Topband: ARRL 160

[Stan Stockton]

I tried that when I held the call ZF2ET and on that particular suffix i think it might have been a good thing.  I went back and forth on doing it or not but always paused slightly when sending by hand.

73…Stan ~ ZF9CW

> On Dec 7, 2022, at 6:49 PM, Joe <nss at mwt.net> wrote:
> 
> I'll differ on the half space thing.
> 
> I cut my repeat needs by at LEAST 75% and still get spotted by the RBN all the time, (well not much on 160 he he he)
> 
> But on bands where i got good signals my repeats are far less when I use
> 
> W9~E~T  than when I use W9ET
> 
> Joe WB9SBD
> 
>> On 12/7/2022 9:13 AM, Mike VE9AA ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca wrote:
>> Lee et al,
>> 
>> Which just goes to further prove my point.  The RBN (& skimmers) are truly wonderful tech, but they are not perfect even if your CW is (or nearly so).
>> 
>>   Please do not be surprised by the occasional bust or dupe if you are doing something "weird" with your callsign by adding 1/2 spaces, slowing letters down and whatnot.
>> 
>> Human brains may (or maynot) be able to deal with that somewhat better (up for debate - I personally dislike it done to most callsigns), but computers don't 'know' what the intent is with that type of sending.
>> 
>> VE9AA
>> 
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>> I get spotted as KX4M and KK4TT all the time. It does not matter if I send by
>> hand or through N1MM / Winkeyer.
>> 
>> 73 de Lee KX4TT
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Wednesday, December 7, 2022, 08:48:47 AM EST, <kq2m at kq2m.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Ron,
>> 
>> The wrong call sign spotting and "run of dupes" happens a few times a
>> year to me.
>> Bob, KQ2M</pre>
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