[RTTY] [WriteLog] Cut Numbers Revisited

Jim Reisert AD1C jjreisert at alum.mit.edu
Wed Jan 8 13:12:29 EST 2014


On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 2:12 PM, DickT-W0RAA <dickt at w0raa.com> wrote:

> I am somewhat mystified why RTTY contesters send TOO for 599 in a RTTY
> Contest or 5NN.  Are they saving anything (characters or time)?

I was about to argue that 5NN wastes time, but I think "599<space>"
and "5NN<space>" take the same amount of time to transmit.  However,
"5NN-" takes longer to transmit than "599-".

- Jim

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


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