Vectronics VEC-884 - Manual (Page 44)

VEC-884 Owner's Manual
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CW Spotting Tone
To help you find the center frequency for the CW filter, the VEC-884 is
equipped with a CW spotting tone. The spotting tone marks the center
frequency of the tunable CW filter and appears when the Program button is
pushed in while the DSP button is in. While the spotting tone is present, the
bandwidth of the CW filter is opened to maximum allowing you to "zero in" on
any CW signal from 300 Hz to 1000 Hz.
As the spotting tone pitch, adjusted with the Tunable Filters left knob, gets
close to matching the incoming CW signal's tone, you will hear a beat note.
This note will decrease in pitch until a very slow waver or fade is heard in the
signals. When this wavering is adjusted to the slowest rate, the center
frequency of the CW filter matches the incoming CW signal.
To use the CW spotting tone:
1. Select the CW Filter. The Filters switch must be turned to CW and the
Memory button must be out.
2. Engage the filter by pressing and locking the DSP button in.
3. Press and hold the Program button to activate the spotting tone.
4. Use
the Tunable Filters left knob to zero-beat (match) the spotting tone
and the CW signal.
5. Release the Program button.
6. Decrease the bandwidth with the Tunable Filters right knob to eliminate
all other signals.
Measuring Frequency
By using the spotting tone, you can measure the approximate frequency of any
audio tone between 300 Hz and 1000 Hz.
1. Disengage
the DSP button out to bypass the filter.
2. Select the CW Filter. The Filters switch must be turned to CW and the
Memory button must be out.
3. Engage the filter by pressing and locking the DSP button in.
4. Press and hold the Program button to activate the spotting tone.
5. Use
the Tunable Filters left knob to zero-beat (match) the spotting tone
and the signal you wish to measure.
6. Release the Program button.
7. Release the DSP button. Press and release the Program button.
8. Copy the CW. The number following CF is the signal's approximate
frequency. (You are using Talk. See the Talk section on page 4-5.)