[CQ-Contest] Operating practices heard in SS SSB

[David J. Sourdis]

Well, let's add some math and more definitions to the conversation


Examples of series or sequences:

2 4 6 8 10 12 ...   pairs , 2x. Consecutive, progressive (growing)

3 6 9 12 15...       3x.  Consecutive, progressive

500 501 502 503...  integers. Consecutive, progressive

1 3 5 7 9...         odds, 2x+1.   Consecutive, progressive

1 2 3 5 7 11 13 17 19...   primes. Progressive 

...-9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 ...   integers  [Z].  Progressive, yup. Consecutive, ídem.

0 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55    <------Fibonacci's, next number is the sum of the last two. Used for rabbit population growth modeling among many, many things in nature. Progressive. 

Rule of WPX:
VI. Exchange: RS(T) report plus a progressive contact serial number 
		starting with 001 for the first contact. Multi-operator 
		entrants must start with serial number 001 on each band. 

Rule of SS:
Exchange: The required exchange consists of:
    4.1. A consecutive serial number;  ...

Thesaurus:

Main Entry:       consecutive
Definition:         in sequence

Main Entry:       sequence
Definition.         series, order   

Main Entry:       progressive
Definition:         liberal, growing  ( let's stick with "growing")


Take out the first two numbers of Fibonacci's and the series could be used in WPX, as well as odds and also primes. All start with "001" and all are progressive, growing. 

With the definitions from the dictionary and the rules, take your pick among the series examples and see what could you use on which contest.

Maybe those who like to skate on the thin ice of rule's limits would need one that specifies about the numbers, something like this:
"Use the positive integer numbers, progressive, consecutive and ADJACENT". Or, kindergarten style: "Use 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 and always one more"

Adjacent, maybe this word was the intention when rulemakers wrote "consecutive", I think that most of us think of the word consecutive as "adjacent" when we use it.


Anyway, we all know the intention of the rulemakers. It's easy. I hope that we won't ever need to involve the Supreme Court in our games one of these days...


73

David
HK1KXA
EC5KXA

PS: Oh, my. I have never read the rules' official spanish version if there's any, interesting. Mmm  ... Traduttore, traditore.























> Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:57:32 -0500
> From: ac6wi at comcast.net
> To: CQ-Contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Operating practices heard in SS SSB
> 
> On 23/11/09 20:04, Tom Haavisto wrote:
> 
> > Remember - you must give A serial number - it is not a requirement that you
> > use EVERY number in sequence.
> 
> <Tongue in cheek>
> 
> Well, then it's just a number and not a _serial_ number.
> 
> 'Serial' is derived from 'series' and the mathematical definition of
> 'series' is "a set of quantities constituting a progression or having
> values determined by a common relation" [1]  Randomly dropping numbers
> from the sequence removes the common relation so they are no longer
> serial numbers  :)
> 
> </Tongue in cheek>
> 
> Vy 73,
> 
> Andrew AC6WI / GI0NWG
> 
 		 	   		  
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