[RTTY] BARTG Sprint: RST and QSOs

[ktfrog007 at aol.com]

As far as I can see the FCC rules are primarily concerned with the transmission of radio signals: frequencies for various services, power, modulation, etc., to ensure utility and avoid interference. Transmitting stations are issued call signs and are required to identify themselves.


The FCC is not concerned with reception except to specify transmitting parameters to ensure adequate reception for the service involved. Certainly for amateur radio they don't specify what constitutes a QSO or exchange of information. Individual services may additionally specify requirements for a proper exchange. Amateur radio does not, aside from contests.


The only essential pieces of information hams must exchange are call signs. Many QSOs lack any kind of signal report. Almost all FM repeater QSOs, for example. Many contests do not require signal reports, among them:


NAQP 
NA Sprints
CWops
ARRL Field Day

ARRL SS
ARRL VHF contests
CQ WW VHF
Makrothen
BARTG Sprint


No major award I'm aware of requires a signal report. The ARRL LoTW doesn't store a signal report. 


One thing I like about WSJT modes is getting accurate signal reports as part of most QSOs. Given the ubiquity of 59(9) reports on other modes, this is a refreshing change, but not a required one. Just a lagniappe.


73,
Ken, AB1J





-----Original Message-----
From: Al Hanzl <alhanzl at comcast.net>
To: Robert <woodr90 at gmail.com>
Cc: Bob Burns W9BU <w9bu_lists at rlburns.net>; rtty <rtty at contesting.com>
Sent: Thu, Feb 1, 2018 3:15 pm
Subject: Re: [RTTY] BARTG Sprint

Interesting. 
For 48 years being a ham, I thought RST exchange was required to make a valid contact. 
I'll have to look up the history and origination of RST
Al
K2AL 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Feb 1, 2018, at 9:29 AM, Robert <woodr90 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> On the ARRL DXCC on line application there is no place to fill in RST ....
> 
> While RST maybe uploaded to LOTW, the FAQ doesn't list RST match as a
> requirement 
> https://lotw.arrl.org/lotw-help/key-concepts#confirmation
> 
> 73 Robert W5AJ
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RTTY [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bob Burns W9BU
> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2018 6:48 AM
> To: rtty at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] BARTG Sprint
> 
>> On 1/29/2018 10:55 AM, Al Hanzl wrote:
>> There must be something in the FCC rules...
> I'm pretty sure that the FCC doesn't care how we acknowledge exchanges. 
> There's nothing in the rules mandating any kind of exchange format.
> 
> Bob...
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