30 Dec
2018
30 Dec
'18
2:49 p.m.
Hi Al, Hi Jim,
This may be true for Baofeng radios.
But is not true for Alinco DJ-V57. In memory mode, the frequency is corrected to the nearest STEP. It took me some time to realize that the emitted frequency was not the one shown on the display.
STEP is only used in VFO mode. It is like a mask when entering a frequency into the VFO to help reduce entry errors. It is also the change in frequency when scanning the VFO. You can get by just using a STEP of 5.0 KHz for this purpose. STEP is unused and unneeded when programming memories into the radio with CHIRP.
Best regards, Bruno