[WriteLog] Cut numbers

[M. Edward Wilborne III]

Well someone replied to me saying that using "A" for "1" which is evidently
a standard shortcut (as seen below) is probably a bad idea...:

http://www.qsl.net/w3df/cwabbrev.html

I think they're all bad ideas...

Imagine my surprise after starting contesting for the very first time and
after 4 or 5 contests finally learning that T was zero?

Quite frustrating.  No where in any of the "contesting rules" did it say
"cut numbers" may be used for serial numbers, or signal reports.  I suspect
if it did, it should also define what they are.

CW shortcuts are fine for people who've been doing it all their life, but it
is discouraging to newcomers when they can't make heads or tales out of the
serial number they just received for example, 15T3.  You send a "?" and get
back 15T3 again.  I guess I should read that "contesting for dummies"
website/book.  ;)

On the other hand, if you get an "A" from me in your serial number, or other
numeric exchange, assume its a "1" (see the link above).

73 - Ed - AD4AX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "M. Edward Wilborne III" <wilborne at mew3.com>
Cc: <writelog at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 1:46 PM
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Cut numbers


> I read somewhere on a random Internet page you can use the letter "A" for
> 1... does anyone do that?  (which could come in handy with my FISTS number
> of 11144).
>
> Thanks & 73!
>
> Ed - AD4AX
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Pawel SP7PS" <pawel at sp7ps.pl>
> To: "Don Melcher" <don at hfradio.com>
> Cc: <writelog at contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 1:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Cut numbers
>
>
> > Hi Don,
> > Just make and put the following topic into the "writelog.ini" file:
> >
> > [Cut-Numbers]
> > 0=t
> > 1=1
> > 2=2
> > 3=3
> > 4=4
> > 5=5
> > 6=6
> > 7=7
> > 8=8
> > 9=n
> >
> > 73's
> > Pawel, SP7PS
> > http://sp7ps.pl
> >
> >
> >
> > "Don Melcher" wrote:
> >
> > > The help file is rather vague on sending cut numbers. Where and what
> > > exactly goes into the .ini file?
> > > Tnx
> > > Don
> > > W6CZ
> >
> >
> >
> >
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