[CQ-Contest] .Re: The Insanity of Cut Numbers in Serial Number Contests

[Jim Brown]

On Sun,12/14/2014 6:04 PM, Mike & Coreen Smith VE9AA wrote:
> What is it with Europeans and cut numbers?

It's not only a few EUs -- it's also US guys with big egos and the 
little pistol JAs. Funny -- they call you when you're running with this 
silly crap. But the big JA stations who are running all send real 
numbers (and big serial numbers).

Like Pete said in his first post -- real numbers have redundancy built 
in to improve copy. Wnen a signal's in the mud or has that arctic 
flutter, I really need that.

And yes, leading zeros are a PITA.

73, Jim K9YC