My take on it was that "the dit marks the spot" either for a buddy or just as a "public service." While not as annoying as other forms of transmissions on the DX freq, it still shows bad manners...however, not as bad as when I forget to engage the split button. Maybe that is why I've never been nominated for the A1 op award. At least it's why I wouldn't nominate me.
73, Ken - K4XL On Sun, Jan 17, 2016 at 12:31 AM, Louis Parascondola via Topband < [email protected]> wrote: > I have experienced this single dit when working split on a DX station. I > wondered if it was some kind of malicious interference of some sort but > other than what Gary suggested I don't see how it is terribly annoying to > the point that one would be making any statement by doing it. > > > W1QJ > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard (Rick) Karlquist <[email protected]> > To: Gary <[email protected]>; topband <[email protected]> > Sent: Sat, Jan 16, 2016 11:07 pm > Subject: Re: Topband: Topband Strange Propagation > > > > On 1/16/2016 12:10 AM, Gary Smith wrote: > > > There's an odd behavior that we've all heard & that's the "ditter", > > the person who on the DX frequency sends the occasional dit, not a > > string, just a dit & then some odd seconds later does it again. I > > wonder if they do it to bust the chops of someone like me who tries > > > KA1J > > > > Some auto tune linears are set up to change bands or sub-bands > by sending one dit. With peak reading meters, they will also > display RF out and SWR from one dit. At least this is a lot > less QRM than tuning up the old fashioned way. In both > cases, the solution is to select SPLIT before transmitting > or just tuning. > > Most rigs have IF gain this is optimized for phone, which > means it is way too low for CW. This results in an AGC > threshold that is way above the rig's internal noise level. > > Short of redesigning the rig (I actually did this to an FT-757 > by adding an IF gain stage), you should use an audio attenuator > in front of your headphones so the the rig's audio output stage > clips before the level in 'phones gets too high. > > Rick N6RK > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > -- Ken - K4XL BoatAnchor Manual Archive BAMA - http://bama.edebris.com "Show me a politician who is poor, and I'll show you a poor politician." - Carlos Hank González _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
