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

[Tom Osborne]

What I think is funny is a station that has a callsign like 'XX2014IARU' 
will use cut numbers to 'save time' :-)  73
Tom W7WHY


> 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
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