[UK-CONTEST] Cut Numbers

[Jim Forsyth]

Of course it is CW. If you send di di di di dit   dah dit   dah dit  that is
morse code for 5NN which is an abbreviation for 599 which is an abbreviation
for "Your signal is fully copyable", "Your signals are extremely strong",
"Your tone is pure".

If you don't want to allow abbreviations then you should insist on the
complete sentances being sent.

Jim, AF6O

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy swiffin" <a.l.swiffin at dundee.ac.uk>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 3:13 AM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] CW Letters instead of Numbers

> Now the grey bit, the mode is described as CW, but does that explicitly
> mean that morse code must be used, or can some other code be used?  I
> had a browse round, the ARRL, for example,  seem to say it does:
>
> ARRLWeb: Learn Morse Code (CW)!
>
> Now, the ITU maintain the 'standard' for morse code.  If the contest
> states the mode as CW does this mandate morse code?  If so ITU standard
> morse code must be used, the rules state that the serial number is
> digits.  Hence anyone sending letters for the serial number is not using
> Morse code, is therefore not using CW, is therefore breaking the rules.