[Elecraft] K2 and split operation

Fri Feb 7 17:53:00 2003

John, I too am accustomed to the mode of operating you describe with
my Icom PRO2. But the K2 will allow you to get around having only a
single filter.

Work SPLIT as usual only when you want to listen to the other VFO to
check where the pileup is, just press and hold the A/B button with
your finger and turn the tuning knob with your thumb. You can easily
and quickly tune around the pileup with the narrower filter and hear
what you want to hear. Release the button and you are back listening
to the DX. Many of us use this technique for Fox Hunting with the K2.

73/72, George
Amateur Radio W5YR -  the Yellow Rose of Texas
Fairview, TX 30 mi NE of Dallas in Collin county EM13QE
"In the 57th year and it just keeps getting better!"

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Harper AE5X" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 4:31 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] K2 and split operation

> I've had the pleasure for the past week to have a borrowed K2 to
operate with and, having read all the rave reviews, was really looking
forward to chasing some DX and enjoying the receiver that gets all the
high marks. The rig sure is a pleasure to operate, I've had some great
ragchews with it and am considering ordering one with all the
trimmings that are important to me: 160m option, 100w amp & noise
filter.
>
> But there is one thing that bothers me and I'm wondering how
difficult a solution would be (firmware, hardware?). My main interest
in this hobby is chasing DX on CW. Most of the rarer countries and
DXpeditions operate split. The best way I've found to work these
stations is to have a very narrow filter selected for my receiving VFO
(tuned to the DX station). This way, I hear only the DX station and
not all the stations calling him 1 or 2 kHz up when he is really
listening up 5-10 kHz. For my transmit VFO, I like a wide filter so
that I can listen on that VFO periodically to find the stations that
the DX is answering. This VFO needs to be wide for that reason -
sometimes the stations (domestic) getting answered by the DX is 2 or 3
kHz away from where I'm listening or from the last station worked by
the DX. With a narrow filter, it is impossible to hear these stations
getting worked and therefore to know where to tune to where the DX is
now listening.
>
> Is there any way (now or in the future) to have different filters
selected for the A and B VFOs?
>
> Thanks and 73,
>
> --
> John Harper AE5X
> 80 Meter DXing & Outdoor QRP: http://www.ae5x.com