Since I started this discussion, and have now read all the comments, some clarification is probably in order.
Most of my operating is on vhf, and the majority of that on 2M. So, I am often dealing with very weak signals, many can't be heard, many of those at the edge of the capability of FT8 to decode. So, I see RR73 rarely used. So, when a station I am in contact with sends 73, I know he has received my RRR, and by sending 73 I have in turn acknowledged his receipt of that message. Often, if I don't send 73, the other station will send 73 again, looking for my response. So in a qso like this, stations are rarely making contacts in rapid succession. It's the kind of environment where I may see a disturbance on the waterfall and start turning my beam to investigate and try to peak the signal. Often I'm dealing with qsb peaks until the signal is strong enough to decode. A qso like this can take some time and I've seen them last for 5 minutes, maybe more. This is a different situation than working strong signals on HF, where I rarely operate FT8, so my experience is different. So, when another station sends 73, and my station does not automatically respond, I'll just have to do that manually. So, I was just asking about this, about the cutoff of my transmit after I received a 73. I wanted only to be sure the software was behaving correctly, I'm not asking for a new feature to accommodate me or seeking a discussion about operating etiquette. Thanks to all who responded to my question. 73,Andy, ka2uqw
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