[CQ-Contest] DUMB CUT NUMBER

[PAUL PIERCEY]

Yeah, I worked him too but figured it was 1K.

I did get a '2K' from a OM station. I listened for a while and that's what he was giving. Honesty in contesting perhaps :)

Now I need to ask...

If someone sends you 1000, can you enter KW or should you enter what you receive? This begs the question that if you must enter what you receive, then ATT, NN, NNN, K, KW, 1OO, AK, etc must be the report, n'est ce pas?

73 -- Paul VO1HE


----- Original Message ----
From: Eric Hilding <b38 at hilding.com>
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Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 12:23:15 AM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] DUMB CUT NUMBER

Just when I thought I had heard it all in an ARRL CW DX Contest.

On 15m PY5/OK5MM sent me 5NN AK ... what a DUMB CUT NUMBER and UNNECESSARY source of confusion.

AK is the mult designation for Alaska which I know well (and should have been for this event).

I had never heard AK as a power multiplier before.  ATT and K and others yes, but IMHO, a AK is a real DUMB CUT NUMBER to use for One Kilowatt.  It took an extra two minutes to re-connect with him to FINALLY get an explanation in WATTS.

Confusion is NOT a good thing.  Why do people do this???  Gimme a good old fashioned 5NN KW any day.

ARRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ;-(

73...

Rick, K6VVA
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