At least in the US, the 3 cut numbers most often used are T for 0, N for 9,
and A for 1. T and N are commonly used here and understood. A is slightly
less used but pretty well understood here also. The others are rarely used
here.
73 John AF5CC or is that AF E CC?
On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 1:05 AM, Maarten van R <pd2r.maarten@gmail.com>
wrote:
> As a novice CW op I would like to know if there are acceptable cut numbers?
> And if so, what are they?
>
> 73, Maarten PD2R
>
> Op ma 19 feb. 2018 om 20:39 schreef Mike Smith VE9AA <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
>
> > I usually adhere to the "log what is sent" mantra.
> >
> >
> >
> > A little off tangent, but a reasonably strong EU sent me "UTT" this
> > weekend.
> > That's no issue, I get it's 200, however the odd thing was that he sent
> > that as a cut # presumably to save time (or to sound uber cool I s'pose)
> > but
> > it failed because all of all the other wasted time he used up.
> >
> >
> >
> > Me: CQ VE9AA TEST
> >
> > Him: DL1ABC (a made up callsign..sorry to the real DL1ABC who might
> > eventually read this post)
> >
> > Me: DL1ABC 5NN NB
> >
> > Him: VE9AA UTT UTT UTT DL1ABC K
> >
> > Me: TU VE9AA
> >
> >
> >
> > I know UTT is 200w and I totally get it...sending my call (I already know
> > it) and UTT 3 flippin' times (I got it after the first time) then
> followed
> > by DL1ABC (I had already sent DL1ABC) is a loooootttttttt of wasted time.
> >
> >
> >
> > I do get that it's a contest, not a job or a legal document and more than
> > likely was just a casual participant. I myself am guilty of OCCASIONALLY
> > sending someones name or GE or an extra DIT DIT, but not for every Q.
> >
> >
> >
> > Not sure why cut numbers are so rampant in EU. I blame his club or his
> > mentor or whoever helped him program his macros. They need a slap. Same
> > as
> > that guy over on one of the contest logger forums who wanted a way to
> send
> > everyones exchange back to them. NO, don't do it. PLEASE.
> >
> >
> >
> > Mike VE9AA
> >
> >
> >
> > Mike, Coreen & Corey
> >
> > Keswick Ridge, NB
> >
> >
> >
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