Very interesting, Dave. I honestly did not know that the 10m contest
paid attention to RST, but since it is a dual mode contest I guess that
makes a lot of sense.
I stand corrected.
73,
Dave AB7E
On 3/24/2013 8:03 PM, David Pruett wrote:
Dave,
The ARRL 10M contest checks the RST. I know, because I do the
logchecking for this contest and wrote the logchecking software.
We are particularly interested in the "T", or more specifically its
presence or absence. Before you ask why we do this, its because dupes
and mults count by mode in this contest, and we want to be sure QSOs
are worked on the claimed mode. You'd be surprised how sloppy some
people are in keeping the mode accurate in their logging program while
they're operating, particularly without computer-control of the radio.
If you make a QSO on CW, but the sent and received reports are R/S
only (i.e., "59" instead of "599") was the report logged incorrectly
or is the mode wrong? For QSOs where we don't have the "other" log
(typically about 50% of the QSOs in a 10M contest can be verified
direct/y), there is no way to independently check the mode.
We have been checking the 10M contest this way for more than a decade.
73, Dave/K8CC
On 3/24/2013 2:47 PM, David Gilbert wrote:
1. Log checking does not include the signal report for any major
contest I'm aware of. It isn't even checked for DXCC.
2. There is no such thing as a "real" signal report when nobody
knows what kind of antenna you are using, how high it is, what your
surrounding terrain is like, or even whether you have your antenna
pointed in their direction (such as when you're running a pileup).
The best your signal report does is tell the other guy how well you
are hearing him, not how strong his signal is into Thailand ... they
aren't really the same thing. That being said, out of contests I
also try my best to give an accurate assessment of how well I'm
copying somebody.
Dave AB7E
On 3/23/2013 8:38 PM, Charles Harpole wrote:
For those who enjoy giving accurate signal reports, try giving accurate
signal reports during contests.
UR RST 579 OM.
I wonder is the signal report line is even a part of the contest
checking,
similar to the Zones not checked of times past.
Out of contests, I try to give real signal reports on the assumption
that
my callers will appreciate knowing how they are REALLY getting into
Thailand. 73,
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