3AA could also be 311, meaning they had no prec.
73s John AA5JG
--- Dave Hachadorian <K6LL@ARRL.net> wrote:
> In SS CW, somebody sent me 3AA, and I was supposed
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> Another bad idea is a bunch of leading zeros before
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> Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
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