[GreenKeys] Tell me about TTY Line Length

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I have mine set to 65, because of the tabs on the side, that hold the paper onto the roller on my 19 :) .


> On Apr 16, 2020, at 2:50 pm, tony.podrasky <tony.podrasky at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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