One quick observation: Speaking from past experience, when I've jumped in
mid-way/late in a contest with a serial number exchange, I have received fewer
"?" responses when sending leading T's than when sending just a one- or
two-digit number.
I think it goes along with the common-sense rule: send what the other side
expects to receive. If they're expecting a three-digit number (because just
about everybody is past 100), send a three digit number.
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Michael Adams | N1EN | mda@n1en.org
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Sent: Wednesday, 20 May, 2015 14:22
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Leading zeroes
Personally I usually do not send leading zeros. I like contests (especially
serials in sweepstakes, or serials in sprints) where nobody sends leading
zeroes.
I do understand that in a pure serial number exchange, some folks will
turnaround faster if I send them TT5 rather than just 5. If I just send a 5,
they might hang there a bit waiting for other digits that never come.
I have made the oopsies of having someone send me a 4 digit serial but my mind
keys off "all serials are 3 digits" and I turn it around right after the 3rd
digit and clobber the last digit :-). That's very embarrasing because I just
wasted both of our time needing a fill on a very long serial.
But what I like best of all, is when I blow past 100 in way under an hour and
don't have to think about it again for the rest of the contest :-).
Tim N3QE
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