[CQ-Contest] 579

[David Gilbert]

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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