[CQ-Contest] Q-Signals for Contesting

[K8MR via CQ-Contest]

There are many bad signal situations that are not bad tone. In the YT1A case I mentioned, the big thing was spurious signals (with good tone) +/- 400 Hz, plus I believe some phase noise.


Others have mentioned sending a non-9 value for the T in RST.  This has several problems:


1. The serious problems are not tone problems.


2. 5NN is so programmed into the exchange routine that it is tough to change it in an instant. 


3. If running, you probably will not immediately notice a bad (wide) signal from a guy calling you. Before telling a guy he has a seriously bad signal, you will want to listen to it for more than one QSO exchange. This means calling a guy who is running.


4. There needs to be a way to quickly tell a guy (who is CQing) that he has a bad signal, other than working him. 


QCS?  Q - Crappy Signal ?      Other suggestions?




73  -  Jim  K8MR






-----Original Message-----
From: Ole S. Andersen <oz1fao at osa.dk>
To: cq-contest <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Mon, May 11, 2015 12:07 pm
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Q-Signals for Contesting



Re: [CQ-Contest] Q-Signals for Contesting


  
  On Sunday, May 10, 2015,
K8MR via CQ-Contest
<cq-contest at contesting.com>
wrote:

>
> Now that bad
signal quality is a potential disqualifying event in
certain
> contests, is
there a simple way to alert somebody, especially on
CW, that
> his  signal has
a quality issue?

QRI
? = How is the tone of my transmission? 
QRI    The tone of your transmission
is...
       1. good.
       2. variable.
       3. bad.

73 Ole -
oz4o






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