[UK-CONTEST] Pre Amps

[Roger Thawley]

I'm absolutely in agreement with Bryn about an accurate report being a good
guide for the need to send a report just once or repeat the details a couple
of times to make sure their heard.
Too many stations who are a 'real' 59 feel the need to repeat the report you
just gave them and then give you their report twice, in response...though I
recognise the argument for making sure the report is correctly heard, all
too often I find myself sitting there thinking 'yes, I've got all of that
hurry up and get on with it!'

Perhaps I'm just becoming impatient with age :-)

Roger, G0BSU

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Sent: 06 August 2010 01:02
To: ken.g3lvp at btinternet.com
Cc: uk-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Pre Amps

Ken
 
Sorry to hear about the noise problems.  
 
If you remember I used to live in a very built up at Southend) and I had  
lots of noises on the bands but I still maintain that a preamp can help to 
work  weak stations. I also won a few VHF contests from there as well as
from 
my very  quiet Lincolnshire QTH.
 

By the way I ALWAYS give a true signal report in contests (I even  take 
time out to tell a station if their signal is FMing splattering or
whatever), 
the reason for giving a "real" report is that if I gave someone  59 and then

asked for repeats it would make me look more of an idiot than I  already am!
 
Giving a true report lets the station at the other end know if he can just  
send everything once or be prepared to keep trying until QSO is completed.
 
 
Bryn G4DEZ
 
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