[CQ-Contest] The Insanity of Cut Numbers in Serial NumberContests

Yuri ve3dz at rigexpert.net
Tue Dec 16 10:48:08 EST 2014


Perfect, Jukka!
I like it.

"Please copy":

Not being a fan of cut numbers myself, I think that good ops know how to 
copy any numbers.

73 Yuri VE3DZ


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jukka Klemola" <jpklemola at gmail.com>
To: "Tom Haavisto" <kamham69 at gmail.com>
Cc: <k9yc at arrl.net>; "CQ Contest" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2014 9:06 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] The Insanity of Cut Numbers in Serial 
NumberContests


> "NR?" promotes cut numbers. It is an abbreviation.
>
> Sending "number?" might help.
> If not, sending "the number please?" might deliver the message even 
> better?
>
> What I find pretty insane is sending "73" in a contest.
> Both CW and SSB - makes negative sense to me.
>
> In case of any static or whatever QSB, at least I will ask "what seven"
>
>
> 73,
> Jukka OH6LI
>



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