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

[john at kk9a.com]

What is a CWT Virus?  I have never operated CWT, according to rules there
are no serial numbers in the exchange.   

Cut serial number have been used on CW for as long as I can remember.  I am
not a fan of them but I do not think this is something that should be
prohibited in the rules.  No one wants cut number QSOs removed from their
log. Certain commonly used cut numbers can be effective for power levels in
the ARRL DX, for CQ zones and of course RST.

John  KKnA


Jpescatore K3TN 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