[CQ-Contest] SS beefs

[Gerry Hull]

>1.  Already mentioned in one of the 3830 posts - the practice of using
>leading zeros in SS #s should be discouraged.  In all the "how to operate
>this contest even though you think you can't" articles, the authors would
>serve the contest well to add a sentence saying "Using leading zeroes (i.e.
>'NR 001') is not required by the rules, and most SS operators don't bother
>with them.  Just send '#1')"

Hey Mark,

There's a funny thing about low numbers... You get repeat requests
on them...  This year, I started SS 4 hours late, at 8pm est...  So, when
I was at #1, many asked for repeats of my numbers.  Why is this?
It's like "What, you're ONLY at Number 1???"  Weird.

As a warning to multiops/unlimited -- please copy CW.   I just lookup myself
up on packet:

 14017.0  W1VE        03-Nov-2003 0129Z                             K <N7MH>
 21027.2  W1VE        02-Nov-2003 2336Z                             K <N7MH>
 21039.5  W1VE        02-Nov-2003 2052Z  ema                        K <N6ZFO>
 28026.9  W1VE        02-Nov-2003 1806Z  NH                         K <ND2T>
 21023.5  W1VE        02-Nov-2003 1733Z  cqing in solar noise  K <K1TTT-5>
 21037.4  W1VE        02-Nov-2003 1523Z                             K <K1MZ>
 21031.9  W1VE        02-Nov-2003 1443Z  NH                         K <K6OQ>
  7036.2  W1VE        02-Nov-2003 1034Z  ema                        K <N6NZ>
  7030.3  W1VE        02-Nov-2003 0750Z                             K <AD6WL>
  7030.6  W1VE        02-Nov-2003 0659Z  EMA                        K <N9IO>

Sorry to K6OQ (who, interestingly, is not in my log), but I was in EMA. 
I've done SS in EMA, WMA, NH and VT...  You gotta copy to find out!
BTW, my check was different this time, as I used the check of my host.
Oh, I worked a lot of locals while we had the flare -- so, was no reason to stop.

Those of us with checks of  < 80 or so may have been involved in ARRL (CW) Traffic
handling (as I was), so we all understand what PREC is.... but I found PR?
worked for me.  For those who were clueless "A OR B?" worked.

I appologize for my CW ...  I was going a bit fast.... Typically at 35,
sometimes down to 30... QRSed whenever asked, but was not asked alot.
My mistake, I *like* fast cw.

Like you, Mark, had a fantastic time doing SO2R -- makes it a whole different
contest.   A long way from my first SS, done with a GONSET G66/G67 pair (
cathode-keyed 6146), my Accukeyer and a 40m dipole at 20 feet!

73,

Gerry, W1VE (WA4UUX back in '76)