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Posted by James C on June 20, 2001 at 20:37:58:
In Reply to: Re: UBC780-XLT Where's the VFO posted by Rich Wells, N2MCA on June 19, 2001 at 06:46:42:
Thanks Rich I just looked and - yes that is an almost answer.
I had actually found that pressing the tuning knob would give you
either Freq or Chan. The other day I decided that I hated the
knobs on the VFO, Volume and Squelch. I swore black and blue that
I would replace them asap. I tried to pull off the main knob on
the VFO. It didn't budge one bit. I then gave it a push, just to
make sure it stayed in its true position. About 5 minutes later,
I went to change channels, didn't I? Only, it was now in Freq
mode and tuned accordingly. I quickly opened up the manual to see
where it went wrong or should I say, where I went wrong. I found
the answer.
Still though, this VFO mode as described in the "Additional
Features" is not really what I was after. It's better than no VFO
but not by much. It means that to tune in and around the desired
frequency, you have to find the memory near it. Keying in the
desired frequency will of course, overwrite the channel you are
hovering over.
I guess the one thing in common with all new scanners is that
keep you on your toes, guessing.
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