[RTTY] Cut Numbers Revisited

[WW3S]

whats the emoticon for tongue-in cheek ?!?!?!
On 1/7/2014 4:12:53 PM, DickT-W0RAA (dickt at w0raa.com) wrote:
> I am somewhat mystified why RTTY contesters send TOO for 599 in a RTTY
> Contest or 5NN.  Are they
> saving anything (characters or time)?
> 
> I had one station in Ohio (I
> won't give his call) that was sending a report
> of TOO 9h.  When I asked his State
> he kept repeating 9h.  Finally he sends OHIO.  This was the RTTY RU contest.
> 
> I looked him up on QRZ and dropped him an e-mail and mentioned (politely)
> that a 9h was a little confusing
> and that he may not be aware that he was sending CUT numbers.  I suggested
> he check his program (I suspect
> he was using N1MM and had a box checked to send CUT numbers).  He replied in
> an e-mail "OK".
> 
> I was just about ready to send him a NIL (Not in Log) response in the
> contest when he sent me OHIO.  Nobody
> should have to spend time when running or S&Ping to try to figure out what
> somebody is sending.  It breaks
> the rhythm in a contest and slows things down.  I guess I'll
> just have to
> learn that OH is 9h.  Duh!!!!!  I wonder
> what the CUT number is for FL or AL or LA, etc, etc?
> 
> It would be great if all of these hotshot ops would drop the cut numbers
> and
> send just plain English.
> 
> SOAPBOX OFF.
> 
> Dick
>