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Steve Dresser <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 1 Oct 2012 11:39:14 -0400
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I agree.  I've had mine for about two years and I love it.  You just can't 
beat it for accessibility.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Malmgren" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 11:04
Subject: Re: 590 Question


> Steve, thanks for your input on this deal.  I will get it worked out which 
> I
> usually do but like others thinking on such things so thanks and have a
> great week.  By the way this 590 is a terrific radio.  73
>
> Ed   K7UC
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 8:41 AM
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: 590 Question
>
>> Ed,
>>
>> The only tuning functions you can play with when the radio is locked are
>> the
>> RIT and XIT.  I think Split mode is intended primarily for doing repeater
>> offsets.  When using the incremental tuning functions, you can toggle
>> between them by pressing the button immediately to the right of the Split
>> button.  You can bring the increment offset back to zero by pressing the
>> button at the far right on the top row.  I'm not sure how much of this
>> solves your problem, but based on my understanding of what you want, it's
>> the only way I can think of.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Ed Malmgren" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2012 18:26
>> Subject: Re: 590 Question
>>
>>
>>> Hello Steve, What I was asking if there was a way to bring the say for
>>> example, the B v f o back to the A v f o while in lock funtion.  The
>>> reason
>>> I would like that to be the case is ocationally I bump the rcve v f o
>>> knob
>>> while pushing the T-F set button.  It works great in non split funtion.
>>> Thanks for listening Steve. That is a bummer if the D X station is rare
>>> and
>>> if I forget his Q R G HI HI.
>>> Ed   K7UC
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2012 3:24 PM
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Subject: Re: 590 Question
>>>
>>>> Ed,
>>>>
>>>> No settings in the menu, but if you press and hold the A/B button, the
>>>> two
>>>> VFOs will end up on the same frequency.
>>>>
>>>> Steve
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Ed Malmgren" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2012 17:33
>>>> Subject: 590 Question
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Howdy folks When in split mode, is there setting in the menus that you
>>>>> can
>>>>> zero the two b f os when the frequncy lock is on.  When checking the
>>>>> pileup
>>>>> I would like to for example like to bring the b  v f o back to zero 
>>>>> the
>>>>> A
>>>>> v
>>>>> f o.  with lock off wit works fine to zero but not when qrg lock is 
>>>>> on.
>>>>> Thanks gang.  73
>>>>> Ed   K7UC
>>>>>
>>>
> 

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