The CWT contest exchange includes the CWOP membership number.
It can be up to 4 digits, so there are a bunch of 9's, 1's and zeroes.
You can imagine the rest...
K0SN
On Thu, Dec 19, 2024 at 8:33 AM <john@kk9a.com> wrote:
> What is a CWT Virus? I have never operated CWT, according to rules there
> are no serial numbers in the exchange.
>
> Cut serial number have been used on CW for as long as I can remember. I am
> not a fan of them but I do not think this is something that should be
> prohibited in the rules. No one wants cut number QSOs removed from their
> log. Certain commonly used cut numbers can be effective for power levels in
> the ARRL DX, for CQ zones and of course RST.
>
> John KKnA
>
>
> Jpescatore K3TN 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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