When I am contesting I don’t 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 exchange. Besides, his signal
report to me may be poor because of local noise at his site. Who knows what his
receiving conditions are or how good his antenna is? And I don’t want to be
slowed down by having to fill in a 5-8 report instead of 5-9.
If I want to know what my signal strength is, I can I’ll find out during a
non-contesting QSO when I can determine what the other op’s station is like.
Determining actual signal strength and contesting are like oil and water.
Stan K4SBZ
>
> On Nov 17, 2023 at 3:26 PM, <Barry Jacobson (mailto:bdj@alum.mit.edu)>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> 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 prefer to send power level
> so people can know how powerful a weak or strong station really is. For
> instance, if a guy is really weak, I may think my antenna or receiver isn't
> working, but in reality the guy may be operating QRP. It also lets us learn
> differences in signals from different areas and different power levels so we
> can know how much advantage an amp may provide, and make an educated decision
> whether to use it and how much to put out. I recall there is one contest that
> requires that, but think would be good for all, if you aren't taking RST
> seriously, anyway. GL Barry WA2VIU -- Barry Jacobson WA2VIU bdj@alum.mit.edu
> @bdj_phd On Fri, Nov 17, 2023, 9:10 AM Duncan Fisken <radiog3wzd@gmail.com>
> wrote: > That’s 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 >
> > > On 17 Nov 2023, at 01:40, JIM STAHL via CQ-Contest < >
> cq-contest@contesting.com> wrote: > > > > > > As I suggested a
> while back, “5NN” is now a cut number for “Please Copy “ > > > > 73 -
> Jim K8MR > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On Nov
> 16, 2023, at 7:57 PM, w1rm@comcast.net wrote: > >> > >> 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 values. If you had
> > a > >> crappy signal, T was a way to alert the op of that. > >> >
> >> > >> > >> But, fast forward to today, when was the last time
> you got anything but > 599? > >> If you got 227 how would you react? >
> >> > >> > >> > >> Signal reports are available through RBN for
> strength, to see if a band > is > >> open, etc., but if you are single
> op, unassisted, I'm not sure you can > even > >> use that. > >> >
> >> > >> > >> So, does RST still have value? Is it time to retire
> it? > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Pete Chamalian,
> W1RM > >> > >> > > > >
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