[Elecraft] Capital letters on reflector

[Matt Zilmer]

Hi Kevin,

This is probably off-topic^2 (way off-topic).  I heard on the 9A1A (AZ
admin net) that there is a move afoot to allow lower case in MARS
messages.  This will make things a lot easier to handle for regular
people, but still seems like it's a long ways off.

73,
matt W6NIA / NNN0UET SCA

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On Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:40:40 -0700, you wrote:

>Uncials (lower case letters) were invented by the Carolingians to allow 
>people to read faster and increase literacy.  It is odd that an 
>unlettered king (later Emperor) started a wave of literacy in the early 
>middle ages.  The same follk also designed the italic font style.  It 
>was named italic by later scribes who wanted to invoke the prestige of Rome.
>
>When I get my messages from MARS I put them through a script which 
>changes them to all lower case.  Even though they knew lower case 
>letters were more easily read they insisted on all caps because they 
>look more official.  Go figure.
>    73,
>         Kevin.  KD5ONS
>
>
>
>On 6/10/2013 3:21 PM, Phil Kane wrote:
>> On 6/10/2013 12:41 PM, Brendon Whateley wrote:
>>
>>> There are two reasons that all caps bother people.  The first is
>>> internet convention where words in all CAPS are considered to be LOUD
>>> or SHOUTING.  That means all caps emails are seen as yelling at the
>>> reader by most.
>> Sometimes the writer wants to "speak loudly"....
>>
>>> The second is much more important, and that is that all caps is much
>>> more difficult to read.  It removes many visual clues that people use
>>> to read quickly.
>> Those of us who started in the "telecom" business with classic
>> teleprinters are very used to reading upper case only.  Even into today,
>> HF marine safety and press bulletins and traffic are transmitted in
>> upper case because Baudot and SITOR RTTY use International Telegraph
>> Alphabet Number 2 which does not have lower case.
>>
>> Those of us who are fluent in languages that do not use "Latin"
>> characters are comfortable with a single-case alphabet.
>>
>> 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
>> Elecraft K2/100   s/n 5402
>>
>> >From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
>> Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon
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