[CQ-Contest] SS beefs Post Wrap-up Show

[Pete Smith]

At 08:48 PM 11/7/03 -0600, Mark Beckwith wrote:
>I don't mean to sound elitist, I'm just trying to call it like it is.
>There's a time and a place for leading zeros, and experienced operators
>know what those times and places are.  However, many people presently using
>leading zeros are not experienced operators and DON'T know when leading
>zeros are and are not appropriate.
>
>In a QST piece directed to "the beginning SS operator" or "the first time SS
>operator" or entitled "Your First SS?" or whatever, a sentence saying "avoid
>using leading zeros" would still be a good thing.

I'm scratching my head trying to think of a time when leading zeros ARE 
appropriate.  The trouble is that the full Zero character could also be 1 
or 9 with just a single burst of interference.  It's better if you use a T 
or long dash, but please, no REAL zeros.


73, Pete N4ZR
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