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Re: [CQ-Contest] Odd exchanges

To: Stan Stockton <wa5rtg@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Odd exchanges
From: Larry via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Reply-to: Larry <pacer99@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 18:51:03 -0700
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You can't play the music if you don't know all of the notes.

-.  --...  -..  -..

Sent by Larry

On Feb 20, 2018, at 9:01 AM, Stan Stockton <wa5rtg@gmail.com> wrote:

I would never considering using anything other than E for 5 (and only as a part 
of 599), T for zero, and N for 9 (and again probably only as a part of 599.  A 
for 1 and U for 2 are OK to receive but doubt I would ever send them.

Stan, ZF9CW

> On Feb 20, 2018, at 2:05 AM, Maarten van R <pd2r.maarten@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> As a novice CW op I would like to know if there are acceptable cut numbers?
> And if so, what are they?
> 
> 73, Maarten PD2R
> 
> Op ma 19 feb. 2018 om 20:39 schreef Mike Smith VE9AA <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
> 
>> I usually adhere to the "log what is sent" mantra.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> A little off tangent, but a reasonably strong EU sent me "UTT" this
>> weekend.
>> That's no issue, I get it's 200,  however the odd thing was that he sent
>> that as a cut # presumably to save time (or to sound uber cool I s'pose)
>> but
>> it failed because all of all the other wasted time he used up.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Me: CQ VE9AA TEST
>> 
>> Him: DL1ABC (a made up callsign..sorry to the real DL1ABC who might
>> eventually read this post)
>> 
>> Me: DL1ABC 5NN NB
>> 
>> Him: VE9AA UTT UTT UTT DL1ABC K
>> 
>> Me: TU VE9AA
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I know UTT is 200w and I totally get it...sending my call (I already know
>> it) and UTT 3 flippin' times (I got it after the first time) then followed
>> by DL1ABC (I had already sent DL1ABC) is a loooootttttttt of wasted time.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I do get that it's a contest, not a job or a legal document and more than
>> likely was just a casual participant.  I myself am guilty of OCCASIONALLY
>> sending someones name or GE or an extra DIT DIT, but not for every Q.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Not sure why cut numbers are so rampant in EU.  I blame his club or his
>> mentor or whoever helped him program his macros.  They need a slap.  Same
>> as
>> that guy over on one of the contest logger forums who wanted a way to send
>> everyones exchange back to them.  NO, don't do it.   PLEASE.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Mike VE9AA
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Mike, Coreen & Corey
>> 
>> Keswick Ridge, NB
>> 
>> 
>> 
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