[CQ-Contest] [NCCC] ARRL SSB DX Exchanges

[Ed Muns]

So, Rick, were you as conflicted about 'five nine' and you are about
'kilowatt'?  Did you enter FIVE NINE in your log for the signal report?  Do
you really think the DX stations logged CALIFORNIA rather than CA when you
gave California in your exchange?

73,
Ed - W0YK

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nccc-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:nccc-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Eric Hilding
> Sent: Monday, 03 March, 2008 06:29
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Cc: nccc at contesting.com
> Subject: [NCCC] ARRL SSB DX Exchanges
> 
> Just when I thought exchange power issues couldn't get any 
> worse than in the ARRL CW DX Contest, along comes the SSB version.
> 
>  
> 
> I was given EIGHT different variations for 1,000w (apparently 
> no one ran the full legal limit?):
> 
>  
> 
> K
> 
> KW
> 
> KILO
> 
> KILOWATT
> 
> ONE K
> 
> ONE KW
> 
> ONE KILO
> 
> ONE KILOWATT
> 
>  
> 
> Unfortunately, the log-what-you-copy mantra did not always 
> work, because I could not enter the entire word KILOWATT into 
> the power field - it was too long.  The ONE KILOWATT exchange 
> was off the charts.
> 
>  
> 
> What leaves me baffled is why anyone would want to use four 
> syllables (ONE
> KILOWATT) of valuable operating time instead of simply saying  (K).
> 
>  
> 
> Fortunately, the Space Shuttle program and other important 
> things in life don't operate with such inconsistencies as in 
> Contesting.
> 
>  
> 
> 73.
> 
>  
> 
> Rick, K6VVA
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