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Re: [RTTY] [WriteLog] Cut Numbers Revisited

To: DickT-W0RAA <dickt@w0raa.com>
Subject: Re: [RTTY] [WriteLog] Cut Numbers Revisited
From: Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2014 11:12:29 -0700
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On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 2:12 PM, DickT-W0RAA <dickt@w0raa.com> wrote:

> I am somewhat mystified why RTTY contesters send TOO for 599 in a RTTY
> Contest or 5NN.  Are they saving anything (characters or time)?

I was about to argue that 5NN wastes time, but I think "599<space>"
and "5NN<space>" take the same amount of time to transmit.  However,
"5NN-" takes longer to transmit than "599-".

- Jim

-- 
Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us
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