[RTTY] dashes vs. no dashes

[John Becker]

Right you are.
This machine has been running for over 30 years *as is*
and you are asking me to add a mod.

I don't think so.

How about the writers of the software to add an CR LF
at the right point.

Real RTTY'ers know the hit the CR LF at the end of a line.

Word wrap just makes one lazy





At 10:05 PM 1/1/06 -0500, you wrote:
>Right you are. Trouble is, with a computer you don't need an "enter"
>key. It's called word wrap and most all programs do it by default. I
>wonder why TTY machines don't have it. Many typewriters do.
>
>
>The Teletype Model 28 offers a mod kit for automatic CR LF that will trip  at
>the end of a line, usually the 73 character. This has worked well for  me,
>especially when my machine is running in a contest and I can't afford 
>to  miss
>an exchange that might pile up at the end of a line.
>
>The Teletype Model 28 can also be modified to prevent overlining - receipt
>of a CR but no LF causing a perfectly good line of printing to be overtyped
>with  new data.  Good for RTTY Art but not so good for a QSO or a contest.
>
>73,
>
>Russ
>WA3FRP
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