- 1. [CQ-Contest] RST? (score: 1)
- Author: <w1rm@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2023 18:03:13 -0500
- I've been a ham since 1956 and worked more than my share of contests. For as long as forever, RST was an integral part of the qso and exchange. In days gone by, RST had value, especially the R and T
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2023-11/msg00076.html (6,773 bytes)
- 2. Re: [CQ-Contest] RST? (score: 1)
- Author: JIM STAHL via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
- Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2023 20:05:21 -0500
- As I suggested a while back, 5NN is now a cut number for Please Copy 73 - Jim K8MR Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.co
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2023-11/msg00077.html (7,702 bytes)
- 3. Re: [CQ-Contest] RST? (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Ritz <w7vo@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2023 18:03:49 -0800
- RST still has value as a notifier in that what follows is what really matters, the exchange. With CW, your brain gets into the rhythm of 5NN, and makes it easier to decide what follows. Its even bett
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2023-11/msg00078.html (9,398 bytes)
- 4. Re: [CQ-Contest] RST? (score: 1)
- Author: Lee Hiers <lee.hiers@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2023 22:54:23 -0500
- I heard a station not too long ago with a particularly nasty sounding signal. Probably on SS. I gave them something like a 596 report, even when no RST was required. 73! Lee, AA4GA __________________
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2023-11/msg00079.html (8,524 bytes)
- 5. Re: [CQ-Contest] RST? (score: 1)
- Author: kq2m@kq2m.com
- Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2023 23:25:49 -0600
- I can only speak for myself, but any time I work someone outside of a contest, I always give an accurate RST even when it might be hard to copy. I feel that an accurate RST conveys meaningful informa
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2023-11/msg00080.html (8,786 bytes)
- 6. Re: [CQ-Contest] RST? (score: 1)
- Author: Duncan Fisken <radiog3wzd@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2023 12:54:29 +0000
- Thats what I tell my CW Academy students when I introduce them to contesting; 5NN means pay attention because what come next is important. 73 Duncan G3WZD / M3F Sent from my iPhone __________________
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2023-11/msg00081.html (8,976 bytes)
- 7. Re: [CQ-Contest] RST? (score: 1)
- Author: Barry Jacobson <bdj@alum.mit.edu>
- Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2023 09:23:49 -0500
- I feel honest RST is extremely important, because one ought to want to know if his station is having problems so he can get on the case. But if in contests it has become a formality, then I would pre
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2023-11/msg00082.html (10,820 bytes)
- 8. Re: [CQ-Contest] RST? (score: 1)
- Author: K4Sbz Stan <k4sbz.stan@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2023 15:56:27 +0000
- I concur with Jim K8MR that 5NN is now a cut number for Please Copy in CW. But I think 5-9 in SSB contests play a more important role as a substitute for umm at the beginning of a QSO. Without 59 the
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2023-11/msg00084.html (13,518 bytes)
- 9. Re: [CQ-Contest] RST? (score: 1)
- Author: K4Sbz Stan <k4sbz.stan@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2023 16:26:58 +0000
- When I am contesting I dont want to be slowed down by having to give an honest signal report. My eyes are not on the S-meter when the station is sending. I am busy typing in his call sign and exchang
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2023-11/msg00085.html (13,075 bytes)
- 10. Re: [CQ-Contest] RST? (score: 1)
- Author: JOHN GEIGER via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2023 13:09:25 -0600
- Sent using {0} The ARRL DX contest has DX stations send power level. I receive a lot of K or KW from DX stations, even though many of them probably aren't running exactly 1000 watts. It is an easy
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2023-11/msg00086.html (12,847 bytes)
- 11. Re: [CQ-Contest] RST? (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Brown <k9yc@audiosystemsgroup.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2023 12:07:47 -0800
- On 11/16/2023 6:03 PM, Mike Ritz wrote: RST still has value as a notifier in that what follows is what really matters, the exchange. With CW, your brain gets into the rhythm of 5NN, and makes it easi
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2023-11/msg00088.html (8,817 bytes)
- 12. Re: [CQ-Contest] RST? (score: 1)
- Author: VE3FH via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2023 21:59:29 +0000 (UTC)
- I think you're spot on with that comment, to me the 5NN in a CW contest serves the same function as the seven-byte preamble in an Ethernet frame. I'm lost without a 5NN and it took me a while to get
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2023-11/msg00089.html (11,349 bytes)
- 13. Re: [CQ-Contest] RST? (score: 1)
- Author: K9MA <k9ma@sdellington.us>
- Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2023 16:38:43 -0600
- My very vague recollection is that, back in the 60's and early 70's, we DID send real signal reports in DX contests. I remember two operators puzzling over whether a UA9 sent 559 or 569 on 80 meters,
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2023-11/msg00090.html (8,800 bytes)
- 14. Re: [CQ-Contest] RST? (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Frenaye <frenaye@pcnet.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2023 21:30:26 -0500
- Scott - I recall that around 1983 or 1984 I had QSOs not counted in an ARRL DX contest log because the RST didn't match what was in the other station's log. It may have cost me one place in the top t
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2023-11/msg00091.html (10,261 bytes)
- 15. Re: [CQ-Contest] RST? (score: 1)
- Author: K9MA <k9ma@sdellington.us>
- Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2023 21:11:45 -0600
- Tom, I suppose they DID check the top logs, which must have still been a huge job. Alas, I doubt any of the multi-multi efforts I did from W9YT way back then attracted any interest. In any case, you
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2023-11/msg00092.html (10,440 bytes)
- 16. Re: [CQ-Contest] RST? (score: 1)
- Author: "V Sidarau" <vs_otw@rogers.com>
- Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2023 07:34:19 -0500
- Stan K4SBZ -- No need for such experiments. There are two SS contests with no RS/RST required. I for one have difficulties with this kind of exchange because I simply don't know when it actually sta
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2023-11/msg00097.html (13,521 bytes)
- 17. Re: [CQ-Contest] RST? (score: 1)
- Author: <john@kk9a.com>
- Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2023 18:25:29 -0500
- Sweepstakes is a good example of no RS / RST. I also like a little warning rather then unkeying and being immediately blasted with a serial number. I sometimes did have to ask for a repeat because I
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2023-11/msg00109.html (8,830 bytes)
- 18. Re: [CQ-Contest] RST? (score: 1)
- Author: Zack Widup <w9sz.zack@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2023 07:41:18 -0600
- There are no VHF/UHF/microwave contests that I know of that require an RS(T) now. They all need an exchange of 4 or 6 character grid squares. Some people send a real RS(T) - not just 59(9) - for info
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2023-11/msg00113.html (10,835 bytes)
- 19. Re: [CQ-Contest] RST? (score: 1)
- Author: Stan Zawrotny <k4sbz.stan@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:51:49 +0100
- So, several of us are in agreement that the RS(T) serves a starter function, The contest could state that the exchange is "Alert CQ-Zone" where QSL, RR, TU, 59(9) or even RSG could be the Alert or Sy
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2023-11/msg00116.html (10,642 bytes)
- 20. Re: [CQ-Contest] RST? (score: 1)
- Author: K9MA <k9ma@sdellington.us>
- Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2023 11:38:17 -0600
- I don't think lack of a prelude to the SN is a problem in SS. It's a domestic contest, so most signals are fairly strong. If you're running QRP, working backscatter, etc., you can always send "NR" be
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2023-11/msg00117.html (8,777 bytes)
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