[CQ-Contest] serial numbers

[Mike N0HI]

I am disappointed the rule read "progressive."  "Sequential" would have 
been a lot more fun...

Fibonacci sequence would be a sequential number (1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8).  In 
fact, the 20th Q made would be # 6,765.  That's right...fifteen minutes 
in and already 6k Q's.  But you have to send the # 1 twice, so this one 
is sort of dirty.

Even better, the Morris Number sequence (1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221, 
312211).  Holy cow, the 6th Q is # 312,211!

Is it April 1 yet?  I think we've had this discussion before...

-- 
Mike DeChristopher, N0HI
http://www.n0hi.net




Ryan Jairam wrote:

> This is what the rules say:
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>  Exchange: RS(T) report plus a progressive contact serial number
> starting with 001 for the first contact
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> A progressive serial number. Is that the same as a sequential number, or not?
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> Ryan, N2RJ
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> On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 11:41 AM, N7DF <n7df at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> I have noticed that there is no requirement in the WPX rules for serial numbers to be sequential, only that they begin with 001
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>> Reminds me of the school kids chant "one two skip a few, forty four, skip some more"
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>> Nothing against foxing out the competition by skipping ahead occasionally to give numbers larger than them.
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>> N7DF
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