[UK-CONTEST] 80MCC: Data Legs

Peter Bowyer peter at bowyer.org
Fri Nov 17 04:11:51 EST 2006


On 17/11/06, Andy Swiffin <a.l.swiffin at dundee.ac.uk> wrote:
> >>> On 16/11/2006 at 17:24, in message
> <000b01c709a4$7b1a5bc0$0201a8c0 at D9GBF02J>,
> "Ray Hills" <g3hrh at btinternet.com> wrote:
> > Now that the 2007 calendar is out can I please put in a plea for the
> RTTY
> > brigade to send the report and serial as a six-digit combo without
> any
> > spaces?  I use MMTTY like many others and it will only enter the
> RECVD box
> > correctly (by clicking on the received report/serial in the RX Data
> window)
> > if it sees a six digit combo.  A gap between the report and the
> serial and
> > it doesn't like it one little bit.  Unless someone has found a
> solution !!
>
> Noooooooo!    Exact oposite please - spaces between the (useless)
> report and the serial:  I prefer
>
> 599 001 001 001

Surely the tail is wagging the dog here - shouldn't one develop or
select ones operating aids to suit the contest, not attempt to do it
the other way round?

Peter G4MJS

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Peter Bowyer
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