[RTTY] Pet Peeve # 2

[Jerry Flanders]

I start all my buffers with a space. No <CR> anywhere in any of my buffers. 
I wish everyone did it this way. Reason: Your second point below - getting 
case synchronization with the USOS function. Why throw away that 
opportunity at the start of the transmission? A simple space is totally 
adequate on my screen as a separator, since I am watching it as it prints 
so I can click on what I need. Also - my computer screen windows for the 
displayed text are small, and every <CR> throws away a line.

Jerry W4UK

At 15:29 10/18/04, Bill Turner wrote:
>On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 10:11:32 -0500, FireBrick wrote:
>
> >And I've learned a while ago to start buffers with a CR to separate my 
> signal from the
> >chaff
>
>Very important.  New guys, listen up!
>
>
> >I no longer use - between rst and sn
>
>Also very important.  Using the hyphen in your exchange destroys the
>working of UnShift On Space (USOS) and will cause many requests for
>repeats when conditions are poor.  The best way is like this:
>
>W9OL 599 61 61 DE W6WRT
>
>Not like this:
>
>W9OL 599-61-61 DE W6WRT
>
>Don't believe it?  Try the next contest without hyphens and see if you
>get fewer requests for repeats.  USOS is a subtle concept and I don't
>blame anyone for not understanding it at first.
>
>The original RTTY contesting program, RTTY by WF1B, came with buffers
>which used hyphens, unfortunately, and the habit has stuck ever since.
>
>Trust me on this: NOT using hyphens will improve your exchanges.
>
>Thank goodness nobody uses the slash (/) anymore.  That was a REAL
>nightmare.  :-)
>
>--
>Bill W6WRT