[Elecraft] A/B diversity switch

[Bill W4ZV]

Ralph Parker wrote:
> 
>>1. Turn SUB off (so the SUB icon does not show on the display).
>>2. hold SUB continuously for 4 seconds and note whether DVRSTY appears...
> 
> Tnx Bill, got it. Works for me now.
> I see that I have to approach this from the UNLINK mode -
> if I start from LINK mode, I don't get the DIVERSITY message.
> So both VFOs are tracking (with 'A' knob, decimal blinking),
> even though the 'B' frequency indication doesn't change.
> 
> I have yet to try SPLIT mode with this.
> Gotta wait for 160 to show some life tonight (AUX ant only works on 160).
> 

SPLIT works in Diversity like it does with a single RX.  Press SPLIT, and
hold REV while you set your TX frequency, release REV and you are back on
the DX frequency.  I also LOCK VFOA so I don't lose the DX if I accidentally
bump a knob.  I operated for years with a TS-930S and learned to press REV
while tuning the pileup with my left hand (index finger on TF-SET in TS-930
nomenclature and pinky on the VFO).

I'm in Diversity 99.9% of the time but set up a macro to be able to quickly
switch from Diversity mode to split pileup mode with the RXs separated (on
the pileup and DX frequencies).  K6KR documented this in his K3 Utility
examples of macros.  There is also a macro to go back into Diversity from
Dual RX split mode.  As you discovered manually, the macro must first exit
SUB and then enter Diversity.  I only need to go into split pileup mode for
truly massive pileups spread over many kHz.  If it's a smaller pileup, I
just stay in Diversity-Split and use REV to find the station the DX is
working.

73,  Bill
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