[Elecraft] K3: "Qick Split"

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

> Old Ham Geezers learn to do this after a few 
> years of practice or reading the Complete DX'r by W9KNI, but 
> I hope the rest of you don't use the procedure, so Ken and I 
> can get 'em and scoot away quickly ;o)

Shucks, boy ... now you done gone and gib away da secret <G>. 

Thet be the diff'nce 'tween real DXers and da 'tenders who 
be callin' where da DX wuz 5 minutes ago 'cause someone 
posted his QRG on thet newfangled cluster box. 



> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Tom, N5GE
> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 11:45 PM
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: "Qick Split"
> 
> 
> On Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:49:10 -0000, you wrote:
> 
> >Doesn't "Quick Split" assume the DX is -always- located a
> >fixed number of kHz away from "his" TX'ing frequency? This 
> >is simply not the case, if this is what's is being lobbied for.
> >
> >If the DX is actually an exact "5 kHz" up, there will still be a
> >need to change of one's TX frequency involved on almost every 
> >transmission ... or should be ... if one is an astute DX'er.  Do 
> >people actually simply go "up five" and blindly call?  Really?
> >
> >K5D is an example ... they are spending hours listening DOWN. I've 
> >worked them this way on four bands so far.  I did this when 
> operating 
> >from there ... and other DX locations ... BTW.
> >
> >My most-used control in working SPLIT is the A/B button.  A 
> quick poke 
> >of A/B and a tune of the A VFO to put it on the "last 
> worked" station 
> >in the pileup and another poke of the A/B button to put the that 
> >frequency in the B VFO.  How could this be simpler?
> >
> >I'm an old poop.  Maybe I'm missing something ....
> >
> >73! Ken Kopp - K0PP
> >     ElecraftCovers at rfwave.net
> 
> The Kenwood TS-950 series rigs have this.  When I first read 
> the manual it sounded great, but in use it was not very 
> benificial,  for the very reason you described.  
> 
> Besides if you are an old poop like me and Ken who has 
> learned to determine the RX tuning routine of the DX station 
> before you call, you will be moving the Sub RX up and down 
> continuously as you chase **HIS RX FREQ** up and down in 
> frequency.  Old Ham Geezers learn to do this after a few 
> years of practice or reading the Complete DX'r by W9KNI, but 
> I hope the rest of you don't use the procedure, so Ken and I 
> can get 'em and scoot away quickly ;o)
> 
> 73,
> 
> Tom, N5GE
> 
> http://www.n5ge.com
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