[CQ-Contest] Annoying trend

[Paul J. Piercey]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of John Geiger
> Sent: January 24, 2007 15:39
> To: Tom Wagner; cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Annoying trend
> 
> 
> --- Tom Wagner <tfwagner at snet.net> wrote:
> 
> > Re check digits and other "unenforced rules"...
> > 
> > 
> > It's really pretty simple, and practical. 
> > The ARRL is more interested in encouraging participation than 
> > enforcing rules that don't affect the outcome.
> 
> 
> So instead of sending a consectutive serial number, which can 
> take more time in sending, would it be ok for me to give 
> everyone 100 as a serial number, cut to ATT?  As long as I 
> log that as the sent number for each QSO in the log, it 
> shouldn't affect the outcome in any way.
> 

Wow.

All the rules I have seen for contests using serial numbers as part of the
exchange stipulate "consecutive" or "progressive" serial numbers. That is a
defined rule.

73 -- Paul VO1HE