What is a 579? All I ever hear is 599. Also, better add 579p for pish pa.
And 579tn for "TenTecs never do it".
Steve Ellington N4LQ.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Hyder -N4NT-" <N4NT@charter.net>
To: <AC5E@aol.com>; <w8au@sssnet.com>
Cc: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 7:30 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] CW Key Clicks and Filters
> Maybe we need new suffixes:
> 579c for chirps
> 579k for clicks
> 579h for hash
> 579s for secondary carrier
> 579gg for general garbage on your signal, OM
> 579ih indescribably horrible signal
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <AC5E@aol.com>
> To: <w8au@sssnet.com>
> Cc: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 7:10 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] CW Key Clicks and Filters
>
>
> > Yes, the RST system does use the c for chirp and k for key clicks. And
I
> do
> > use those when the occasion warrents.
> >
> > But the system does not provide for what to me is the most annoying
keying
> > artifact of them all. Phase noise. When the bands are quiet it's not at
> all
> > unusual to hear this junk 50 kc, kHz, away from a carrier.
> >
> > I often track down a station calling CQ "tuning by S meter" following
the
> > pish pa pish pa pish pish pa pish and so forth until I find the
carrier.
> And
> > it's not at all unusual to listen to the ensuing QSO and find the
> offending
> > station is using one of a handful of popular high dollar rigs. Thank
> goodness
> > TenTecs are quiet!
> >
> > Because when the bands are busy this racket runs together to become
"radio
> > smog." And all the weak ones we all want to work are under that junk.
> >
> > 73 Pete Allen AC5E
>
>
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