[RTTY] Don't send IN during the exchange!

[Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604]

Nope, I saw him too.
I also saw someone sending "Indiana", which I think is a reaction to
such things.

Dual receive works well, and helps with ambiguities, such as this.
It also helps when you want to work someone who's reversed.

73, doug

   From: "Barry " <w2up at mindspring.com>
   Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2004 22:28:20 -0000
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   Maybe he sent AD1C UR 599 IL IL IL and some QRM/N caused one of the 
   Ls to print as N.
   Barry W2UP

   On 5 Jan 2004 Jim Reisert AD1C wrote:

   > Two guys I worked (out of 220 or so) sent their report like this:
   > 
   >   AD1C UR 599 IN IL IL <end>
   > 
   > Why send the word IN?  In one case (above) it was a W9 station, and I
   > wasn't sure whether he was in INdiana or ILlinois - IL bean IN 2-to-1.
   >  The other one was more obvious.
   > 
   > This is not the toastmasters! Just get the information across as
   > succintly as possible.
   > 
   > 73 - Jim AD1C
   > 
   > 
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