[RTTY] Spaces at end of exchange (please)

Jerry Flanders jeflanders at comcast.net
Sun Sep 7 23:07:06 EDT 2014


I have one space at the start of mine as well.

Jerry W4UK


At 11:01 PM 9/7/2014, Hank Garretson wrote:
>On Sun, Sep 7, 2014 at 5:41 PM, Art (K5FNQ) <k5fnq at lusfiber.net> wrote:
>
>Thanks. I had not known that.  Is the extra space also recommended for a 1
> > by 3 call?
> > Art K5FNQ
> >
>
>Lots of hams have responded. Yes, after every call and message.
>
>What the responders have not explained is why.
>
>If you drop your carrier with no space, more than likely noise will print a
>character appended to your call or message. The guy on the other end
>doesn't know if that appended character is for real or noise. Hence, it is
>always a good idea and good practice to send a space.
>
>73,
>
>Hank, W6SX
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