[CQ-Contest] serial numbers

[Ryan Jairam]

I hope no one complains when the contest committee either changes or
"clarifies" the rules due to abuse.

And yes, this can probably be considered as abuse.

But why bother anyway?  Having high serial numbers is only going to
encourage your competition to be more aggressive anyway, so it may not
work to your advantage.

Ryan N2RJ

On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 2:21 AM, Zack Widup <w9sz.zack at gmail.com> wrote:
> Because other sequences than n+1 would be a lot more fun. How about factorials?
> :-)
>
> 73, Zack W9SZ
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 9:49 PM, Ron Notarius W3WN <wn3vaw at verizon.net> wrote:
>> Progressive.
>> Sequential.
>> Incremental.
>> Consecutive.
>>
>> I should think the intention, obviously, is that you start with 1 for the
>> first QSO, 2 for the second, 3 for the 3rd, and so on.
>>
>> Such a simple concept.  And yet it appears to be somewhat controversial...
>> else why would there be so much arguing about it?
>>
>> 73
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
>> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ryan Jairam
>> Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 9:58 PM
>> To: N7DF
>> Cc: cq-contest at contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] serial numbers
>>
>> This is what the rules say:
>>
>>  Exchange: RS(T) report plus a progressive contact serial number
>> starting with 001 for the first contact
>>
>> A progressive serial number. Is that the same as a sequential number, or
>> not?
>>
>> Ryan, N2RJ
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 11:41 AM, N7DF <n7df at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> I have noticed that there is no requirement in the WPX rules for serial
>> numbers to be sequential, only that they begin with 001
>>>
>>> Reminds me of the school kids chant "one two skip a few, forty four, skip
>> some more"
>>>
>>> Nothing against foxing out the competition by skipping ahead occasionally
>> to give numbers larger than them.
>>>
>>> N7DF
>>>
>>>
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