[RTTY] Hyphens ( was Contesting too long?)

[Gary AL9A]

Ken,

I am gradually changing my contest macros to include hyphens between the 
numbers of an exchange.  For example, in the just completed JARTS contest I 
sent "599-67-67".  The hyphens prevent USOS from unnecessary shifting 
between the numbers.  I've put a stop watch on my macros and including the 
hyphens in place of the spaces between the numbers results in a faster 
transmission time.  If the exchange contains alphabetic characters, like a 
state or Provence, don't use the hyphens, just leave spaces.  For example, 
in "599 AK AK" USOS will unshift from numbers to chars on the space after 
the 599.  The following alpha characters do not need another shift back into 
numbers.  Including hyphens, such as "AK-AK" will cause unnecessary shifts 
and longer transmission times.

73,
Gary AL9A

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Anderson, N0AS" <n0as.dx at gmail.com>
To: "RTTY Contesting" <rtty at contesting.com>
Sent: October 18, 2011 11:42 AM
Subject: [RTTY] Hyphens ( was Contesting too long?)


> I've only been running rtty for about 3 months. I get the dots 
> thing............can be annoying.
>
> I sometimes use hyphens between numbers, e.g., 599-599. Not a good idea? 
> Or is the hyphen thing something else?
>
> Ken
> Amateur Radio Callsign: N0AS
>
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> On Oct 18, 2011, at 2:21 PM, Ktfrog007 at aol.com wrote:
>
>> Is there a way I can make a contribution?
>>
>> 73,
>> Kermit, AB1J (no longer using hyphens or dots)
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 10/18/2011 5:18:05 P.M. GMT Standard Time,
>> dezrat1242 at yahoo.com writes:
>>
>> 6.   You visit Makoto Mori's hometown and are appalled to find there is
>> no  shrine. You form a  committee.
>>
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