[CQ-Contest] CW abbreviations

Mirko S57AD miroslav.sibilja at amis.net
Sat Dec 2 15:26:44 EST 2006


My call will be  (space). So, when you hear a space calling you, it is me.

73  Mirko, S57AD

Paul J. Piercey pravi:

>Thanks for that, Mike.
>
>I was going to say that from now on my call in contests was going to be
>VOAHE and my report in CQ contests would be ENN E, which would increase my
>QSO rate by a large amount, but now, taking your lead, I'm going to be E
>with the report of ENN E.
>
>24 to go...
>
>
>73 -- Paul  E (formerly VO1HE)
>
>  
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com 
>>[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mike Fatchett
>>Sent: December 2, 2006 17:23
>>To: 'David Pruett'; 'José Nunes CT1BOH'
>>Cc: cq-contest at contesting.com
>>Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] CW abbreviations
>>
>>Then I believe it will be the responsibility of the ARRL to 
>>publish the official cut list so that all may have an 
>>opportunity to convert what is sent to what should have been sent.
>>
>>Punishing a station for copying what is sent is just wrong 
>>whether you or the ARRL dictates it or not!  How is a casual 
>>op supposed to know all the cut number abbreviations?  
>>Wouldn't it be easier for the ARRL and log checkers to 
>>include the possible translations in the log checking routine?
>>
>>I think the ARRL is completely wrong on this one.
>>
>>I am making it official that T is now the cut abbreviation 
>>for W0MU.  I will be registering it with all appropriate 
>>registration entities.  I guess I will have to send my call 
>>at least once every 10 mins for FCC regs but other than that 
>>if you hear T calling it is me.
>>
>>T
>>
>>
>>
>> 
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
>>[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of David Pruett
>>Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 11:27 PM
>>To: José Nunes CT1BOH
>>Cc: cq-contest at contesting.com
>>Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] CW abbreviations
>>
>>All:
>>
>>On a related note, keep in mind that it is the ARRL 
>>logchecking position that when receiving a serial number, it 
>>is the responsibility of the receiving station to translate 
>>any received cut numbers into numeric digits in the log.  
>>K9TM and I do the logchecking for the ARRL 10M Contest where 
>>DX stations send RST/serial numbers as their exchange.  If 
>>CT3NT sends "VVN"to you as his serial number, it is your 
>>responsibility to turn it into "339".
>>If you put "VVN" in the log, your QSO will be scored as invalid.
>>
>>Now before anybody begins wringing their hands or starts a 
>>thread complaining that you should "log what is sent", the 
>>topic is not open for discussion.  I've confirmed this 
>>direction with the ARRL HQ Contest Department, and this is 
>>the way the 10M Contest Logs have been scored since 1998.  
>>There is logic to this; cut numbers exist solely to help CW 
>>operators convey numeric data quicker over the air.  It is 
>>not the logchecker's responsibility to decode these numbers 
>>to "interpret" your log.
>>
>>Just trying to be helpful here, not start a controversy 
>>(which we seem wont to do on the reflector these days).  And 
>>I'm only speaking for the 10M contest, which I'm on the 
>>logchecking team for.
>>
>>Dave/K8CC
>>
>>
>>José Nunes CT1BOH 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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