Topband: Stew Beef

[Barry N1EU]

Sorry, I think this is nonsense, especially directed toward SPTBDC.  If you
want to know "how well you got out" and better yet, how well you're
hearing, just look at your results listing in columns BestDxKM/MAXP/QRP/LOW
 and compare with similar stations in your region.  Also check whether you
appear in anybody else's BestDX column listing.

73, Barry N1EU

On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 9:12 AM, Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo at gmail.com> wrote:

> I completely agree with Don on this.  the incessant and utterly
> meaningless "599" or "59" because it is programmed in and the operator
> too lazy to think about a real signal report makes the minimal value
> of contests sink to zero.
>
> They have become nothing more than a vehicle to keep the ham radio
> economy running and the "play" part, after consumer hams have done the
> plugging.
>
> 73
>
> Rob
> K5UJ
>
>
> <<<But that brings up a problem with most contesters these days, the fact
> that
> your RST is likely to be "599" regardless, even when the other op can just
> barely dig you out of the noise.  Same with contests on other bands, both
> phone
> and CW.  That nonsensical practice has eliminated what was erstwhile
> perhaps
> the most useful function of contesting, and IMHO, diminishes the
> worthiness of
> contests altogether.  Back when the signal report was a real part of the
> exchange and contesters tended to exchange honest reports, a major contest
> could be an opportunity to determine how well your station got out, and
> into
> what localities you put the best and worst signal strength, providing some
> insight to improvements you might wish make to your transmitter and antenna
> system. >>>
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