[Elecraft] K3 and CQWW

[Dave Yarnes]

Bill and All,

I'm not an ardent contester, so this is a serious question--not a criticism. 
I did jump in this year on a very erratic basis, which only yielded about 
110 Q's.  But I'm curious--how does "ENN AU" convert to "599 21"?  More 
specifically, the "E" and the "AU" part?  I know it is getting to be pretty 
"standard" to use "N" for "9", and "T" for "0".  That happens all the time 
in regular QSO's.  I even started getting used to the use of "A" for "1" 
during the contest--lots of South America stations doing that.  But the 
shorthand I question above is new to me.  Probably it has been in use for a 
long time, but I sure didn't know it.  I suspect a lot of others didn't 
either.  That has to add to the confusion, and cause otherwise unnecessary 
requests for repeats.  And the use of "A" for "1" by some ops, and for "2" 
by others, makes no sense.  Seems to me if shorthand is to be used it should 
follow some  generally accepted standard.  Anyway, as one of the leading 
check-out stand tabloids says, "Inquiring minds want to know!"

Dave W7AQK




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill W4ZV" <btippett at alum.mit.edu>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 10:44 AM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 and CQWW



> If you were answered 4L0A at 15-18 WPM, he would have completed 2 QSOs by
> the time you finished signing your call twice!  And you would have been
> QRMing everyone else in the process.  He was sending at 32-34 WPM and his
> canned exchange sped up to ~50 WPM (i.e. "ENN AU" for 599 21).  And this 
> was
> on 160 meters no less!

> 73,  Bill  W4ZV
>