[Elecraft] split question

[Richard Ferch]

Or if, as I do, you prefer to work split with your transmitter on VFO A 
and the DX on VFO B, you could set L-MIX-R to Ab-b to get a similar 
effect (DX in both ears, the pileup only in the left).

Working "reverse split" like this means you don't have to press SPLIT, 
so you are less likely to transmit on the DX station's frequency by 
mistake. It also means you use the VFO A knob to tune around in the 
pileup, instead of the smaller VFO B knob. I also prefer having my 
panadapter display centered on my transmit frequency instead of on the 
DX frequency.

This method only works if you have a subRX. Also, some logging software 
doesn't understand this setup and logs the TX and RX frequencies 
incorrectly, in which case you may have to go back and adjust them in 
your log afterwards. And if you use the DX Cluster to find the DX, your 
software may want to set you up for normal split with SPLIT on. 
Switching over to reverse split requires you to tap A/B and turn SPLIT 
off (or use a macro to do them both at once). TANSTAAFL.

73,
Rich VE3KI


K2VCO wrote:

> Although not relevant to the problem being solved, for DX pileups I suggest A-Ab. That
> gives you the DX in both ears and the pileup only in the right. It's just as easy to
> distinguish, but makes it easier to hear weak DX.