[CQ-Contest] RST?

[V Sidarau]

>>> If someone needs convincing, maybe RS(T) could be dropped for one of the mid-week mini contests to see if the repeat rate increases as I predict.
  
  
   Stan K4SBZ

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No need for such experiments. There are two SS contests with no  RS/RST required. I for one have difficulties with this kind of exchange because I simply don't know when it actually starts. Will the other station send my call-sign, first? Or will it start with R, or TU, or the serial number will come up at once? And every QSO is different in this respect.

A "sync" message helps a lot. Instead of RST just consider it slightly differently: RSG, 
for 
Ready, Steady, Go! As a matter of fact it really is like this and it helps.

73,
Vlad VE3TM

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> On Nov 17, 2023 at 3:26 PM,  <Barry Jacobson (mailto:bdj at alum.mit.edu)>  wrote:
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>  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 -- Barry Jacobson WA2VIU bdj at alum.mit.edu @bdj_phd On Fri, Nov 17, 2023, 9:10 AM Duncan Fisken  <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  <   >  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, 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  >   >>   >   >>   >   >   >   >  _______________________________________________  >   >  CQ-Contest mailing list  >   >  CQ-Contest at contesting.com  >   >  http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest  >  _______________________________________________  >  CQ-Contest mailing list  >  CQ-Contest at contesting.com  >  http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest  >  _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest at contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest  
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