[RTTY] RTTY Cut Numbers

[Ron W7FIA]

Ah, the perfect signal, maybe about 50% of what you hear during a
contest.  When it's a shaky decode for a multiplier, it's very very
nice to have a nice pointer such as 599 to sort out what's decoded on
the screen.

> From: Neal Campbell <nealk3nc at gmail.com>
> Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2016 19:17:42 -0500
> 
> We could replace the 599 with RYRY to slow things down for the old
> timers....
> 
> 73
> 
> Neal Campbell
> Abroham Neal LLC
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, Jan 9, 2016 at 7:03 PM, Bill Turner <dezrat at outlook.com> wrote:
> 
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> >
> > On Sat, 9 Jan 2016 14:31:01 +0100, DK7UM wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >Now seriously:  I always thought ham-radio to
> > >be a hobby. If miliseconds  count that much,
> > >is there still some enjoyment  left, to get in touch
> > >with friends?? May I doubt it!
> >
> > REPLY:
> >
> > It's not so much that milliseconds count (although they do) but that
> > sending 599 is pointless with RTTY. I can see some argument for
> > sending a signal report on CW or SSB because it sets the tone and
> > rhythm for what follows, but RTTY doesn't need that.
> >
> > 73, Bill W6WRT