Yeah, I tried that once. The problem is that the autotune amps don't retune
fast enough for the quick switch from running to S&P and back. Just not
practical.
73, Dick WC1M
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Esa Korhonen [mailto:esa.korhonen@picengineering.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 4:49 AM
> To: CQ Contest
> Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] Question for Experienced SO2R Ops
>
>
> Those of you with autotune amps, ever thought that one amp
> would be enough for SO2R?
>
> You could key and drive the amp from the transmitting radio.
> It would allow running and S&P'ing on either radio and fast
> band changes. Would be no rocket science to build the setup.
> Has anyone done this?
>
> 73, Esa OH7WV
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Dick
> Green WC1M
> Sent: 1. kesäkuuta 2004 19:23
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] Question for Experienced SO2R Ops
>
>
> In my reply to this post, I mentioned that I have an 87A and
> a 2000A, but did not point out how that affects the answer to
> the question. One of the big advantages of being able to swap
> roles is that you don't have to retune the amps. This
> advantage is pretty much eliminated with autotune amps. It
> only takes 1-2 seconds to change bands.
>
> 73, Dick WC1M
> _______________________________________________
> CQ-Contest mailing list
> CQ-Contest@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest
>
>
>
_______________________________________________
CQ-Contest mailing list
CQ-Contest@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest
|