Topband: A "valid" QSO????

[James Rodenkirch]

Again - I submitted a follow-on comment....I'm referring to a non-contest, general, run of the mill QSO...one would could be "counted" for a DXCC or WAS award.


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From: Tim Shoppa <tshoppa at gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2015 7:49 AM
To: James Rodenkirch
Cc: Top Band Contesting
Subject: Re: Topband: A "valid" QSO????

Ahem... some notable contests require more than one additional piece of information. And the acknowledgement of which K9YC speaks can vary greatly depending on context and ham.

Many contests involve an exchange that depends on power level at least a little. e.g. DX side in ARRL DX, it can sometimes be implied by category in sweepstakes, and some QRP contests and events actually require exchange of power level. Someone starting with QRP events may well believe that power level is part of a full exchange.

RST is not required for ARRL DXCC. An exchanged RST is required for some non-ARRL awards, and I think some QRP awards require that it be a real RST.

Tim N3QE

On Sun, Dec 27, 2015 at 7:09 AM, James Rodenkirch <Rodenkirch_LLC at msn.com<mailto:Rodenkirch_LLC at msn.com>> wrote:
Jim K9YC wrote, "A valid contact is the exchange of callsigns and one additional piece of information, followed by acknowledgement by both stations. When running QRP at the limits of propagation, that exchange can take a while."


Where would one find official documentation to support that posit?


I see some verbiage stating that in some sort of ARRL operating manual written by Mark Wilson, Jim....is that your "source of support"? I've ntalked to ARRL staff who contend one doesn't need anything other than the exchange of call signs so....I'm just "axin'"!!



72 de Jim Rodenkirch K9JWV

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