Good luck, any questions feel free to post them to the list or you can ask
me, at first it looks like an overwhelming piece of equipment, but actually,
it's very easy to use. I learned mine very fast and now I know how to do
everything I want.  I also put the lower band edges for my license class in
memories so I can start easy. A friend gave me that idea a few years ago.
John Miller N1UMJ
Owner: J E M Racing need sponsors and crew help
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bud Schwab" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 10:50 PM
Subject: Re: frequency limits of the ham bands


> Hi John,
>
> Thanks for the info also,  I am reading up on it and think I have just
> about figured out how to write into the memories.  It is a great rig and I
> hope some day I can master some of it so I can comfortably operate it.
>
> Bud
>
> At 02:45 PM 11/17/02, you wrote:
> >To add to this email,  I don't know the WARC bands off hand either I
believe
> >17 meters is 18.068 to 18.168   but don't hold me to that, that's the
only
> >WARC band I use frequently. To program them in memory on the 940, you
hold
> >the bottom right button in the group of 6 above the numbers/band buttons,
> >and hit the number you want, like for example, if you want it in memory 1
> >you hold that bottom right button down up over the number pad and hit 1,
> >which doubles as the 160 meter band button, memory 2, you hit #2  and so
on
> >making sure to hold that bottom right button in while doing it or it
won't
> >program that memory.   I hope that makes sense,  that is a great radio
I've
> >had mine almost a year now and use it all the time almost daily.
> >John Miller N1UMJ
> >Owner: J E M Racing need sponsors and crew help
> >to chat with me  AOL instant messenger JEMracing3
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Don Bishop" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 4:06 PM
> >Subject: Re: frequency limits of the ham bands
> >
> >
> > > Hi Bud,
> > >
> > > Well, don't worry, I still am not sure of the exact band limits for
the
> > > WARC bands, but I think I have the others down pretty well now except
> > > for 160.  <grin>
> > >
> > > 80 is 3.5 to 4 MHz.
> > >
> > > 40 is 7 to 7.3
> > >
> > > 20 is 14.0 to 14.350
> > > 15 is 21.0 to 21.450
> > > 10 is 28.0 to 29.7
> > >
> > >
> > > I also have a ts940 and what I do is to program the bottom edge of
each
> > > band into a memory, note that I use cw a lot so you might want the
> > > bottom edge of the phone band if you're into phone or one of the
> > > subbands depending on your license.
> > >
> > > Anyway, once the band edges are programmed in, I go into memory mode
> > > and press one of the 10 buttons to make that the active memory and
then
> > > go back into vfo mode again.  Now, wnenever I press the bottom left
> > > button of the memory/vfo buttons, the vfo is set immediately to the
> > > lower band edge of the band I want.
> > >
> > > It's been so long since I set this up, I'd really have to look to
> > > remember exactly how to enter the freqs into memory.
> > >
> > > I only use one bank of memories so remembering where my preset band
> > > edges isnt a problem.
> > >
> > > Maybe someone like John Miller will come along and give a much better
> > > explanation for the 940 as I tend to be a "set it and forget it"
> > > operator when it comes to using the memories.
> > >
> > > The 940 is a nice rig!
> > >
> > > 73
> > >
> > > Don W6SMB
>
> Bud Schwab
> W 6 Z Y P
> Malibu, California
>