[UK-CONTEST] 5NN NOT!

[Rob Harrison]

Hi Ken,

Hope you've got a tin hat handy.

59 or 599 is the accepted norm on HF certainly in contests. I wouldn't 
presume to try and change it.

However VHF including 6M is a different area. Where we've always given a 
report dependant on what we see on the meter or hear. I think the erosion of 
that on 6M at least is due to the many HF rigs that now have 6M as standard 
and HF op's are trying out 6M for the 1st time, and bring the practices to 
the band, as they know no different. It's a half way house between HF & VHF 
and has characteristics of both. So I suppose both practices will be 
apparent.

What wouldn't like is that to continue upward through the bands, although in 
major pan-European contests it's starting to get more prevalent.

As an aside, if op's new to 6M are considering coming on the band, please 
have a look at the band plan before operating. Especially the bit between 
50.100 and 50.130, there's plenty of space on the band, thanks,

73 Bob G8HGN

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken" <ken.g3lvp at btinternet.com>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2012 11:07 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] 5NN NOT!


> Having been away on holiday I missed the 5NN discussion and hopefully
> I'll be excused for bringing it up again.
>
> On a number of occasions on HF I've not sent the pointless 5NN during a
> contest exchange and
> have never been asked for a report when I've done this so why do we
> bother when the guy at the other end has
> probably already entered the report?
>
> As the 'T' report is virtually redundant in all but a very few cases
> perhaps 5N could just be shortened to . -.
> for those who need a clue that there's a serial number coming.
>
> What is becoming really annoying is that 5NN appears to be creeping into
> everyday QSO's on VHF at
> least on 6m if the QSO's that I had on that band whilst I was away were
> anything to go by.
> There again I find that most 6m QSO's tend to be like contest QSO's
> anyway "5NN locator & 73..."
>
> 73...
>
> Ken
>
> G3LVP
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