On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 09:27, Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 7:37 AM, Bill, W6WRT <dezrat1242@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Whether the dash is good or not has been debated over and over for
>> years and most ops have come to the conclusion that it is better to
>> NOT use a dash. When the dash is present, it defeats USOS and often
>> leads to requests for a repeat.
>
> I believe Chen would say (or has said) just the opposite. So I refute
> your contention that "most ops have come to the conclusion that it is
> better to NOT use a dash"
Depends on the exchange. Remember that the dash is in FIGS set, not
LTRS. (see, for example,
http://www.dataip.co.uk/Reference/BaudotTable.php)
599 123 123 -- USOS causes an extra FIGS shift
599 123-123 -- no USOS, so no extra shift. Probably ought to have a
dash after the superfluous-yet-mandatory-in-most-'tests RST as well.
599 OK-OK -- Two extra shift characters sent for the dash, one
FIGS, one LTRS.
599 OK OK -- no extra shfts
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Peter Laws | N5UWY | plaws plaws net | Travel by Train!
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