[Elecraft] RE: IF Shift thoughts

[Vin Cortina]

Karl,

By 3.401, do you mean 3.9401 or 3.941?  3.401 would be far enough away to 
not be a problem, plus it would be well out of the ham band. :)


Vin  KR2F



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karl Larsen" <k5di at zianet.com>
To: "Nick Waterman" <laptop at noseynick.com>
Cc: "Dave White" <dwds at trinustech.com>; "Elecraft Reflector" 
<elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 7:38 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] RE: IF Shift thoughts


> Nick Waterman wrote:
>> Dave White wrote:
>>
>>> I like this idea.  Perhaps the IF shift function could be assigned via
>>> the PF1 or 2 buttons to another control besides the VFO - the keyer
>>> speed comes to mind.
>>>
>>
>> Damned fine point... If IF shift is rarely useful for CW, and Keyer
>> speed is never useful for SSB, then why bother using PF1/2 at all? Why
>> not just use that knob as IF shift in modes "U"/"L" and Keyer speed in
>> mode "C"?
>>
>>
>    Guys you will need a way to know which direction your shifting the IF. 
> I have a radio with IF-Shift and I use it on SSB. We have a small New 
> Mexico net on 3.939 and their is a group that meets the same time on 
> 3.401. Under the present conditions the 3.401 guys are stronger than my 
> net people :-)
>
>    So that I can hear my people with a little distortion I shift my IF 
> down until my passband is below the bottom of the 3.401 signals. This 
> works pretty well but is far from perfect. A perfect fix is to spread out 
> more so you don't have to use IF-Shift. 8-)
>
> 73 Karl K5DI
>
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