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Great said, Chen, I'm with you 100%.
73,
Vladimir VE3IAE
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>
> On Aug 28, 2007, at 11:25 AM, Vladimir Sidorov wrote:
>
>> Some people suggests that the RST scale is obsolete and it's time
>> to change
>> it to RSQ in relation to DIGImodes, and the Q in the new scale
>> stands for
>> Quality.
>
> RSQ can be useful for normal QSOs.
>
> <rant>
>
> But who really cares if it is RST or RSQ when someone just sends an
> 599 anyway, even to a signal that is splattering all over. IMHO, if
> you want to use Q, then mean what you say. Sending RSQ 599 in a
> contest in every exchange is no more informative than sending RST 599.
>
> If the rules say to send RSQ, then send an RSQ. However, it begs the
> question of whether it is even a legitimate exchange when the contest
> rules specifically mentions the sending and receiving of the three
> digits that make up an RST.
>
> When someone sends 599, the three digits can be implicitly
> interpreted as an R, S and T.
>
> However, when someone sends an "RSQ 599," it seems to explicitly say
> that the three digits are not R, S and T. The T digit was never sent.
>
> </rant>
>
> 73
> Chen, W7AY
>
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