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The following files have been uploaded to the Files area of the main@4SQRP.groups.io group. /1916 Telegrapher magazine/The Northwest Telephone and Telegraph Review Magazine October

Some Ops need to pause often to collect their thoughts --- looking back, a "triple" was pretty common to hear in a Novice transmission --- I wonder what the record is in one string? Perhaps 10 or 12.

I was just browsing our files on the group.io area and noticed one file titled "1916 Telegrapher magazine" and has a large number of jpgs - one for each page in the magazine. Ouch. A bit of a PITA.

As far as the prosign _..._ it's the CW prosign for BT according to this list of CW Prosigns at http://www.kent-engineers.com/prosigns.htm it defines the prosign BT to mean----- Pause; Break For

* On 2020 24 Oct 20:03 -0500, Nate Bargmann wrote: Nope, I am mistaken, it is the equal sign what no less of an authority than the ITU calls a "double

* On 2020 24 Oct 14:33 -0500, Dale Holloway, K4EQ wrote: You are correct, Dale. I goofed in agreeing is was the equal sign and Wikipedia is incorrect also on this point. 72, Nate -- "The optimist

Terry, With your call, you are obligated to send the zero correctly. If you are in a contest sending serial numbers, you can send "T" as zero, but not in your call sign. Interesting

Hi Terry, 1. code for T is usually used by some hams, to replace number 0, in: - normal QSOs, when stating TX wattage, - in contest qsos, in numbering ongoing qso DO NOT USE IT to replace

-...- is not an equal sign. It is a double dash. A single dash (hyphen) is -....- (4 dots) but is rarely if ever used. Dale Holloway, K4EQ www.k4eq.net

* On 2020 24 Oct 10:53 -0500, Terry S. Clevenger via groups.io wrote: As others have noted, cut numbers should only be used where others might expect them but never in a callsign as my call is N0NB

For second question. That prosign is often used to kill time during a QSO. Provides time to think of next thought to send.

"T" is often used for 0s in serial numbers during certain events or operations. It saves time during an exchange. Do not recommend using it to replace the 0 ( zero) in your call. Congratulations on

Dahdidididah is the prosign BT (which when handwritten is. BT with a line over the B and the T. Its meaning is “double dash.” Source: ARRL. KD4MSR, Scott

Terry . . . 1) The cut number for zero is a T. It should never be used in a call sign. It has relevance in CW contests and occasionally in QSOs but, in my opinion, all cut

Terry, the "cut numbers" are used in conversation during QSO. I do not think the FCC wants them used with your call letters. The equal sign is used by many as a "wait, I'm thinking" prosign. Dr. Don

Just getting active on-air and have questions: 1) I've heard that 'T' can be used in place of the number 0; is this true? Thats part of my calls and want to be sure. 2) I hear the code for the '='

Hello Doc, You are on the right track already. The 4 States gang is very good about slowing down to help newcomers to CW. Try joining in to the activities that they offer and don't worry about the

Hello all...please suggest some Web sites where I can find "getting started" info to this mode which is totally new mode. 72/73 Doc K5OSA

From Eastern TN...40M was totally dead. Noise level was decent but no signals. 80M was better with Johnny coming in very strong at times but the QSB took his signal to the very low levels. I could