Ken Widelitz wrote:
>If my check were 00 it would suck on CW, so maybe I would use 55.
>Except for the rules.
Recent NCCC relfector discussion on this topic was extensive;
people taking sides, mentioning driver's license, dog license,
etc etc.
One of our more practical members, K6VVA, did the simple thing - he
asked. The response from ARRL contest branch was reported, by
the Locust, as:
"> The year used is really immaterial - some people pick a number out of the
> air, etc. You can use your year, the club's year, etc... A year is used
> since the SS exchange in general matches the NTS message header. "
Like it or not, that's it.
73 Bill n6zfo
I'll say this - my check, 65, as a phone check sucks. It sounds like 55 and
I get lots of requests for repeats. On phone I would like my check to be 00.
If my check were 00 it would suck on CW, so maybe I would use 55.
Except for the rules.
I'll bet it would make for at least a few QSOs worth of difference over 24
hours of operating.
73, Ken, K6LA / VY2TT
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