Topband: Topband Strange Propagation

[Kenneth Grimm]

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 <
topband at contesting.com> 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 <richard at karlquist.com>
> To: Gary <Gary at ka1j.com>; topband <topband at contesting.com>
> 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
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