[CQ-Contest] RST?

[JOHN GEIGER]

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The ARRL DX contest has DX stations send power level.  I receive a lot of K or KW from DX stations, even though many of them probably aren't running exactly 1000 watts.  It is an easy exchange to send, like 5nn is.



73 John AF5CC



---- On Fri, 17 Nov 2023 08:23:49 -0600 Barry Jacobson <bdj at alum.mit.edu> wrote ---



I feel honest RST is extremely important, because one ought to want to know
if his station is having problems so he can get on the case. But if in
contests it has become a formality, then I would prefer to send power level
so people can know how powerful a weak or strong station really is. For
instance, if a guy is really weak, I may think my antenna or receiver isn't
working, but in reality the guy may be operating QRP. It also lets us learn
differences in signals from different areas and different power levels so
we can know how much advantage an amp may provide, and make an educated
decision whether to use it and how much to put out.

I recall there is one contest that requires that, but think would be good
for all, if you aren't taking RST seriously, anyway.

GL

Barry WA2VIU

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Barry Jacobson
WA2VIU
mailto:bdj at alum.mit.edu
@bdj_phd

On Fri, Nov 17, 2023, 9:10 AM Duncan Fisken <mailto:radiog3wzd at gmail.com> wrote:

> That’s what I tell my CW Academy students when I introduce them to
> contesting; 5NN means ‘pay attention because what come next is important”.
>
> 73
> Duncan G3WZD / M3F
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On 17 Nov 2023, at 01:40, JIM STAHL via CQ-Contest <
> mailto:cq-contest at contesting.com> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > As I suggested a while back, “5NN” is now a cut number for “Please Copy “
> >
> > 73  -  Jim  K8MR
> >
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Nov 16, 2023, at 7:57 PM, mailto:w1rm at comcast.net wrote:
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> But, fast forward to today, when was the last time you got anything but
> 599?
> >> If you got 227 how would you react?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> So, does RST still have value?  Is it time to retire it?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Pete Chamalian, W1RM
> >>
> >>
> >
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