[CQ-Contest] CW abbreviations

[Alan Leith]

Cut numbers: NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO 
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO 
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO.

Do you want to know how I really feel?

73

Al, VE1AL
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At 07:59 PM 12/1/2006, you wrote:

>MR Tree says
>
>"PS: What about sending VV for "33" - anyone have a problem with that?"
>
>Well I don't since I used it from CT3NT.
>
>Do you have a problem when you send 5NN and use N for 9? Guess not cuz you
>are doing it all along.
>If you don't why should you have a problem when I use V for a 3? Or some
>abbreviations are OK and others are not?
>
>As far as CW numbers go I see the following abbreviations:
>
>1=A
>2=U
>3=V
>4
>5=E
>6
>7=B
>8=D
>9=N
>0=T
>
>CW is a mode where abbreviations are common and are there to save time.
>Probably you are not aware but:
>
>  transmitting "33" times 7.000 at 40wpm = 105.73 minutes
>transmitting "8" times 7.000 at 40wpm= 54.59 minutes
>Transmitting "VV" times 7.000 at 40wpm= 76.56 minutes
>
>And I'm still 22 minutes behind the zone 8 guys, transmitting just the zone
>for every QSO made
>
>EE CT3NT
>
>Ohh do you also have a problem I send EE instead of TU?!
>
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