which
makes it my QSX xmit frequency) and the audio is
usually disabled from this VFO so I don't hear the
squeeling hordes.  So after I hit the spot, VFO B goes
to the new frequency.  But I don't hear any change. 
The only audio I hear is from VFO A which remains
unchanged and is still on the old frequency and the
rig is still in split mode.  So if I now transmit I
will be on top of the new DX station.  It's all balled
up at that point.

The log should just force VFO A to the DX frequency
and VFO B to the QSX frequency, if one is given.

Michael

--- Duane A Calvin <[email protected]> wrote:
> Or, the current VFO goes to the DX freq, and the
> "other" VFO goes to the
> QSX freq.  I think that's how it works with my Omni
> VI+ (which uses a
> superset of the ICOM commands.)
> 
>         73,  Duane
> 
> 
> On Sat, 5 Jan 2002 20:02:31 -0800 (PST) michael
> watts <[email protected]>
> writes:
> > I second that emotion.
> > 
> > The way it operates is not logical and it drives
> me
> > nuts.  It is typical to operate split with the B
> VFO
> > Active so you can spot the successful pileup
> > participants.  So it is very common to click on a
> spot
> > while the B VFO is Active.
> > 
> > It needs to be changed so that spots always drive
> the
> > A VFO to the spotted DX frequency and drive the B
> VFO
> > to the QSX frequency, if such as has been spotted.
> > 
> > Michael
> > 
> > 
> > --- Brian Wruble <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > As long as we're getting ideas on re-programming
> > > radio files, I am
> > > offering up an excerpt of a  message I posted
> last
> > > May in hopes of a
> > > response.  73 de Brian W3BW
> > > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > Subject: RE: [DX4WIN] IC-756PRO Settings
> > > 
> > >  I have been
> > > meaning to bring up one issue.  If operating
> with
> > > the B VFO (the one on
> > > the
> > > bottom of the screen) "active", and you select a
> > > spot, it drives only
> > > the B
> > > VFO to the new frequency.  I think preferred
> > > behavior would be to make
> > > the A
> > > VFO active, drive it to the spot frequency, and
> set
> > > the B VFO to any
> > > split
> > > frequency identified in the spot.  It works this
> way
> > > if the A VFO is
> > > active,
> > > but once you make B the "foreground" VFO, it
> works
> > > as I have described.
> > > 
> > > (BTW:  I am doing this from memory.  My IC756PRO
> is
> > > 3 states away from
> > > where
> > > I am typing this message. I am not sure if "A"
> and
> > > "B" are what Icom
> > > uses to
> > > designate the VFOs for this rig, but A=top of
> > > screen, B= bottom of
> > > screen).
> > > 
> > > I think this should be changed, but I don't know
> how
> > > to do it.  Perhaps
> > > Paul
> > > can think about a change for 5.04.
> > > 
> > > 73 de Brian W3BW
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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> Duane A. Calvin, AC5AA
> Austin, Texas
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