Quick band change
I am using a quick band change method, which I'm sure is not new, but it was new to me.
I have an Icom IC-7200, which allows you to press and hold a button to go to somewhere on a given band, maybe last frequency used.
Or, you can enter the frequency on a keypad.
Both are OK, but not what I'm looking for. Too many button pushes.
The radio has 200 memories, can't imagine where I would ever use that many, but some people may.
Anyway, I simply picked 2 or 3 spots in each HF band that I would like to start at (usually near cw/ssb boundaries, middle of ssb band, etc.).
Now, I just enter memory mode, and turn the memory channel selection knob til I get to the desired frequency, example:
memory 11 7.050 cw
memory 12 7.150 ssb
memory 13 7.250 ssb
Then all I do is tune the VFO to find a station.
Anyone else have a quick method they use?
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