[UK-CONTEST] 59 reports on VHF

[David Ferrington, M0XDF]

Paul, not sure if the was tongue in cheek or in ernest, so ...

Yes it's a contest, but on VHF and above, real reports help contesters know what the propagation is like.
On Field Day, which is a pretty big contest, we always give out real reports.

I shall continue to give a real report (ok, tends to be 53, 55, 59) until the contest committee say we shouldn't.
At least on VHF anyway.
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73 de M0XDF

On 4 May 2010, at 11:55, Paul O'Kane wrote:

> It's a contest!  If you're not using contest logging software,
> you're not really "in" the contest.
> 
> And if you are using contest logging software, and change
> the sent or received reports from the 59(9) defaults,
> you're not really "in" the contest.
> 
> It's a contest!  No one cares about their report, otherwise
> they're not really "in" the contest.
> 
> It's a contest!  Why do contest organisers insist on 
> redundant "reports"?  They say they cross-check them,
> and that's even more reason not to send anything other
> than 59(9).  And if everyone sends 59(9) there's nothing
> to check.  And if there's nothing to check, why insist
> on it being sent?
> 
> Can't beat a good circular argument :-)
>