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Re: [RTTY] Dash vs space, more beat this to death

To: Andreas Rehberg <arehberg@gmx.de>
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Dash vs space, more beat this to death
From: Kok Chen <chen@mac.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:12:21 -0800
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On Feb 11, 2013, at 9:50 AM, Andreas Rehberg wrote:

> on the usual exchange that should save 7 characters (4 spaces
> = 4xLTRS + 3xFGS) per 167ms are 1.17 sec. 
> (pse correct me if I calculate that wrong)

I think you are overcounting, Andy.

It should be just 3xFIGS.  No additional LTRS are sent by the transmitter.

But yes, it still does adds up to a lot for the people looking to save 
milliseconds, but matters very little for the rest of us who simply enjoys RTTY 
QSOs, where the longer the exchange is, the more we enjoy it, HI HI.

73
Chen, W7AY




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