RX/SUB and XIT interaction

[Ignacy]

Because FT5GA is weak on 40m I listen to it using the diversity mode.  The reception is much better. For transmit I attempted to use XIT. However, with XIT the SUB frequency changes. Is this on purpose?
Ignacy

 

[Bill W4ZV]

Ignacy wrote

Because FT5GA is weak on 40m I listen to it using the diversity mode.  The reception is much better. For transmit I attempted to use XIT. However, with XIT the SUB frequency changes. Is this on purpose?
Ignacy

There's a simpler way to do what you want.  Enter diversity RX mode and then press SPLIT.  TX is on VFO B and Diversity RX on VFO A.  You can momentarily listen on TX freq by pressing REV...release to go back to RX freq.  I also like to lock VFO A so that I don't accidentally bump it when tuning TX with VFO B.

73,  Bill

[Ignacy]

Tnx for the hint. With REV it even provides the diversity mode for the other frequency.

Ignacy

Bill W4ZV wrote

Ignacy wrote

Because FT5GA is weak on 40m I listen to it using the diversity mode.  The reception is much better. For transmit I attempted to use XIT. However, with XIT the SUB frequency changes. Is this on purpose?
Ignacy

There's a simpler way to do what you want.  Enter diversity RX mode and then press SPLIT.  TX is on VFO B and Diversity RX on VFO A.  You can momentarily listen on TX freq by pressing REV...release to go back to RX freq.  I also like to lock VFO A so that I don't accidentally bump it when tuning TX with VFO B.

73,  Bill

[Bill W4ZV]

On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 10:04 PM, Ignacy (via Nabble) <[hidden email]> wrote:

Tnx for the hint. With REV it even provides the diversity mode for the other frequency.

Not only that, if you have VFO A locked on the DX freq, when you press REV, the VFO A knob is temporarily unlocked so you can change your TX frequency.  Release REV and you go back to locked on the DX on VFO A.  Very clever! 

I used exactly this method to work FT5GA last night for  DXCC #327 on Topband.  BIG SMILES!

73,  Bill

Bill W4ZV wrote:

Ignacy wrote:

Because FT5GA is weak on 40m I listen to it using the diversity mode.  The reception is much better. For transmit I attempted to use XIT. However, with XIT the SUB frequency changes. Is this on purpose?
Ignacy

There's a simpler way to do what you want.  Enter diversity RX mode and then press SPLIT.  TX is on VFO B and Diversity RX on VFO A.  You can momentarily listen on TX freq by pressing REV...release to go back to RX freq.  I also like to lock VFO A so that I don't accidentally bump it when tuning TX with VFO B.

73,  Bill

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[Ignacy]

Bill,

Is there any way in diversity mode to have different BW in  diversity and REV? It seems any change to bandwidth in REV also carries to the main frequency.

BTW, FT5GA lists you on 80 but not on 160m? Is this a mistake?

Ignacy

On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 6:13 AM, Bill W4ZV (via Nabble) <[hidden email]> wrote:

On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 10:04 PM, Ignacy (via Nabble) <[hidden email]> wrote:

Tnx for the hint. With REV it even provides the diversity mode for the other frequency.

Not only that, if you have VFO A locked on the DX freq, when you press REV, the VFO A knob is temporarily unlocked so you can change your TX frequency.  Release REV and you go back to locked on the DX on VFO A.  Very clever! 

I used exactly this method to work FT5GA last night for  DXCC #327 on Topband.  BIG SMILES!

73,  Bill

Bill W4ZV wrote:

Ignacy wrote:

Because FT5GA is weak on 40m I listen to it using the diversity mode.  The reception is much better. For transmit I attempted to use XIT. However, with XIT the SUB frequency changes. Is this on purpose?
Ignacy

There's a simpler way to do what you want.  Enter diversity RX mode and then press SPLIT.  TX is on VFO B and Diversity RX on VFO A.  You can momentarily listen on TX freq by pressing REV...release to go back to RX freq.  I also like to lock VFO A so that I don't accidentally bump it when tuning TX with VFO B.

73,  Bill

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