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Re: [CQ-Contest] CWT Virus has spread to ARRL 10M - WPX next?

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] CWT Virus has spread to ARRL 10M - WPX next?
From: Mike Fatchett W0MU <w0mu@w0mu.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:08:46 -0700
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Not a fan of cut numbers in serial numbers.  I doubt any contest sponsor would attempt to ban the practice.  At the expense of your score you could choose not to log cut number contacts or continually ask for repeats until real numbers are sent or not.

W0Mu

On 12/16/2024 10:37 AM, jimk8mr--- via CQ-Contest wrote:
  I don't think cut numbers could be outlawed - can you imagine how that would 
be enforced?
I think people overestimate the advantage of using cut serial numbers. I for 
one won't start sending my exchange until I've logged the other guy's number, 
which in nearly all cases takes as much time as if the number had been sent 
uncut. And maybe longer to translate cut into uncut.
Tough when back in Ohio W1NN and I enjoy using cut numbers in the VHF contest, sending 
"EN NA" back and forth.

73  -  Jim   K8MR

     On Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:26:57 PM EST, jpescatore--- via CQ-Contest 
<cq-contest@contesting.com> wrote:

  A few months ago, after remotely opping OZ5W as part of a MM in the SAC CW 
and running into cut numbers in variable serial numbers, I reached out to the 
ARRL, WPX and CA QP test to recommend prohibiting cut numbers in non ST 
exchange fields.
Saw them quite a bit in the 10M ARRL this past weekend. I think CQ WPX CW is next big one with serial number - still time to 
avoid EE5E send dit  dah dit  dah dit    dit   dit   dit  dit  towards the end 
of the weekend...
The N1MM entry window parser will convert most of the letters if you type what 
you hear, but I'd rather see rates increase by higher speed at both end vs. 
shorter exchanges. Current rules vary about what happens if you do submit log 
with alpha characters in serial number field.
73 John K3TN


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