[CQ-Contest] CWT Virus has spread to ARRL 10M - WPX next?

[jimk8mr at aol.com]

 I don't think cut numbers could be outlawed - can you imagine how that would be enforced?
I think people overestimate the advantage of using cut serial numbers. I for one won't start sending my exchange until I've logged the other guy's number, which in nearly all cases takes as much time as if the number had been sent uncut. And maybe longer to translate cut into uncut.
Tough when back in Ohio W1NN and I enjoy using cut numbers in the VHF contest, sending "EN NA" back and forth.

73  -  Jim   K8MR

    On Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:26:57 PM EST, jpescatore--- via CQ-Contest <cq-contest at contesting.com> wrote:   

 A few months ago, after remotely opping OZ5W as part of a MM in the SAC CW and running into cut numbers in variable serial numbers, I reached out to the ARRL, WPX and CA QP test to recommend prohibiting cut numbers in non ST exchange fields.
Saw them quite a bit in the 10M ARRL this past weekend. I think CQ WPX CW is next big one with serial number - still time to avoid EE5E send dit  dah dit  dah dit    dit   dit   dit  dit  towards the end of the weekend...
The N1MM entry window parser will convert most of the letters if you type what you hear, but I'd rather see rates increase by higher speed at both end vs. shorter exchanges. Current rules vary about what happens if you do submit log with alpha characters in serial number field.
73 John K3TN