What does it mean when the code reader displays asterisks?
The asterisk that sometimes appears in the code reader window is a warning that an incoming data packet got lost in the network. The packet can get dropped between the sender and the server, in which case everyone sees an asterisk, or between the server and the receiver. In general, a packet corresponds to a single Morse character. However, spaced Morse characters (C, O, R, Y, Z, and &) are often transmitted as two separate packets. It’s all a function of the sending operator’s fist and the nominal code speed setting on the sending operator’s KOB window. The asterisk is displayed as soon as the error is detected, not necessarily in the sequence of letters as they’re decoded, so the missing character is usually a letter or two after the point where the asterisk appears.
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