[CQ-Contest] RST?

[JIM STAHL]

As I suggested a while back, “5NN” is now a cut number for “Please Copy “

73  -  Jim  K8MR 


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> On Nov 16, 2023, at 7:57 PM, w1rm at comcast.net wrote:
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> I've been a ham since 1956 and worked more than my share of contests.  For
> as long as forever, RST was an integral part of the qso and exchange.  In
> days gone by, RST had value, especially the R and T values.  If you had a
> crappy signal, T was a way to alert the op of that.
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> But, fast forward to today, when was the last time you got anything but 599?
> If you got 227 how would you react?
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> Signal reports are available through RBN for strength, to see if a band is
> open, etc., but if you are single op, unassisted, I'm not sure you can even
> use that.
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> So, does RST still have value?  Is it time to retire it?
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> Pete Chamalian, W1RM
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