Sometimes I wish we could make the TS-2000 say less with the voice read out, 
but at least we know where we are, that's the important thing.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 11:35 AM
Subject: Re: splits


> The TS-2000 has  a button like that:  Hold it in while in split mode and 
> you
> can hear your RX freq and tune to find a clear spot if need be.  It's also
> helpful to determine if you  are in split or not.    If in normal VFO
> operation and you press this button, you just get a boink.  If you are in
> split,  the freq will shift to the other  VFO and the  Voice will announce
> the freq.    If you keep pressing and releasing the button to  keep track 
> of
> both Vow's, the voice never shuts up and you want to reach in and strangle
> her.
>
> Sounds like you had a great time this weekend.  A lot better than my
> weekend, but that's a story for another time.
>
> 73, Steve KW3A
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 11:02 AM
> Subject: Re: splits
>
>
>> That's approximately the technique I use on the FT-950 also.  The 950 has
>> a nice feature called TXW which allows you to push a button while in
>> receive mode to listen to your transmit frequency and adjust it if
>> necessary.  You can't transmit while holding down that button, and it it
>> reverts to normal split operation when you release it.  With so many
>> buttons on the front panel of the 950, I put Dymo tape with single 
>> braille
>> characters or dots on strategic buttons and on the VFO B and Select 
>> knobs.
>>
>> Last weekend I didn't use Split, but made 697 QSO's and 204 multipliers 
>> in
>> the ARRL DX contest.  Lots of fun.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>>From: Steve Forst <[log in to unmask]>
>>>Sent: Feb 24, 2009 9:54 AM
>>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>>Subject: Re: splits
>>>
>>>Howard,
>>>
>>>Not sure what rig you are using, but here is what I do on the TS-2000:
>>>
>>>Say the DX is on 14.001 and listening up 1.  Tune to 14.001 and hit the
>>>A=B
>>>button, this  puts both VFO's on the same frequency and mode.  Tune up 
>>>the
>>>band to 14.002.   Now one VFO is on his TX and the other is on his RX
>>>frequency.   Hit the split button to put you into split operation and hit
>>>A/B to reverse the VFO's.   Now  your RX freq is  back on the first VFO
>>>of
>>>14.001  and your TX VFO is on his RX freq of 14.002.
>>>
>>>The fact that you can't key in split makes me wonder if you are not
>>>getting
>>>both VFO's into CW mode.   Hitting the A=B button will ensure that both
>>>VFO's start on the same mode and freq.  Worked K5D 8 times last week, so
>>>it
>>>works well for me here.
>>>
>>>73, Steve KW3A.
>>>
>>>
>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 9:20 AM
>>>Subject: splits
>>>
>>>
>>>>I can't figure out how to transmit cw with the vfo split frequency.
>>>>Either
>>>> I get no keying output, or the vfo jumps to aggree with the last vfo 
>>>> set
>>>> frequency.  Anybody figured this one out?  I guess you can transfer a
>>>> split
>>>> to a memory, but that is clumsy when chasing dx, and you hear "up" 
>>>> which
>>>> means transmit 1 kc up.
>>>> H T Kaufman MSW LCSW
>>>> Adaptive Technology Instructor
>>>>
>>