[CQ-Contest] Lost leading 'dit'

Jim Reisert AD1C jjreisert at alum.mit.edu
Mon Feb 23 11:08:04 EST 2004


One obvious point I forgot to mention was that I was *NOT* using an amplifier. 
So the PTT delay is a non-issue for me.

- Jim

--- Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu> wrote:

> More so than in the past, I seemed to hear a lot of missing leading dits this
> weekend, i.e. AD1C came out as TD1C.
> 
> * Was my break-in delay set too slow?
> * Are more stations forgetting to key their amplifier PTT before sending CW?
> * Or was I just imaginging it?
> 
> CT supports keying the amplifier one baud before actually sending CW.  Are
> people using this feature?  Do other programs like Writelog, NA and/or TR do
> this also?
> 
> I like QSK but find it too distracting during a contest.
> 
> 73 - Jim AD1C


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