I've recently been looking into FT8-like digital modes and have noticed a small issue.
For example, when Station A communicates with Station B, Station A sends RR73. At this point, should Station B reply to Station A with 73, allowing Station A to confirm the QSO?
In fact, according to the WSJT-X User Guide (available at: [URL])https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx-doc/wsjtx-main-2.6.0.html#_standard_exchange) The Standard Exchange portion, where one station sends RR73 to another, allows both stations to confirm a QSO.
Additionally, please include the following statement at the bottom of the webpage: "The RR73 message should only be used if you are reasonably confident that it will not need to be repeated."
This means that RR73 should only be used when you are certain that you will not receive a response.
That is, if B receives RR73 from A and does not reply with 73 to A, then switching to communicate with other friendly devices is reasonable. At this point, A also doesn't need to repeatedly send RR73 because it hasn't received 73 from B, which would waste a 15-second period.
Therefore, I propose that both parties confirm a QSO (communication) as soon as they receive an RR73 (or RRR) message during the communication. Additionally, avoid unnecessary replies to RR73 messages. If you need to respond with "73," it is recommended to use RRR for this purpose.
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