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At 01:45 PM 1/1/2006, Jim Reisert AD1C wrote:
>you are better off to send 599-05-05 or 599-123-123 or
> >whatever.
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That depends on what you mean by "better". If you mean faster
sending, you are correct. If you mean more likely to get through, not
necessarily. In your example, if the FIGS character at the start is
garbled, the other guy will print TOOAPTAPT. We've all seen this many
times. By comparison, if a shift is sent in place of the dash and the
same FIGS character is lost, the other guy will print TOO 05 05,
assuming USOS is enabled of course.
Which one is "better"?
73, Bill W6WRT
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