>1. Already mentioned in one of the 3830 posts - the practice of using
>leading zeros in SS #s should be discouraged. In all the "how to operate
>this contest even though you think you can't" articles, the authors would
>serve the contest well to add a sentence saying "Using leading zeroes (i.e.
>'NR 001') is not required by the rules, and most SS operators don't bother
>with them. Just send '#1')"
Hey Mark,
There's a funny thing about low numbers... You get repeat requests
on them... This year, I started SS 4 hours late, at 8pm est... So, when
I was at #1, many asked for repeats of my numbers. Why is this?
It's like "What, you're ONLY at Number 1???" Weird.
As a warning to multiops/unlimited -- please copy CW. I just lookup myself
up on packet:
14017.0 W1VE 03-Nov-2003 0129Z K <N7MH>
21027.2 W1VE 02-Nov-2003 2336Z K <N7MH>
21039.5 W1VE 02-Nov-2003 2052Z ema K <N6ZFO>
28026.9 W1VE 02-Nov-2003 1806Z NH K <ND2T>
21023.5 W1VE 02-Nov-2003 1733Z cqing in solar noise K <K1TTT-5>
21037.4 W1VE 02-Nov-2003 1523Z K <K1MZ>
21031.9 W1VE 02-Nov-2003 1443Z NH K <K6OQ>
7036.2 W1VE 02-Nov-2003 1034Z ema K <N6NZ>
7030.3 W1VE 02-Nov-2003 0750Z K <AD6WL>
7030.6 W1VE 02-Nov-2003 0659Z EMA K <N9IO>
Sorry to K6OQ (who, interestingly, is not in my log), but I was in EMA.
I've done SS in EMA, WMA, NH and VT... You gotta copy to find out!
BTW, my check was different this time, as I used the check of my host.
Oh, I worked a lot of locals while we had the flare -- so, was no reason to
stop.
Those of us with checks of < 80 or so may have been involved in ARRL (CW)
Traffic
handling (as I was), so we all understand what PREC is.... but I found PR?
worked for me. For those who were clueless "A OR B?" worked.
I appologize for my CW ... I was going a bit fast.... Typically at 35,
sometimes down to 30... QRSed whenever asked, but was not asked alot.
My mistake, I *like* fast cw.
Like you, Mark, had a fantastic time doing SO2R -- makes it a whole different
contest. A long way from my first SS, done with a GONSET G66/G67 pair (
cathode-keyed 6146), my Accukeyer and a 40m dipole at 20 feet!
73,
Gerry, W1VE (WA4UUX back in '76)
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