[CQ-Contest] serial numbers

[wd5acr at comcast.net]

I'd like to propose a change in the wording of the rules. Something along the lines of "...then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out." 

de WD5ACR 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike" <nf4l at nf4l.com> 
To: "Robert Chudek - K0RC" <k0rc at citlink.net> 
Cc: "CQ Contest" <cq-contest at contesting.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8:13:55 PM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain 
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] serial numbers 

Thus limiting the contest to 10 types of hams. Those who understand 
binary, and those who don't. 

73, Mike NF4L 

Robert Chudek - K0RC wrote: 
> Yeah, hex would definitely make it fun. Or how about making it real simple 
> by using Base 2? 
> 
> 73 de Bob - KØRC in MN 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Zack Widup" <w9sz.zack at gmail.com> 
> To: "CQ Contest" <cq-contest at contesting.com> 
> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 11:24 PM 
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] serial numbers 
> 
> 
> Why limit it to base 10? Hexadecimal would be fun and would throw the 
> cut numbers users for a loop. "5NN 4DC" 
> 
> 49, Zack W9SZ 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 6:28 PM, cwdxer <w7ot at verizon.net> wrote: 
> 
>> But why limit it to real numbers? You're 59 100+j87 has a nice ring to it 
>> (ok, 100+i87 for those non-engineer types). 
>> 
>> And while there are an infinite number of rational numbers, what about all 
>> of those poor irrational numbers? You're 59 pi would be a great way to 
>> steal someones run frequency, it would take them FOREVER to type it into 
>> their log..... 
>> 
>> :-) 
>> 
>> I'm afraid to post this to the reflector since there appear to be some who 
>> lack the humor gene.... 
>> 
>> Mike W1YM 
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Zack Widup" <w9sz.zack at gmail.com> 
>> To: "CQ Contest" <cq-contest at contesting.com> 
>> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 2:21 AM 
>> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] serial numbers 
>> 
>> 
>> 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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