[RTTY] Zone sent as letters?

[Jim Reisert AD1C]

On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 7:50 AM, Bill, W6WRT <dezrat1242 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> By comparison, if USOS is enabled for both TX and RX and the exchange is sent as
> 599 25 25, and the same FIGS shift takes a hit, the print will be TOO 25 25.
> Which is more readable? The answer is obvious.

But isn't there a figs just before 25 in each case?  Isn't there a
possibility that *that* figs could take a hit, leaving you with TOO WT
25 or TOO WT WT or TOO 25 WT?  So now you've wasted transmitter power
sending the extra unshift/figs sequence, and you're no better off.

73 - Jim AD1C

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Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us