[CQ-Contest] Signal report

[Robert Chudek - K0RC]

Heh heh heh... Jim I think you found the root of the problem! Wasting time. 
But in case a contester insists he must turn his radio on, then we need to 
take Paul's calculation a step further. There's an insidious evil lurking in 
the data he presented. We need to make our contests more "Green", you know 
environmentally friendly. Here's what I mean...

Paul has calculated the amount of transmitting time consumed by useless 
information. Now multiply that by thousands of contesters over the weekends 
during each year. Next, calculate the power needed. Consider all the wasted 
energy consumed by those transmitters, amplifiers, and receivers while 
exchanging useless information.

So eliminating the 5NN or 5xN or whatever signal reports would be a step 
forward in making the Radiosport more ecologically acceptable. More "Green", 
if you will. Imagine the piles of coal that would be saved by the utility 
companies because they won't need to generate this extra power. And 
eliminating the extra CO2 emissions from the power plants will be our way of 
helping combat "Global Warming".

Yeah, this is the clear evidence we need to present to the contest sponsors. 
They need to eliminate the exchange of signal reports to help save the 
planet.

73 de Bob - KØRC in MN

</humor>


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jan Erik Holm" <sm2ekm at telia.com>
Cc: <CQ-Contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 8:42 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Signal report


Seems like many are concerned about not wasting
time.
Not to waist time people send cut numbers, doesn´t
give callsign for every QSO etc.
People doesn´t like to send signal report or zone,
and so on and so on.
Hey why ever bother turning on your equipment in the
first place, you will just waist time.
Not to waist any time lets stay of the air everybody.

Seriously, if we aren´t going to send signal report
and zone in CQWW, what are we going to send?

/ Jim SM2EKM
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Paul O'Kane wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <somata90924 at mypacks.net>
>
>
>> THATS THE ANSWER ----SEND A REAL REPORT.
>
> There is no such thing as a "real" report.  The ARRL
> realised that many years ago, and it's why no reports
> are needed on QSLs for ARRL DX awards.  Is it time
> for the Contest Branch to follow suit?
>
> DXers and Dxpeditions still send 59(9), but only
> because "something" has to be exchanged - to serve as
> an acknowledgement.
>
> For as long as archaic rules oblige contesters to send
> reports, the vast majority will continue to send 59(9).
> As such, there is nothing to check.
>
> In last month's CQWW CW I received 2619 5NNs and 1 55N.
> I sent 2620 5NNs.  That's an obvious waste of time for
> everyone concerned - perhaps 1.5 hours for me out of
> 29 hours operating, the equivalent of losing 134 QSOs.
>
> 73,
> Paul EI5DI
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