[r-t] Calling positions and differential methods

[Alexander Holroyd]

As a practical suggestion how to deal with such things, how about 
something like "H at 2", pronounced "Home at 2", meaning that one calls a 
home at the second opportunity.  This convention is already in use in 
Grandsire - "In and Out at 2".  One could imagine that it could be used 
either as a column heading or an entry in a column depending on need:

W   H
-  - at 2
-   -

or

W at 2  H at 2
  -    -
  -    -

etc.


On Wed, 12 Jul 2017, Graham John wrote:

> On 12 July 2017 at 00:18, Don Morrison <dfm at ringing.org> wrote:
> 
> > Isn't -WpHpH-H 1.4, not 1.12?
> 
> No, they are calling positions not leads, which I would have expressed as -pp-. If you
> wanted to call this touch, calling the observation bob Wrong, plain Home, plain Home,
> bob Home is easier to follow when conducting than counting 11 leads to the next call
> which is suggested by the lead layout below (although clear).
> 
> 96 Don?s Differential Major
> 
>   2345678
> 
>   -------
> 
>   7642583  1
> 
>   6235748  11
> 
>   -------
> 
> 
> > Anyway, am I correct in thinking you are suggesting something like the following for
> those three W,H touches?
> 
> 
> 2345678  W  H
> _____________
> 7362548  -
> 5367248
> 6235748     -
> _____________
> 
> In course layout, yes, or more explicitly:
> 
> 2345678  W  H
> _____________
> 7362548  -  p (4)
> 5367248     p (4)
> 6235748     - (4)
> _____________
> 
> Graham
> 
>