[UK-CONTEST] Re :- Cut Numbers.

[David Ferrington, M0XDF]

If I had a vote, it would be to just reduce multiple dahs to 1 dah -  
leaving 4 as a 4 and 6 as 6 with 5 being just dit
-- 
73 de M0XDF

On 3 Jun 2009, at 13:16, Nick Totterdell wrote:

> Now I am confused.
>
>
>
> I have definitely heard V used for 4 but that would have been 3 if the
> dahs are simply cut down.
>
>
>
> So I have done a quick search and found three differing definitions.
>
>
>
> There does not seem to be an agreed standard abbreviation for 3 (V  
> or V
> or W), 4 (4 or 4 or V), 5 (E or E or S), 6 (6 or 6 or B) or 7 (B or  
> G or
> G).
>
>
>
> These inconsistencies are from the G3NPF (reduced dahs), QSL.net and
> AC6V websites.
>
>
>
> 1, 2, 8, 9 and 0 are consistent and 5 as a single dit seems to be  
> common
> usage.
>
>
>
> It certainly looks as though 3 - 4, and 6 - 7 are ambiguous. Is there
> such a thing as an agreed abbreviation for these numbers? If so  
> where is
> it?