HI Mark,   
      
   On Wed 2012-Feb-29 21:09, mark lewis (1:3634/12) wrote to Roy Witt:   
      
   ml> my point is that it should be "" or similar... that's all...    
      
   YEah, makes it easier to read .   
      
   ml> [trim]   
      
    ml> that's why they have the breaks in there... at least one might run to   
    ml> the can and 'fridge during the "commercials" :lol:   
      
    RW> In FTN technology, the reader can be left open, even saving your   
    RW> 'gotta go' place for you. You don't need a chunk of text telling   
    RW> you when to go to the bathroom.   
      
   ml> i'm not posting it strictly for FTN users to read it in their   
   ml> mail... that is a bonus, though... my main point of posting it is   
   ml> for HAMs who do rebroadcast it during their ops ;) but i do have a   
   ml> few that i send it to via netmail, though...    
      
   Most who actually use it on air grab the streaming audio of   
   it, I think mp3 or some sort. I used to tape it off the   
   phone lines for a guy to rebroadcast on a local vhf net,   
   because he couldn't afford to dial ld to get it by phone   
   from California back then. quality when distributed by   
   phone line was actually quite good.   
   I've heard some real funkies in the streaming audio version   
   though over the years, but not sure it was originated with   
   them, or whoever was grabbing the stream for air.   
      
   Breaks when aired are timed both for legal identification of stations, and   
   iirc because most repeatesr have 3 minute   
   "time out" timers that if they remain keyed for three   
   minutes without a reset, (without input signal dropping   
   carrier to reset) they'll cease transmitting.   
      
   The one break is their way of telling folks who carries   
   newsline broadcasts. The other break is for the local ham   
   playing back the audio to identify his station legally.   
      
   Just thought I'd clarify.   
      
      
      
   Regards,   
    Richard   
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