CQ-Contest
[Top] [All Lists]

Numeric abbreviations

Subject: Numeric abbreviations
From: KR2J@aol.com (KR2J@aol.com)
Date: Mon Feb 27 19:06:45 1995
In 20 years of contesting, I've never heard "ENN" sent as an exchange.  "ATT"
yes, but never "ENN".

For crying out loud, how much difference do 4 dits make ?

>>de KM9P:  The RST part of the exchange is meaningless... and this is just
another way to abbreviate something on CW.  How is this different from 5NN
TTT for 599 1000?  <<

If it eliminates requests for repeats by using a 5, it probably saves time by
sending all 5 dits.  Despite the actual reduction in bits sent during the
exchange,  requests for repeats would plague the operator that did this
throughout the contest.  Agreed,  the RST is meaningless, but in practice, it
must be sent in order to prevent confusion.

KR2J@AOL.com

KR2J@AOL.com

>From kn5hose@acca.nmsu.edu (kn5hose)  Tue Feb 28 00:16:41 1995
From: kn5hose@acca.nmsu.edu (kn5hose) (kn5hose)
Subject: V44 exchange or lack the...
Message-ID: <199502280016.RAA07169@acca.nmsu.edu>

HELLO?!?!?!?!  CALLING  KR1R  KR1R  KR1R    WE ARE CALLING YOU!!!!

SPECIFY --- WHAT ARE THE RULES????

OVER AND OUT.

de Hose  KN5H

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>