I love to get cut numbers. They save time and its a lot of fun because
instead of having my brain programmed to get just full numbers I add a
little more flexibility and expect letters and numbers.
Set you mind to receive cut number, and you'll find, under a pile up point
of view, it is much better than getting full numbers.
Let me tell a a story that altough not related to cut numbers had me think
about other things.
In 1996 the monday after CQWW CW where I operated from 9Y4H I decided to do
a little experience.
I was on 40 running a pile-up at 40 WPM. This was a US/EU pile up, and quite
big.
QSO after QSO I started raising my CW Speed by 2WPM , until I reached CT
maximum speed of 60.
As far as I was increasing my CW speed the pile-up was moving East. And in
the end at 60 WPM I was beeing called by HA, UA, OK, UR, LZ stations.
The moral of the story
If we lower the standards we lower the operating practices...
Vy 73
Jose - CT1BOH
http://www.qsl.net/ct1boh
-----Original Message-----
From: CT1BOH - Jose Carlos Cardoso Nunes <ct1boh@mail.telepac.pt>
To: Jeffrey Steinman <steinman@nortelnetworks.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Cut [Serial] Numbers
>I love to get cut numbers. They save time and its a lot of fun because
>instead of having my brain programmed to get just full numbers I add a
>little more flexibility and expect letters and numbers.
>Set you mind to receive cut number, and you'll find, under a pile up point
>of view, it is much better than getting full numbers.
>
>Let me tell a a story that altough not related to cut numbers had me think
>about other things.
>In 1996 the monday after CQWW CW where I operated from 9Y4H I decided to do
>a little experience.
>I was on 40 running a pile-up at 40 WPM. This was a US/EU pile up, and
quite
>big.
>QSO after QSO I started raising my CW Speed by 2WPM , until I reached CT
>maximum speed of 60.
>
>As far as I was increasing my CW speed the pile-up was moving East. And in
>the end at 60 WPM I was beeing called by HA, UA, OK, UR, LZ stations.
>
>The moral of the story
>If we lower the standards we lower the operating practices...
>
>Vy 73
>Jose - CT1BOH
>http://www.qsl.net/ct1boh
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jeffrey Steinman <steinman@nortelnetworks.com>
>To: cq-contest@contesting.com <cq-contest@contesting.com>
>Subject: [CQ-Contest] Cut [Serial] Numbers
>
>
>>
>>Having just returned from WP2Z I must say I was surprised at the number of
>>people using cut numbers. Never had a problem with them in the past, but
>>that was before trying to copy 4 digit serial numbers (err,
number/letters)
>>at 40+ WPM on a noisy band or through a pileup that won't stop calling. I
>>don't know how many repeats I had to ask for as a result of this. With
full
>>numbers I can get a sense of the rhythm and pull a number through the QRM
>>better - those little letters get lost quickly. Guess I need to work on my
>>CW.
>>
>>Made 4300+ QSOs and each serial number sent was a full number. Had very
few
>>people ask for repeats.
>>
>>73
>>Jeff N5TJ
>>
>>
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