Don't the new auto tune amps have the ability to retune with a single dit? My old Henry takes a lot more than a dit when retuning from 80 to 160. Hi
Carl AG6X Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 17, 2016, at 4:37 AM, "Kenneth Grimm" <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
