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

[Joe]

Maybe we should reply to stations that use cut numbers in serial numbers 
with Roman Numerals?
Instead of sending a serial number of  1372 we send MCCCLXXII

Yeah that's the ticket.

Joe WB9SBD
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On 12/14/2014 11:09 PM, Alan M. Eshleman wrote:
> ...and, of course, TNT is 90.  I mispoke earlier.
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> 73, Alan/K6SRZ
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> From: "Mike & Coreen Smith VE9AA" <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca>
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2014 6:04:03 PM
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] .Re: The Insanity of Cut Numbers in Serial Number	Contests
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> What is it with Europeans and cut numbers?
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> During a semi-fast run I had going, there was a EU guy (I forget his call,
> but suffice to say central EU.) who was sending me something like AGEU or
> something bizarre like that.  I made him repeat it 6 or 7 times.  Finally,
> this fella figured out he wasn't making any headway (and apparently needed
> VE9 for a mult, cuz he never left) and he sent the number 1752 (I think it
> was) by his paddles....flubbing it up the first time (I laughed).........
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> I know how to decode AGEU @ 35wpm if it was a word, but to then translate it
> to a number during a 150-200hr pileup..uhh.no, not going to happen.
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> Good times. (or not!_)
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> Oh-and, by the way, when a running station says "NR" -or "NR?", he doesn't
> want to hear "TU 5NN 123", he just wants to hear the 123 !
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> (hint* if he's asking, it's usually because you are uber weak or there is
> QRM like keyclicks taking everything out.
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> Or, when a running station says back to the caller 123?  He doesn't need
> you to repeat the number as that starts the whole cycle over again.
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> Best to send RRR or even QSL.
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> My 2c worth.
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> Mike, Coreen & Corey
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> Keswick Ridge, NB
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