[RTTY] WPX suggestion

[Phil Sussman]

OK, Master Chen --

I remember reading something that you authored a while ago about
(-) dashes and USOS and the best way to structure your set-up.

As I recall, perhaps mistakenly, (-) dashes were in order.

How say you?

73 de Phil - N8PS

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Quoting Bill Turner <dezrat1242 at yahoo.com>:

> ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
> On Fri, 08 Feb 2013 08:06:12 +0000 (UTC), you wrote:
>
>>
>> 599-123-123-123
>>
>>
>> Is faster to send than 599 123 123 123
>
> REPLY:
> Please, please, please, NO dashes. While it does speed up sending, it
> interferes with the USOS (Un Shift On Space) function which most folks
> agree is a much better thing to have. USOS greatly reduces requests for
> repeats, especially when there is QRM and QRN.
>
> Back in the old days everyone used dashes because that was the conventional
> wisdom at the time. Over the years people gradually realized that USOS was
> more important and now days very few folks use dashes.
>
> Bill, W6WRT
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