Topband: Stew Beef

[lloydberg at charter.net]

	Aren’t we forgetting that the signal report is how well the other
station is receiving us, not how well we are “getting out”.  

	One receiving station may have a high local noise level and reports
your signal as 449, another station with less local noise gives you a
559, and another station with low local noise and/or an effective
noise cancelling system gives you a 599. All for the same number of
desired signal microvolts arriving at their location.  

	The signal report is more of an indication of their RX conditions
rather than indicative of your TX capability.

	 73

	Lloyd - N9LB

	-----------------------------------------From: "Rob Atkinson" 
To: 
Cc: 
Sent: Fri, 8 Jan 2016 08:12:31 -0600
Subject: Re: Topband: Stew Beef

 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

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