[UK-CONTEST] UBNs - ARRL DX CW

[Tony G4NBS]

Unless of course you wish to know the other station can really copy what you
send, not guess from a database.

Don't keep pushing HF practices where quantity rules over quality Paul.

Refer to original Email from Dave to see the context.

Tony

-----Original Message-----
From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Paul O'Kane
Sent: 26 June 2012 18:15
To: uk-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] UBNs - ARRL DX CW


On 26/06/2012 16:07, Tony G4NBS wrote:

> Maybe thats the reason we still exchange proper reports on VHF. At least
you
> know when a QSO is real or not....

A "real" QSO is, generally, the two-way on-air
exchange and acknowledgement of callsigns.

In contest QSOs, it's not always necessary to
exchange both callsigns - when, for example,
you call a running station, you give only your
own callsign.

As for reports, there's no such thing as a
"proper report".  They are all subjective,
depending on such factors as power, antennas,
receiver sensitivity, propagation, and whether
you're feeling generous or want to please, or
annoy, the other station.

That's one reason why no reports whatsoever are
required on QSLs for ARRL awards, including DXCC
on VHF. When QSOs are submitted to LOTW, reports,
if any, are discarded.  In ARRL DX, RSTs are not
cross-checked - they are simply redundant.

To anyone who feels better, or superior, by
giving a "proper report" in contests, I say
go ahead - I log only 59(9) when I know the
contest onganisers don't care.   :-)

It seems to me the only reports with any value
are comparitive reports, such as those provided
by the Reverse Beacon Network - showing the
signal to noise ratio in decibels at the
receiving site.


73,
Paul EI5DI






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