[GreenKeys] Re: GreenKeys Digest, Vol 11, Issue 9 Characters per line???????

[Wndrrt at cs.com]

Jan Bogue here with a couple of questions.  

I went on 20 meters this morning and listened to and copied three or four 
rtty signals.  I watched them on the computer program MMTTY to get a feeling of 
what is going on.  When the signal seemed clean and tight, I turned on the 19 
set, and she copied the same as what was on the computer screen, good when 
good, bad when bad.  I was real happy with this, but what is the deal with 
characters per line???  One signal went across the screen and finally returned after 
90 plus characters.  The 19 set tries to figure this out as best as it can.  
Another clear signal made a regular carriage return around the 75 mark which 
the 19 thought was cool and continued to copy without a miss.  Is there some 
type of mini characters per line war going on in the world of RTTY?  Are there 
little RTTY habits I should look for?  Do the black rabbits talk to the white 
rabbits, or do I have to act like the white or black rabbits when I am in Rome.  
I just finished repainting the 19 set table a nice gray, and I have repainted 
the Teletype cases on the 19 set, and I have put them back over the machine.  
Boy, what a difference in the sound level.  I love to hear machines run, but 
now my ears were ready for a rest.  The darn thing looks almost civilized and 
respectable in its new black tuxedo and white fanfold paper shirt and tie.  
Hope you all can give me some pointers on RTTY etiquette.

73s
Jan Bogue sweating on the desert in 29 palms, yes sweating.