> Reverse CW (on the Orion this is UCW) uses the upper sideband side of zero
> beat. In reverse CW, as you tune up in frequency, the pitch of CW signals
> goes down. In LCW mode, as you tune up in frequency, the pitch of the CW
> signal also goes up.
>
True....and.... which one, USB or LSB, would most correctly be called
"reverse" is a matter for discussion.
Before I bought a Ten-Tec Omni VI, I had used a Kenwood TS-440, which
operates CW using upper sideband. I was used to that, and a bit annoyed
that the Omni VI could only operate CW LSB. I think that most rigs these
day give you a choice. My preference would be USB, though there is no
really good reason to have a strong preference for on over the other, I
suppose. With USB as the standard for many commercial and military SSB
operations, even below 9 MHz where hams switch from USB to LSB, I would
think that USB would tend to be the default. I have got used to the Omni
VI LSB CW operation. If it wasn't such a good CW rig, I would not have
got used to LSB CW.
DE N6KB
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