[CQ-Contest] 579

[David Gilbert]

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,
>