[NLRS] Rain scatter and doppler shift

[W0ZQ at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/13/2007 6:36:48 A.M.  Central Standard Time, 
acepilot at bloomer.net writes:
Is it standard practice  to just use RIT at each end and 
leave the transmit frequency  alone?


Hi Scott.   It depends.   Generally  speaking, if you are working just one, 
perhaps two, other stations, then yes use  your RIT.   Sometimes when there is 
more than one station on its  best NOT to use your RIT but to simply retune 
your radios VFO each time you  switch from transmit back to receive.   Unless 
the storm is close, or  in more rare cases it extremely windy, the Doppler shift 
is not that significant  and minor retuning is all that is needed.   
Microwavers made GOOD use  of their VFO knobs !

73, Jon
W0ZQ  




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