[RTTY] Unshifted Numbers

[Ekki Plicht]

On Monday 14 February 2005 23:01, NB1B wrote:
> Being a relative newbie to RTTY contesting, I made (for me) a startling
> discovery this weekend.
[about shifted and unshifted figures]

Congrats! You just found for yourself what many TTYers had to learn somewhen.
Just look at your keyboard and relate the figures on top to the letter below 
and a little to the right. This will show you what 3 stands for.

Jeff explained it much better than I could.

Up to date software should be able to 'understand' that TOO OQO OQO stabnds 
for 599 010 010. At least the software I use doesn't care whether the 
received report is shifted properly or not.

It has been discussed at great lengths here and elsewhere how to design a 
contest exchange to minimize that problem. That's why many people send report 
exchanges like 599-010-010-010  

UE,
Ekki, DF4OR