[Fists] Doesn't anyone know how to zero-beat anymore?

[w8fax at wildblue.net]

Sorry I confused you, but it SEEMS simple enuff......ham radio is less
than a perfect world......I have NVER in all these years aver heard a
traffic or any other net where everyone is dead on freq. Nor is that ever
likely to happen, because it is not a requirement to do so for solid
copy..................Al/W8FAX

> --- w8fax at wildblue.net wrote:
>
>> Hi all.....I think a lot of this "error" comes from
>> using the RIT control
>> and also what is comfortable "tone". I like to copy
>> using a little higher
>> freq audio tone, so that pushes me off freq a bit.
>> If the RIT is on, this
>> further increases the error.
>
>   This makes no sense to me. If for example, you like
> to listen to a 750hz tone, then you set your sidetone
> to 750hz. Then, when you zero-beat on someone calling
> CQ, you will be transmitting on the exact same
> frequency that he is and the tone of your recieve
> signal will be 750hz. If you are calling CQ and the
> guy answering does not zero-beat your signal, then you
> use your RIT to change the tone to the 750hz that you
> like. Doing that does not change your transmit
> frequency, but the two of you will be transmitting on
> different frequencies because he didn't zero-beat.
>
> Eric N3EF
>
>
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