[CQ-Contest] RST?

[K9MA]

Tom,

I suppose they DID check the top logs, which must have still been a huge 
job. Alas, I doubt any of the multi-multi efforts I did from W9YT way 
back then attracted any interest.

In any case, you have confirmed that, at least into the early 80's, real 
RST's were sent and copied.

73,
Scott K9MA

On 11/17/2023 8:30 PM, Tom Frenaye wrote:
> Scott -
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> I recall that around 1983 or 1984 I had QSOs not counted in an ARRL DX contest log because the RST didn't match what was in the other station's log.  It may have cost me one place in the top ten...
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>     73 Tom/K1KI
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> —
> Tom Frenaye, P O Box J, West Suffield CT 06093. c: 860-597-4539 h: 860-668-5444
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> On 11/17/23, 5:38 PM, "CQ-Contest on behalf of K9MA" <cq-contest-bounces+frenaye=pcnet.com at contesting.com  <mailto:pcnet.com at contesting.com>  on behalf ofk9ma at sdellington.us  <mailto:k9ma at sdellington.us>> wrote:
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> On 11/17/2023 10:26 AM, K4Sbz Stan wrote:
>> When I am contesting I don’t want to be slowed down by having to give an honest signal report.
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> My very vague recollection is that, back in the 60's and early 70's, we
> DID send real signal reports in DX contests. I remember two operators
> puzzling over whether a UA9 sent 559 or 569 on 80 meters, not that there
> was any real log checking back then. I was inactive for a few years, but
> when I got back on the air in 1989, everyone sent 5NN. Does anyone
> remember when that changed?
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> 73,
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> Scott K9MA
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Scott  K9MA

k9ma at sdellington.us