[UK-CONTEST] Cut Numbers

[Tom Wylie]

Why is it that abbreviation is such a long word?????



:-)

Tom / T33TW


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Forsyth" <jim at forsyth.net>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 2:03 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Cut Numbers


> 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.
>
>
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