[Elecraft] FURTHER GOTCHA ON RIT COARSE TUNING FEATURE

[K9ZTV]

With respect to the RIT course tuning feature, be advised that a minor 
software glitch currently exists . . .

According to the manual (rev. C1, page 53), the factory default for 
CONFIG menu "VFO OFS" should be OFF.

According to the scrolling default indicator activated by pressing the 
DISP button when in the "VFO OFS" menu, the factory default should be ON.

The manual is correct and the contradictory value in the scrolling 
indicator is being corrected in firmware version 1.81 which is due out 
any day.

If, as I did, you rely on the scrolling default indicator to confirm all 
of your settings are at factory default (at least initially), you will 
inadvertently turn ON the RIT knob course-tuning feature which may give 
you the thrill I experienced below.


K9ZTV



K9ZTV wrote:
> Windy is correct.  However . . . this can also be a "gotcha."
>
> If this feature is enabled and you don't realize it, you can find 
> yourself in another universe awfully fast.
>
> After checking into an NTS cw net one night, I sat idly twirling the 
> RIT knob knowing the RIT was off.  A minute or two later it suddenly 
> dawned on me that the NCS was no longer transmitting.  Moreover, the 
> VFO was displaying a frequency half a megacycle up the band.  It took 
> me a half-hour to figure out what had happened.
>
> But it IS a wonderful feature if you know what you're doing.
>
> Kent  K9ZTV