[Elecraft] K2 and split operation

[Vic Rosenthal]

John Harper AE5X wrote:
> 
> 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...
> Is there any way (now or in the future) to have different filters selected for the A and B VFOs?
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Aha, someone ELSE wants this!

And George, W5YR wrote:

> 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.

The problem is that it's very hard to scan a 20 KHz pileup with a 200 Hz filter
quickly enough to find the guy that the DX is working before it's too late. 
Remember, every lid on the planet is calling, even though the DX station is
trying to work only one.

By the way, because of the delay to activate the 'hold' functionality, I prefer
to tap the button once to switch VFO's and then tap it again to go back.

Vic K2VCO