[GreenKeys] Tell me about TTY Line Length

tony.podrasky tony.podrasky at gmail.com
Thu Apr 16 15:50:19 EDT 2020


GA OMs;

I seem to remember the same thing - and forget why too.

UE,
K2EAA - TONY
NNNN
ZCZC

On 04/16/2020 12:28 PM, ad7i wrote:
> Greetings --
>
> In testing my model 15 and 28RO, it looks like both will print 72
> characters per line.  But buried deep in my brain, from some long
> forgotten place, I seem to recall that the max TTY line length was 68
> characters.
>
> So my question for my fellow TTY enthusiasts is, when preparing text for
> transmission by TTY, what's the recommended line length to use, and why?
>
> 73, Paul, ad7i
>
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