[Elecraft] How to prevent accidental Frequency-Changes?

Bill W4ZV btippett at alum.mit.edu
Fri Oct 16 07:46:55 EDT 2009




DM4iM wrote:
> 
> Elecrafters,
> when you are on a Frequency working someone or calling , it may happen
> that you accidently touch the RIT-Knob and --poof-- the qrg is gone.
> Even if VFO is locked.
> 
> Very bad in a contest when you are running.
> 
> To prevent this, I switch on RIT (if i don't forget).
> 
> What do *you* do to prevent this?
> 

I run in SPLIT mode.  TX freq is LOCKed on VFOB and RX freq tuned on VFOA. 
I like the large knob for tuning and it's nowhere close to the RIT knob
(which I never use anyway).  I've done this for ~30 years starting with the
TS-930S, FT1000MP, Orion and now K3.  

73,  Bill

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