[SADXA] VK9X/G6AY on 7014

[Wes Stewart]

Yes of course.  But this is no different from needing to remember to turn off split.

One advantage to me with either the K3 or the TS-870, both of which have no second receivers, is that XIT when being adjusted reads out in KHz offset.  So if the guys says, "Up 2", I can dial in 2 KHz without mentally having to add 2 KHz to the displayed frequency and then dialing in that number with the "B" VFO to set up a split.

(Actually, the 15-year-old '870 is smarter than the K3 in this regard.  It can be set to display the offset frequency when using the "TX-Set" button to adjust the B VFO.  For me it's still a two-handed operation because the TX-Set button is on the wrong side of the VFO knob for my liking, although I could reprogram a button on the other side that would better suit me.)

The second advantage is that by pressing "RIT" I can listen on what will be my TX freq and using the RIT/XIT tuning knob I can change it without having to do either an A/B swap or pressing the REV button with one hand while turning a VFO knob with the other.

I also lock the main VFO on the DX station's TX freq so that in the heat of battle I don't change it.  When using XIT, moving the main VFO to tune him differently moves my TX freq, something I don't want to do if he just answered me!

I've recently learned that N1MMlogger for instance, while setting up for "running" can be programmed to zero RIT after logging the last station.  So if someone answers your CQ off frequency and you tune him with RIT, you're back to listening on your TX freq after completing with him.

Wes

--- On Thu, 2/25/10, JERRY <JDWOTHE at COX.NET> wrote:

> Date: Thursday, February 25, 2010, 8:31 AM
> When you do a XIT I assume you then
> have to remember to clear that or it 
> stays until you do clear it. So later you are calling away
> and no one can 
> hear you because you are "up"
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Wes Stewart" <n7ws at yahoo.com>

> 
> 
> > It's funny that I just sent a message to the Elecraft
> reflector in 
> > response to some guys who want auto-tuning to zero
> beat the last caller in 
> > a DX split operation.  I mentioned that often you
> *don't* want to zero 
> > beat the last guy but you do want to go where the DX
> will be listening 
> > next.
> >
> > That was less then 10 minutes ago. When I finished I
> looked on 40-meters 
> > and heard this station, with a mini pileup up 1. 
> He isn't that strong on 
> > my lousy antenna and although I called a couple of
> times in the pile, I 
> > didn't get him.
> >
> > Then he sent "Up 2"; following my own advice I dial
> the XIT up 2 and 
> > worked him on one call @1416Z
> >
> > Wes