[CQ-Contest] 3 and 4 letter contesting callsigns

[Jim George]

Gotta agree with Randy. Bill's analysis here confirms it to me that a one 
by two is the way to go. My software is set up to automatically start 
sending a call after four characters. With the one by ones, nothing happens 
and then I realize that I have to hit the "enter" bar, and that for sure 
takes longer than seven-tenths of a second. For my money, a one by two or 
an easy two by one is the better way to go.,
Jim N3BB

At 01:27 AM 2/18/2020 +0000, ko7ss--- via CQ-Contest wrote:
>The difference between a 1X1 call sent twice and a 2X3 sent once is only 
>0.72 seconds:
>
>http://dwestbrook.net/projects/ham/rtty-length/?msg=K1A+K1A%0D%0AWB4ABC%0D%0A&mode=CW
>
>This is assuming both stations are sending at the same speed. If the 1X1 
>station is sending at 38 WPM
>and the 2X3 station is sending at 30 WPM the 1X1 station is the more 
>efficient and is avoiding any
>confusion as to whether he has a 1X1 call (less common) or a character is 
>being dropped from a 1X2
>call.
>
>73, Bill KO7SS