[CQ-Contest] Re: Do away with signal reports.

[Rick Davenport]

Jan-Erik Holm wrote:
> 
> >Perhaps signal reports should be done away
> >with along with cut numbers.
> >
> >73..Rick/KI1G
> 
> >>I agree with doing away with signal reports if they're always
> >>59(9).  I believe that contest exchanges have little value unless
> >>the exchange is different, in at least one respect, for every QSO.
> >>
> >>That's why I think all contest exchanges should include serials.
> >>
> >>73,
> >>Paul EI5DI
> >>okanep at iol.ie    http://www.iol.ie/~okanep
> 
> Well since people cut numbers and nobody enforce the rules
> why not do away with serial numbers also. Also why not do
> away with the zones also. Now all we need to exchange is
> our call signs and now we should start to see some rates.
> 
> Jim SM2EKM
> 
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Hi Jim,
 I Think that your on to something there, from listening to what
everyone is saying about when cut numbers are ok and when cut numbers
are not ok, it seems that cut numbers are ok when you already know what
you are going to be sent such as 5NN or in CQ WW the Zone # , but when
it comes to actually copying something such as a serial number in WPX or
a Power in ARRL then it is not ok. CQ WW is with very few exceptions
already just an exchange of callsigns, perhaps a serial number needs to
be added to the exchange.

73..Rick


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