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

[Mike Fatchett W0MU]

What is the bust rate on cut numbers?  The issue here is that the sender 
is not penalized only the receiver.  Is there any way to get metrics on 
the number of busted contacts for ops like below that use cut numbers 
through the entire serial number?

Have we reached a place where both sides should be penalized?

If enough people that are not really competing just decide to stop 
logging these contacts in a large scale would that send a message when 
the results come out and they have a pile on NILs.  I could argue both 
ways about the lack of sportsmanship.

W0MU




On 12/19/2024 8:56 AM, ktfrog007 at aol.com wrote:
> I once wrote an complaining email to an Eastern European hot shot op 
> who used cut numbers throughout a serial number contest. He replied 
> with a detailed estimate of how much time he'd saved during the 
> contest based on the number of QSOs he had and the frequency of cut 
> numbers in the digits 0-9. It added up.
>
>
> There wasn't much I could say to that, except I didn't like it.
>
>
> 73,
>
> Ken, AB1J
>
> On Monday, December 16, 2024 at 07:18:36 PM UTC, Mike Fatchett W0MU 
> <w0mu at w0mu.com> wrote:
>
>
> Not a fan of cut numbers in serial numbers.  I doubt any contest sponsor
> would attempt to ban the practice.  At the expense of your score you
> could choose not to log cut number contacts or continually ask for
> repeats until real numbers are sent or not.
>
> W0Mu
>
> On 12/16/2024 10:37 AM, jimk8mr--- via CQ-Contest wrote:
> >  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
> >
> >
> >
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