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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>N8OA
and I tested the various SPLIT Options with both IC-781 and IC-7800 at
K3LR’s QTH. We observed the same problems with BOTH.</font></font><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>1)<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'></span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Win-Test
correctly accepts Spots with a QSX Frequency, places the Frequencies into
the correct VFO, and places the XCVR’s into SPLIT Mode</font></font><o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>2)<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'></span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>ALT-F3
causes SIMPLEX Spots to formatted correctly</font></font><o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>3)<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'></span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>However
with<span style='font-weight:bold'><b>SPLIT SPOTS, </span></b>pressing
ALT-F3 results in the <span style='font-weight:bold'><b>VFO-B Frequency</span></b>
being used for <span style='font-weight:bold'><b>BOTH</span></b> Frequencies.</font></font><o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Example:
VFO-A on 14200.0, VFO-B on 14250.0, XCVR in SPLIT Mode – if the operator
presses ALT-F3, this is the result: <span style='font-weight:bold'><b>DX
F6FVY 14250.0 QSX 14.250.0</b></font></font><o:p></o:p></span></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'><font size=-1><font face="Arial">4)<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'></span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Entering <span
style='font-weight:bold'><b>SPLIT
SPOTS</span></b> into the BandMap with CONTROL</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'></font><font face="Wingdings">à</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'></font><font face="Arial">ENTER
does not work properly. </font></font><o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><font size=-1><font face="Arial">Example:
VFO-A on 14200.0, VFO-B on 14250.0, XCVR in SPLIT Mode, CONTROL</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'></font><font face="Wingdings">à</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'></font><font face="Arial">ENTER
is Pressed</font></font><o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>
SPOT is entered into the BandMap prefaced with a TILDE (“~”)</font></font><o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>
If the operator subsequently Double-clicks on this Spot in either the BandMap
or Announcement Windows</font></font><o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>a)<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'></span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Both
VFO’s are incorrectly set to the VFO-B Frequency</font></font><o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>b)<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'></span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The
XCVR is correctly placed in SPLIT Mode</font></font><o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>c)<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'></span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>This
happens regardless of whether the XCVR is initially in either SIMPLEX or
SPLIT Mode </font></font><o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>5)<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'></span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>When
either the IC-781 and IC-7800 are placed into SPLIT Mode by manually pressing
the Front Panel SPLIT Button, the the BandMap does not switch to indicate
SPLIT Mode nor display the B-VFO Frequency. A <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">SPLIT</st1:City></st1:place>
must be entered via the MINUS Key for the BandMap to properly indicate
SPLIT Mode and Display the SPLIT Frequency.</font></font><o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Wish-List
items:</font></font><o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>1)<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'></span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>We’d
like the OPTION of LIMITING the Display of Spots in the BandMap to <span
style='font-weight:bold'><b>MULTIPLIERS
ONLY.</span></b> This option is available for <span style='font-weight:bold'><b>LIST
Mode, </span></b>and in the<span style='font-weight:bold'><b> ANNOUCEMENTS</span></b>
Window, but not in BandMap Display Mode.</font></font><span style='font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>2)<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'></span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Something
I personally would appreciate is in the VHF Contest allowing display of <span
style='font-weight:bold'><b>DISTANCE</span></b>
in <span style='font-weight:
bold'><b>either Kilometers or MILES</span></b>.</font></font><span style='font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><font size=-1><font face="Arial">73
-</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'></font><font face="Wingdings">à</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'></font><font face="Arial">
Dave, W9ZRX</font></font><o:p></o:p></span>
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