[CQ-Contest] Cut number advice

[John Geiger]

NN did cause me to pause for a minute when I got his
exchange, but I did figure it out without a repeat.  I
am not used to hearing cut numbers in the check
either.  I think that O almost works better as a cut
number for 0 then T does, at least when giving the
serial numbers out, and especially when it is the
leading zero.

73s John AA5JG

--- Don Cassel <ve3xd at rogers.com> wrote:

> I think much of the problem with cut numbers is one
> of expectations. One
> expects to hear a cut number for a leading zero in
> the serial number
> especially early in the game but I know that NN for
> year would cause me to
> pause. Even T6 for 06 in the year would not be
> normally expected as most of
> the years were before 2000 and so numbers are always
> used. So a T is out of
> the ordinary.
> 
> 73, Don VE3XD
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf
> Of Gerry Hull
> Sent: November-05-07 9:09 AM
> To: John Geiger
> Cc: AD5VJ Bob; cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Cut number advice
> 
> I used NN VT instead of 99 VT.   I got asked for a
> lot of fills.
> I found this strange... N for 9 is VERY common.  If
> I sent NN as the fill,
> they get it immediately.
> 
> ... then there are the other guys who send 006 as
> the serial number!
> Every leading zero is a waste of bandwidth, cut or
> not.
> 
> 73, Gerry, W1VE (N1VT is this SS)
> 
> On 11/4/07, John Geiger <n5ten at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Hi BOb,
> >
> > I set up the keyer in my FT920 to use T for 0 but
> kept getting repeats 
> > on the NR today.  I guess that most people weren't
> expecting to hear a 
> > T at the beginning of a number. I changed it back
> to zero, and had far 
> > fewer repeats.  Some parts of contesting are
> really trial and error.
> >
> > 73s John AA5JG
> >
> > --- AD5VJ  Bob <rtnmi at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >
> > > I just went through many hours of ss not
> understanding why I was 
> > > getting so many repeats.
> > > Since my logging applications lets me decide
> whether to use all cut 
> > > numbers or just the T for 0 I decided to change
> it from all cut 
> > > numbers to using only the T.
> > >
> > > I have not had a repeat since.
> > >
> > > Not sure why but it seems no one is looking for
> cut numbers to be 
> > > sent in place of real ones.
> > >
> > > So I suggest if your using cut numbers in your
> serial exchanges, you 
> > > might want to consider not using them anymore.
> > >
> > > It may increase your rate.
> > >
> > >   73 fer nw es gud DX,
> > > QSL VIA: LotW, BUR, e-QSL
> > > Bob AD5VJ
> > > http://www.ad5vj.com/
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