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Re: [CQ-Contest] Could someone explain how the tuning knob works again?

To: "jpescatore@aol.com" <jpescatore@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Could someone explain how the tuning knob works again?
From: Chuck Dietz <w5prchuck@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2023 08:50:44 -0600
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I do a lot of single band 10 meters work due to losing a tower in a storm.
I have also started using “assisted” categories. I find that about half the
stations I find by (gasp) tuning, have not yet been spotted. I try to make
it a game to see how many new ones I can find before everyone else.

Chuck W5PR

On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 7:25 AM jpescatore--- via CQ-Contest <
cq-contest@contesting.com> wrote:

> I'm not sure what this "KNOB" you reference is (Kareening Neanderthal-like
> Over Band?), but during a contest tuning is done via ALT-A and CTRL-ARROW
> combinations.
> If you mean that old fashioned way of slowly and mechanically moving up
> and down the bands in minute increments, that is the UP arrow and DOWN
> arrow, of course. It works funny when running
> 73 John K3TN
> Barry W2UP asked:
> Could someone explain how the tuning knob works again?
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