[CW] Dit-Dit: Maritime use vs ham use

[Richard Knoppow]

    This is exactly what I used to hear. I think the combined signal .. 
. is the letter C in American Morse for "clear" meaning both stations 
are finished. Probably never an official signal.

On 1/21/2024 1:02 PM, Radio KH6O wrote:
> DR,
> 
> Thank you for sending the copy of Morsum Magnificat, 10/94 issue.
> 
> I'd like to respond to the article on the use of Dit-Dit.
> 
> 
> On 500 kc and the HF CW maritime bands, if I made the final 
> transmission, it was the OTHER station who would initiate the Dit-Dit 
> and I would then respond back to him:
> 
> Maritime bands:
> 
> Me: 3ZRS DE NMO TU SU
> Other station: EE
> Me: EE
> 
> This seems the correct use of Dit-Dit.
> 
> 
> But on the ham bands, this is what I hear:
> 
> Other station: KH6O DE KH2PZ TU SU EE
> To which I'm supposed to send: EE
> 
> This seems odd to me -- as on the maritime bands, I feel I should have 
> initiated the Dit-Dit, not the signing station.
> 
> Ok, so slight difference -- it shouldn't bother me, right? But It does 
> show another prosign difference between those code operators who got 
> paid, and those who don't.
> 
> 73, Jeff KH6O
> 

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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
SKCC 19998