ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
On Fri, 08 Feb 2013 08:06:12 +0000 (UTC), you wrote:
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>599-123-123-123
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>Is faster to send than 599 123 123 123
REPLY:
Please, please, please, NO dashes. While it does speed up sending, it
interferes with the USOS (Un Shift On Space) function which most folks
agree is a much better thing to have. USOS greatly reduces requests for
repeats, especially when there is QRM and QRN.
Back in the old days everyone used dashes because that was the conventional
wisdom at the time. Over the years people gradually realized that USOS was
more important and now days very few folks use dashes.
Bill, W6WRT
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