That's pretty much how I do it, I'd rather check and find I don't need to 
retune, than not check and find out I should have.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 10:20 AM
Subject: Re: tone osilator.


> Sean,
>
> A better rule is to retune whenever you need to, regardless of how far up 
> or
> down the band you go.  For some antennas, that may mean every 10 KHz.  For
> others, you might get away with every hundred, or maybe more.  Strictly
> speaking, it's a good idea to check before you start transmitting on a new
> frequency just in case anything has changed.  That's especially true with
> radios that don't have protection circuits that shut them down in case of
> high SWR, such as the radios you've been considering.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Shaun Oliver" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 06:04
> Subject: Re: tone osilator.
>
>
>> ok as a general rule of thumb assuming there is one, how often should
>> one retune on the same band?
>> some people say every 10 kc some say every 100 kc so I'm really not sure
>> which is correct.
>>
>>
>> On 17/03/2008 8:53 PM, the old scribe known as Walt Sebastian was able
>> to impart this pearl of wisdom:
>>> Hi Shaun,
>>> It is a permanent fixture.  If you need to change frequencies, you must
>>> tune
>>> up again.  I guess if you never changed frequencies, you might not have
>>> to
>>> retune.  73
>>>
>>> Walt
>>> WA4QXT
>>> New London CT
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>>>
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