> > Maybe so, but how many stns really do *not* send their grid ( except for > long non-standard callsings )? >
Quite a few. On Tab 1, Hover your mouse over the Tx1 button to see the option enabled with double click. Any station can enable this, not just nonstandard callsigns. Umm, no. The message length of FTx messages is the same whether grid > locator is included in the message or not. > Any single FT8 transmission takes the same amount of time, but a QSO, consisting of a mutually acknowledged exchange of call signs and signal reports, can save one transmission if the caller skips Tx1 and uses Tx2 first: CQ OH2GQC KP20 OH2GQC K6PO DM12 K6PO OH2GQC -10 OH2GQC K6PO R-12 K6PO OH2GQC RR73 vs. CQ OH2GQC KP20 OH2GQC K6PO -12 K6PO OH2GQC R-10 OH2GQC K6PO RR73 Personally I have not noticed anyone being annoyed by either choice, but then the FT modes aren't optimized for communicating annoyance. 73, Paul K6PO > ________________ > wsjt-devel mailing list > wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel >
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