[Boatanchors] Ditty not Diddy

[Sheldon Daitch]

J.J. Freeman, may have been W4JJ, I don't know of previous calls.
W4JJ comes back to someone else in Virginia, now.

73
Sheldon
WA4MZZ

Sandy wrote:

> I once had an FCC inspection to do on a ship in Mobile, AL. and Angelo 
> Ditty came down and did the inspection.  He was quite a character.  
> Very friendly, but did things strictly by the book!
>
> There was another guy (who's SK now) named Jerry Freeman.  Forget his 
> callsign.  He ran the Norfolk FCC office for a long time I think.  He 
> used to sit at a big desk wearing his badge and gun like the sheriff 
> of old!  He could be very picky about extremely small flaws in  an 
> installation he was inspecting.  He did show partiality at time 
> though.  I gather Angelo did not.  He seemed VERY straightforward and 
> honest to me.
>
> 73,
>
> Sandy W5TVW
> ex: Mackay Radio and Marconi Marine.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sheldon Daitch" <sdaitch at mor.ibb.gov>
> To: "rbethman" <rbethman at comcast.net>
> Cc: <Boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 3:21 AM
> Subject: [Boatanchors] Ditty not Diddy
>
>
>> Ditty not Diddy.
>>
>> Do a google search on
>>
>> Angelo Ditty FCC
>>
>> I think he signed one of my early 2nd or 1st phones.   He was
>> a bit of a folk lore hero for those of us under the Atlanta office.
>> I remember taking one or two exams at the Atlanta FCC office, back in 
>> the
>> mid 60s.
>>
>> 73
>> Sheldon
>> WA4MZZ
>>
>> rbethman wrote:
>>
>>> Chuck,
>>>
>>> You are welcome for the memory of Angelo!  I apologize for the Last 
>>> Name screw up!  It's going on close to 30 years now since I got 
>>> licensed in 1980.  Angelo used to stop by Robert WB4ATE's house in 
>>> Columbus, GA.  I 'Elmered' Robert's neighbor directly across the 
>>> street, Frank - KA4SFV.
>>>
>>> Yes, Angelo was *indeed* a fine gentleman - *and* a stickler for the 
>>> fine points!
>>>
>>> I do INDEED remember Powder Springs, GA.  All of us operating in 
>>> that area made darn sure we were STRAIGHT!
>>>
>>> I still do.
>>> Bob - N0DGN <Formerly KA4PBD>
>>>
>>>> Interesting thread...............and lighten up IS in order these 
>>>> days.
>>>>
>>>> And, it was Angelo Diddy...........not Dundee!  (Angelo Dundee was 
>>>> Muhammad Ali's trainer)
>>>>
>>>> I built and engineered an AM station in the metro Atlanta area and 
>>>> Angelo was indeed a stickler for details but also a nice gentleman. 
>>>> Took his job seriously, but professionally.  Talk about need for 
>>>> accuracy.  FCC rules had to be followed explicitly.  Frequency 
>>>> deviation allowed was +/- 20 cycles.  Power levels were required to 
>>>> be maintained at no more than 5% over or 10% under the licensed for 
>>>> level.  Oh, and the Proof of Performance measurements and the 
>>>> skeleton RF proofs that had to be made on a regular basis.  It 
>>>> wasn't uncommon for the FCC to "drop in" from time to time.  It was 
>>>> Angelo who did the first inspection when we went on the air.  And 
>>>> the FCC monitoring station at that time was in Powder Springs, GA., 
>>>> another metro Atlanta suburb.  When I think of accuracy, all these 
>>>> and more come to mind.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for remembering Angelo.
>>>>
>>>> 73 de W4MIL
>>>> Chuck
>>>
>>>
>>>
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