Jack,
I'm the logchecker for the ARRL 10M contest where DX stations send
serial numbers and yes it *is* your job to interpret sent cut numbers.
The rules specify that for a valid DX (i.e, non-W/VE) QSO, you must
receive a valid RS(T) and a valid serial number. Cut digits are not
numbers. They are simply "on-the-air shorthand", and even then there
isn't necessary a standard set of "cut" characters. If you can't
interpret what they sent, you need to ask for a repeat; you're the only
one who can.
I don't accept the argument that you're "just copying what they sent".
I haven't seen a single Cabrillo log submitted to us that shows cut
digits in the sent serial number, so even if we were to accept cut
numbers in your log, you're most likely going to lose the QSO anyways
because what you copied doesn't match what is shown as sent in the log
from the station you worked. It's certainly not the logchecker's job to
interpret cut numbers, because we weren't there when the QSO was made.
The only station who can interpret a received cut number is the
receiving station.
Here's a real world example from the 10M contest a few years ago.
Somebody worked a KH0 and logged a received exchange of "599 NE". Now
is that the KH0's 95th QSO or did he relocate to Nebraska? As the
receiving station, there are things you can do to resolve this; for
example, if he's running you can hang around and listen to what he sends
to the next station. If he answered your CQ, you can ask "NEB?" or "nr 95?"
I can't necessarily speak for all ARRL contests, but my logchecking
orders from ARRL HQ are that a serial number must contain all numeric
digits to be valid.
73, Dave/K8CC
K2RS wrote:
> Dont' have a clue what the "J" stands for, Randy. I'm just logging what
> they send. I could be wrong, but it's not our job to "interpret" cut
> numbers, is it?
>
> Jack, K2RS
>
>
>
> Randy Thompson K5ZD wrote:
>
>> Can someone tell me what the cut number J is supposed to represent? Guys
>> keep sending 5nnjtt and I can't decide if they mean 100 or 200!
>>
>> Randy, K5ZD
>>
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