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

[Radio K0HB]

You guys take this stuff way too seriously.  We're only just a bunch of guys playing with our toy radios.


73, de Hans, K0HB




PS: K9YC, you owe me bunch of QSL's

On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 9:02 AM, Yuri <ve3dz at rigexpert.net> wrote:

> 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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