"Irv Finkleman" wrote in message
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William Mutch wrote:

The anonymous homebrew xmtr I picked up at the AWA meet last
spring has finally make its first QSO, heard 589 in Texas by KE5HQ on 40
CW, but he reports what I sort of knew anyway...the rig has a chirp. The
oscillator is an electron coupled 12BY7, crystal controlled. What are
the cures for chirp ?? Slightly detune the buffer ?? add caps to the
power supply. Trying the easiest things first, how should I proceed ??

I always liked the sound of a chirpy signal. It never bothered me,
and when you hear one now you know there's a real ham behind the key!

Irv VE6BP

Chirps, clicks and fists were the identification marks of the operator.
I, for one, always admired the variance of sounds from one rig to another.
For example, at one time in history, the DX-100 was unmistakable, and if the
operator was using a straight key, one could call him by name immediately.
If your report was a "c" (534C) for example, you knew that you had more
than a "c" (chirp), but probably a "yoop", and were probably using a
rehashed command set or a liaison rig...... BC-459, BC-191 or BC-375 maybe.
BC-375 using a 28 volt dynamotor on 24 volts of fading automobile batteries
required two hands at the receiving end, and heaven help him if he needed a
pencil as well to copy!
Lynn, W7LTQ..... long live the chirp!