- 41. Re: [CQ-Contest] Cut Numbers (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com>
- Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 09:38:14 -0000
- Hi Chris, I wouldn't think so. A callsign is a callsign and is part of your identity and thusly required by law; in Canada anyway. A signal report or contest exchange is not something that is legally
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-03/msg00281.html (8,684 bytes)
- 42. Re: [CQ-Contest] Cut Numbers (score: 1)
- Author: Claude Du Berger <duberger.miousse81@globetrotter.net>
- Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 07:39:34 -0400
- Is it considered acceptable to use cut numbers in a callsign when CQing in a contest? For instance, I use G8D, so could I use GUD, or for GU8D could I use GUUD? Chris G3SJJ __________________________
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-03/msg00282.html (7,760 bytes)
- 43. Re: [CQ-Contest] Cut Numbers (score: 1)
- Author: Zack Widup <w9sz@prairienet.org>
- Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 09:06:17 -0500 (CDT)
- I wouldn't reconnemd it. For one thing, in some calls how do you know where the number goes? Suppose you heard "UENN". Is that UE9N or U5NN? 73, Zack WNSZ ____________________________________________
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-03/msg00285.html (7,299 bytes)
- 44. Re: [CQ-Contest] Cut Numbers (score: 1)
- Author: Mirko S57AD <miroslav.sibilja@amis.net>
- Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 15:35:54 +0100
- Cut numbers were introduced decades ago to cut a bit longish numerical (ciphererd) radiogrammes and were supposed to use just in strictly numerical textes. Thhey should never be used in mixed (both l
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-03/msg00286.html (9,930 bytes)
- 45. Re: [CQ-Contest] Cut Numbers (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Turner <dezrat@copper.net>
- Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 07:56:01 -0700
- ORIGINAL MESSAGE: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- I suspect the rules in the UK are the same as the US: You are required to transmit your callsign. GUUD is not it. Bill W6WRT ____________________________________
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-03/msg00288.html (7,775 bytes)
- 46. Re: [CQ-Contest] Cut Numbers (score: 1)
- Author: G3SJJ <g3sjj@btinternet.com>
- Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 14:57:26 +0000
- Thanks for all the comments. 1 - I would never, ever, ever use cut numbers in a callsign for whatever reason. 2 - I raised the subject because I was listening to a contest station over the weekend wh
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-03/msg00289.html (7,657 bytes)
- 47. Re: [CQ-Contest] Cut Numbers (score: 1)
- Author: "Eric Hilding" <dx35@hilding.com>
- Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 18:42:32 -0800
- How on earth did you get "U" as a cut number for "8"? I'm completely Baffled. 73... Rick, K6VVA _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http:
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-03/msg00302.html (7,541 bytes)
- 48. Re: [CQ-Contest] Cut Numbers (score: 1)
- Author: "Leigh S. Jones, KR6X" <kr6x@kr6x.com>
- Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 19:09:16 -0700
- Cut numbers are problematic; there are conflicting cut numbers systems with resulting ambiguities. Perhaps the most commonly accepted cut numbers system merely eliminates all extra dashes beyond the
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-03/msg00304.html (9,955 bytes)
- 49. Re: [CQ-Contest] Cut Numbers (score: 1)
- Author: G3SJJ <g3sjj@btinternet.com>
- Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 07:37:00 +0000
- Yes, Eric. I messed up and that also. The post was bad humour on my part. I had heard a station giving what I thought was a cut-number in a callsign and wanted to draw attention to it. I would never
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-03/msg00306.html (8,584 bytes)
- 50. [CQ-Contest] Cut Numbers (score: 1)
- Author: "Martin Monsalvo, LU5DX" <lu5dx@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:16:49 -0700 (PDT)
- Tree, N6TR recently wrote: "...Sometimes people complain about me sending "73" when I am finishing a QSL in the SS - but aside from this being a nice thing to say to someone, it acts as a "mini CQ" -
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-03/msg00351.html (8,936 bytes)
- 51. [CQ-Contest] Cut numbers (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Fatchett" <mike@mallardcove.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 20:37:05 -0600
- As a mediocre cw guy I have to say that cut numbers threw me almost every time. I get in number rhythms and ..-- followed by ._ _. _ just killed me. The letter O for zero threw me too. I am sure thos
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-05/msg00294.html (7,399 bytes)
- 52. Re: [CQ-Contest] Cut numbers (score: 1)
- Author: Steve Harrison <k0xp@dandy.net>
- Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 04:07:13 +0000
- When your rate is 3 or 4 per MINUTE, then yes, it surely can; it can bump you up another Q per minute. I have no doubt that at least some Europeans experienced such rates, if only briefly, during the
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-05/msg00302.html (10,287 bytes)
- 53. Re: [CQ-Contest] Cut numbers (score: 1)
- Author: "Marijan Miletic', S56A" <s56a@bit.si>
- Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 09:48:36 +0200
- I went to two guitars concert last night in order to reset my brain from 36 hours torture of QRN and single breaking CW tone! Once I went to movie "Amadeus" after 48 hours of CQ WW CW and almost ende
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-05/msg00307.html (7,589 bytes)
- 54. [CQ-Contest] Cut Numbers (score: 1)
- Author: "James Cassidy" <jimki7y@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 21:52:21 -0700
- While it may be time saving to send cut numbers, is there any advantage if the receiving op need repeats to get it right. I think one normal transmission would be quicker than repeating. I recall a M
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-05/msg00330.html (7,788 bytes)
- 55. Re: [CQ-Contest] Cut numbers (score: 1)
- Author: DL8MBS <prickler.schneider@t-online.de>
- Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 07:25:28 +0200
- Steve Harrison schrieb: In this years ARRL CW I received a report including "enn" - and trying to answer in the same language I replied "tu enn 7e" as I chose my power as 75 Watts - he requested a re
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-05/msg00331.html (8,060 bytes)
- 56. Re: [CQ-Contest] Cut numbers (score: 1)
- Author: Steve Harrison <k0xp@dandy.net>
- Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 06:05:36 +0000
- The problem here was that the other operator just didn't anticipate, and thus expect, cut numbers in the actual power level. Cut numbers are 99% OK when it comes to the signal report; but when it com
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-05/msg00332.html (9,707 bytes)
- 57. Re: [CQ-Contest] Cut numbers (score: 1)
- Author: John Geiger <n5ten@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 07:02:36 -0700 (PDT)
- It seems that for NA ops, limited use of cut numbers works well. Using a T for leading zeros seems to work pretty well, and using O for a middle zero in the serial number does ok most of the time. Us
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-05/msg00353.html (8,903 bytes)
- 58. Re: [CQ-Contest] Cut numbers (score: 1)
- Author: "Rex Maner" <k7qq@netzero.net>
- Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 14:05:45 -0000
- Quack Says, I consider myself a fair to medium CW operator and find that Cut Numbers in the 5nn are OK but ENN would throw me totally out of sync. I also can deal with T 91 but don't give me T9A, and
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-05/msg00355.html (11,707 bytes)
- 59. Re: [CQ-Contest] Cut Numbers (score: 1)
- Author: Steve Harrison <k0xp@dandy.net>
- Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 15:07:36 +0000
- My point was that a skilled op, upon being called by someone, can often make an impromptu estimate whether that other station can handle being sent cut numbers. For example, when called by someone of
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-05/msg00358.html (10,893 bytes)
- 60. Re: [CQ-Contest] Cut numbers (score: 1)
- Author: "Sean D. Fleming (K8KHZ / Dr. Wouff Hong)" <k8khz@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2007 22:42:58 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
- As I am following the the thread I have figured out why someone was sending me A for a 1 the other night. I thought or thought for a long time That people were sending A's instead of 1's but I though
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2007-06/msg00064.html (7,365 bytes)
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