[CQ-Contest] Operating practices heard in SS SSB

[David Gilbert]

As best I can tell, the SS rules don't require that the serial number 
begin with zero ... only that it be consecutive.  I'm sure some people 
think it is cute to take advantage of that.

I had one station in SS CW omit his callsign in the exchange ... in SS 
Phone I must have had fifteen or more.   Most, however, had rather low 
serial numbers so I suspect they were somewhat unclear on the rules.

73,
Dave   AB7E



Art Boyars wrote:
> One running station, with a sort-of familiar call, gave me NR 2656,
> Prec B, at on 1726Z  on Sunday/22 (that's 20-1/2 hours into the
> contest, right?).  I was alert enough to realize that it was WAY
> higher than any other number I was getting, so I got him to confirm
> it.  Wow!  I looked him up in the 2008 SS SSB results to see how he
> did.  Huh?  Not there!  I look forward to seeing his reported score.
> And I'll really be ticked if I get dinged for miscopying the number.
>
> On the PVRC Reflector there is a little discussion going about a
> "regular" in SS who was not sending his call in the report.  Well, I
> heard an ARRL Staffer doing that for about two QSOs (that is, I found
> him calling CQ, and then had to wait two QSOs before I got him).  I
> was ready to ask for a fill on his call, but when he worked me he
> included his call.  So I attribute it to brain fog on his end, rather
> than the Evil Inclination.  And it is nice to see the League and Staff
> supporting SS (W1AW, NN1N, the unamed guy here, and others).
>
> 73, Art K3KU
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