[CQ-Contest] Cut numbers in SSCW

[Robert Brandon]

I agree.  Cut numbers are definitely disorienting, especially on a weak
signal.  It makes you wonder if he's repeating his precedence, if you missed
the last letter of his call on the first go-round, etc., etc.

More than cut numbers, this year it was leading zeros.  If I hear four
dashes at the end but missed the first element, was it a 1 or a leading
zero?  Please don't use them.  It's really not a problem to copy serial
numbers of different lengths.  There must be some new software that sends
leading zeros by default, as I heard a lot of them this year.

Robert K5PI

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Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 7:56 PM
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Subject: [CQ-Contest] Cut numbers in SSCW

I've noticed in the last couple of years, there seems to be more and more  
use of cut numbers in SS. 
 
Guys, this is NOT the place to use them.  With the mix of numbers and  
letters,  the confusion is much higher than something like WPX.  One  guy
gave 
me dit dahdit for his check.  It was 59. I asked for a fill.   But, my brain

wants to tell me its the beginning of ENY.  I can copy 40 WPM  with not much

problem, and QSO in well of excess of 30. I can copy CW pretty  well. But, 
my brain doesn't react quick enough during the exchange, and I  end up 
missing the next part while the stupid cut numbers are processing.  
 
EVERY guy that gave me cut numbers, I asked for a fill on purpose.   Call 
me a bad man, but, hey, it is what it is.
 
73- Chuck KI9A
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