ENN guys are primitive and next time I think I shall avoid them when I S&P
Time to remind too inventive guys that Morse Code has some kind of basic
rules and limitations...
599001 can be 5NN TT1.... but NOT ENN TTA.... The latter confuses more
than it simplifies...
73 de RA/SM6LRR, Mats
2012/5/31 <Georgek5kg@aol.com>
> Opinion, yes definitely.
>
> Cut numbers other than T, A or N are too confusing in my opinion. Some
> European stations use cuts, and I sure wish they would not! I generally
> always have to ask for repeats which is a BIG WASTE OF TIME!
>
> 73, George, K5KG
>
> George Wagner, K5KG
> Sarasota, FL
>
>
> In a message dated 5/31/2012 8:55:44 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> n4zr@contesting.com writes:
>
> There's nothing like a CW serial number contest to get you re-thinking
> about the use of cut numbers.
>
> For situations where first-time intelligibility is important, I think
> use of cut numbers probably costs more time than it saves. Here's why:
>
> The basic Morse Code 0-9 character set has two important characteristics
> - each number is five code elements long, and each one gives you two
> chances to copy correctly or confirm that you have done so. If you hear
> the first dit of 1, or the last 4 dahs, then you know what the number
> is. This is because, with the regularity of computer-sent CW and the
> presence of "5NN" as a signal to expect the number to begin at a certain
> time, you can often infer from the length of the "lost" portion of a
> number what it must have been. Even if you only get the two dits of 8,
> depending on when you hear them, you can have pretty good confidence
> that it was, in fact, 8, and not seven with one unheard dit.
>
> How much time is saved by sending A instead of 1? How much time is lost
> by responding to "AGN" or "NR?"
>
> Opinions? I bet there are a few out there.
>
> --
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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