[RTTY] CQWW exchange

[Bill, W6WRT]

There must be two memos. The memo I got says don't use hyphens, ever.
Any long time contester knows what TOOAWT means because he's seen it a
jillion times. The first meaning is "599 25". The second meaning is
"don't use hyphens".  :-)

73, Bill W6WRT


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On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:31:03 -0500, "Robert Chudek - K0RC"
<k0rc at pclink.com> wrote:

>The Hyphen debate WAS settled and including it was the appropriate thing to 
>do. You missed the memo. As Kok said, it reduces the TX string length by 
>14%. This isn't the only reason I use the hyphen. It also reduces by 14% the 
>possibility a QRN or QRM will kill the SHIFT character. It's not there to 
>kill in the first place.