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AMATEUR RADIO PRACTICES · - Station configuration and operation

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Which of the following is a common use of the dual-VFO feature on a transceiver?

  1. ATo allow transmitting on two frequencies at once
  2. BTo permit full duplex operation -- that is, transmitting and receiving at the same time
  3. CTo transmit on one frequency and listen on another
  4. DTo improve frequency accuracy by allowing variable frequency output (VFO) operation
Why A transceiver with two VFOs can be set to "split" mode, using VFO A for receive and VFO B for transmit. This is standard practice when working DX pileups or stations on repeaters and satellites, where the DX station listens on a different frequency than it transmits on. The radio still transmits and receives one at a time, it just uses a different frequency for each function.
Watch out Full duplex means transmitting and receiving simultaneously, which needs separate transmitter and receiver hardware plus filtering or antennas, not simply a second VFO. And no amateur transceiver transmits on two frequencies at once from one dual-VFO setup.
Dual VFO = split operation: listen here, transmit there. One at a time, just on two different dials.
HamSandwich explanation, first draft. The question and answers are the NCVEC text.
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