[Elecraft] K-3 RIT readout

N5GE n5ge at n5ge.com
Sun Jul 26 10:14:55 EDT 2009


N5GE wrote:

Another comment:

When I follow another station with the A VFO wile working split I don't 
need to know the offset of the RX frequency.  I can read it directly 
from the A VFO.

73

Tom, N5GE
> KZ5D at aol.com wrote:
>
> As a mostly CW operator, I never use RIT or XIT.
>
> When calling CQ I set the B VFO to TX and call CQ in split.  When A 
> station calls me off frequency I simply tune him in with the A VFO.  If 
> he drifts, I follow him with the A VFO.
>
> When answering a CQ I tune the other station in with the A VFO, double 
> tap the A>B button to set the B VFO to the frequency and mode of the A 
> VFO, go to split, TXing on the B VFO.
>
> When in a net, I tune the  NCS on A, double tap A>B, go to split and 
> when one of the other stations is not on freq I tune them in with the A VFO.
>
> These procedures were learned in the day when I had separate TX and RX 
> rigs and they still work very well today.
>
> If you have not tried these things, you should.  These things are fun, 
> and fun is good.
>   
>> Hi,
>>  
>> What's the chance of adding the RIT or XIT readout on the display in small  
>> numbers next to the RIT or XIT oval?
>>  
>> Although you can see the amount of offset change as you rotate the knob, it 
>>  would be helpful to have the amount of offset visible to the operator at 
>> all  times.
>>  
>> 73,
>>  
>> Art KZ5D
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