rsync and compression question

[ToddAndMargo]

Hi All,

Looking over

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/43624832/rsync-compression-and-how-it-wo...

I am not sure what I am reading.

What I would like to do with rsync is as follows:

I would like to have a master directory on a local
drive that is uncompressed.

I want to do a one way sync to a backup flash drive
to update any changed files.

The job will go off in the middle of the night,
so speed is not an issue.

Now the fun part: I would like the files on the
backup flash drive to be compressed.  Do I lose
my file comparison feature?

Can I do this?

Many thanks,
-T