Sometimes this radio drives me nuts

[n7ws]

I was just in a pileup on 17-meters trying to work PJ4D on RTTY.

He of course was working split, so I tuned him in on 18.100 with VFO A and locked it.

I don't have a second receiver, but do use an SDR-IQ as a panadapter so I could see the mob up 1-4 KHz.  Before joining the fray I decided to check the audio drive level so I hit the "Test" (Mode ^) button.

Apparently, as is often the case, I didn't hold it long enough the first time and it took a second try.  Completing the test I returned to TX normal, ready to rock-n-roll.

The problem was, I didn't hear him anymore.  After some head (and other parts of the anatomy) scratching I noted that my "locked" VFO was now on 18.100450.

I've since determined that while in "Split" and "Data" mode, by pressing "Mode Up" --- by mistake in this case---  the radio attempts to change to CW but can't because split doesn't allow it, but before figuring this out, it inserted a 450 Hz offset, which is the beat note that I use on CW.

In the meantime, he went to working EU only.  Almost as frustrating as calling and calling one of the PJs last night without success and moments after QSYing to a clearer transmit frequency, having him answer me.



     
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[wayne burdick]

I'm looking into this.

73,
Wayne
N6KR


On Oct 13, 2010, at 9:01 AM, Wes Stewart wrote:

> I was just in a pileup on 17-meters trying to work PJ4D on RTTY...

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[Rick Tavan N6XI]

What firmware version are you running, Wes? I'm on 4.14, which may be a test
version, and the response to Mode Up/Dn when in Split is "SPL N/A" and
nothing at all happens. No idea of the release version on which that came in
to play.

/Rick

On 10/13/10, Wes Stewart <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>
> I've since determined that while in "Split" and "Data" mode, by pressing
> "Mode Up" --- by mistake in this case---  the radio attempts to change to CW
> but can't because split doesn't allow it, but before figuring this out, it
> inserted a 450 Hz offset, which is the beat note that I use on CW.
>
>
--

Rick Tavan N6XI
Truckee, CA
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[wayne burdick]

The "SPL N/A" message has been in the firmware for a very long time.  
It's telling you that SPLIT is not applicable to the present cross-
mode settings of VFO A and B. Cross-mode SPLIT is allowed in some  
cases, such as CW/SSB and SSB/CW.

You can check or change the VFO B mode using BSET.

Wayne

On Oct 13, 2010, at 6:22 PM, Rick Tavan N6XI wrote:

> What firmware version are you running, Wes? I'm on 4.14, which may  
> be a test
> version, and the response to Mode Up/Dn when in Split is "SPL N/A" and
> nothing at all happens. No idea of the release version on which that  
> came in
> to play.
>
> /Rick
>
> On 10/13/10, Wes Stewart <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I've since determined that while in "Split" and "Data" mode, by  
>> pressing
>> "Mode Up" --- by mistake in this case---  the radio attempts to  
>> change to CW
>> but can't because split doesn't allow it, but before figuring this  
>> out, it
>> inserted a 450 Hz offset, which is the beat note that I use on CW.

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