[CQ-Contest] CK, PR, SEC = same as cut numbers

[Zack Widup]

I heard one station sending to another one (in CW) something like "I NEED
THE LAST TWO DIGITS OF THE YEAR YOU FIRST GOT YOUR HAM LICENSE" at about 15
wpm, fairly high up in the 40m band. Now, THAT is patience!
I guess to those of us who have been at this for decades, sending CK? or PR?
is old hat. I guess the whole set of abbreviations used in CW is just
something a newcomer has to learn.
How would a newcomer ever figure out that "ES" means "AND"?

73, Zack W9SZ


On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 7:50 AM, Ed K1EP <k1ep.list at gmail.com> wrote:

> Are you suggesting that you send "AGN?" any time you need a fill on
> one particular part of the exchange?  Or send "SECTION?" if you need
> the section fill?  I had one guy send me "YEAR LICENSED 19##", "POWER
> ###W" and "LOCATION xxxxx"  instead of the "abbreviated" exchange.
>
> At 11/10/2009 07:51 PM, you wrote:
> >You guys crack me up.  Every year, "oh no, cut numbers."  I copy
> >whatever is sent my way.
> >
> >But far worse (IMHO) are those of you who may not "cut your numbers"
> >but cut your words.
> >I was probably 95% S+P during my short time in the SS and I can tell
> >you that I heard far
> >more repeats from guys sending CK CK CK or SEC SEC and especially PR
> >or PX or PC.
> >
> >CLEARLY, there are many "other" ops out there who have no idea what
> >these abbreviations
> >mean, yet you constantly send them.  I know what they mean and, if
> >you're reading this
> >here, you probably do too.  But LOTS of folks are clueless.  I mean
> >really, how is a novice
> >SSer supposed to know what CK or PR means?
> >
> >I bet that these abbreviations (followed by no answer cuz the other
> >guy was clueless) out-
> >numbered the "cut numbers" by at least 10:1 - probably more.
> >
> >I don't see how anyone who sends CK, SEC, PR can complain about the
> >very few times that
> >"cut numbers" were sent (I never heard any).
> >
> >What is "obvious" to some, is not to others.  Wish I had buck for
> >every time I heard someone
> >send PR or CK, only to have to send it again at least two more times.
> >
> >Is this the pot calling the kettle black?
> >
> >Think about it.
> >
> >de Doug KR2Q
>
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