[Elecraft] FM split problem solved

[Richard Ferch]

Jim,

You are confusing the subreceiver with VFO B. They are two separate 
things. You don't transmit from the subreceiver, you transmit from VFO 
B, and VFO B is there even if you don't have a subreceiver. To put it 
another way, you can operate split without a subreceiver. BTW, RIT and 
repeater offset have nothing to do with this.

You are correct that you cannot use the subreceiver to receive FM if you 
don't have the FM filter in it. However, you can still transmit from VFO 
B. Just leave the subreceiver turned off in FM and use your K3 as if it 
was a single-receiver K3:

1. Tune to the FM signal you want to receive, using VFO A in FM mode.
2. Tap A>B twice to transfer the frequency and mode settings to VFO B.
3. Tune VFO B to the frequency you want to transmit on, e.g. up 10 kHz 
from VFO A.
4. Hold the SPLIT button. The transmitter will now use the frequency in 
VFO B. The receiver will still be on VFO A.
5. If you want to listen momentarily on your transmit frequency, press 
the REV button. Let go of the REV button to listen to the DX station, 
and definitely let go of it before transmitting.

73,
Rich VE3KI


N7US wrote:

> I have the FM filter only in the main receiver, so I can't use the
> subreceiver to transmit or receive FM, right?
>
> I see the RIT only goes to 9.9 kHz, so I can't quite split up 10.
>
> The repeater offset menu item has a minimum of 20 kHz.
>
> I can emotionally handle not working T32C on another band slot, which is
> good because I think the only way to do it is with RIT if the split is less
> than 9.99 kHz, right?