[CQ-Contest] Copying

[Tony Rogozinski]

Seems to me that you copy what is sent?????????  I don't care what the DX station sends me as the exchange - that's what goes in the
log - It's not my job to interpret what they are trying to say.  I don't think any of the logging programs refuse to accept letters in the
power field but I could be wrong.

Tony 
W4OI/HK1AR


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Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:02:25 -0700
From: "Dick-w0raa" <w0raa at comcast.net>
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Cut numbers
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I had several stations send me a NN for their power.  I assumed they were running 99 watts and that's how I logged it.  Was I right or wrong?  

Maybe a way to solve this cut number crap is to have 3 categories and only 3 acceptable ways to send it.  As an example:  

L = Low Power (no more than 150 watts)
H = High Power (Over 150 watts)
Q = QRP (10 watts or less)

It's irritating as can be to have to figure out what someone is sending because they made up their own cut number macro or whatever.  Like the AK that was being sent.  Why not K or KW?  Is that extra character going to make a huge difference?  I really doubt it, except maybe to the purists.  

Dick
W0RAA