[CQ-Contest] Cut numbers in SSCW

[Jon]

Amen!

Nothing gets you like an unexpected cut number or omission or transposition
of the exchange.  My brain gets it, but my fat fingers don't!  Invariably I
mess up the keyboard entry, lose concentration and need a repeat.  What was
with the guys who omit their call in the exchange?  My brain does a check
for that and when it's not there, I'm late inputting the ck and sec.  It's
OK at 25 wpm, but at 30+ wpm, my brain is expecting the proper sequence.

I also intentionally ask for a fill when I get cut numbers in SS.

My 2 cents.



Jon Hamlet, W4ZW

Casey Key Island, Florida
"A little piece of paradise in the Gulf of Mexico"


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.