[Elecraft] XIT

[TMorton]

I have been following the "XIT" thread and want to add my 2 Pesos. I 
rarely use the XIT except in contests. Many guys/girls dont zero beat 
and so they can be  waaay off frequency. This past weekend during the 
WPX contest when Searching and Pouncing (S&P) I would run across 
stations who "CQed" in my face when I was zero beat and hear them come 
back to stations as much as  .20 below their freq. That's when I would 
run the XIT down to match where their last qso took place and 
successfully work the guy.  Much quicker and faster than hitting split 
in this case. Another time is when the other station has his filters 
cranked down really tight and I have to move my transmit freq to get 
inside his passband. Most contesters use 500 or even 700 hz filters when 
"running"  and let their brain be the final filter. It's amazing how 
many more stations one can work using this technique!
73
Tom CX7TT
aka CW7T & K6CT