Pete,
You edited out much of my comment in your responseso my remarks appear
somewhat out of context. I reiterate, I am not defending or justifying the
practice, or in any way saying that signal reports are needed (or even wanted)
in contest exchanges. I was merely stating what I know to
Like a lot of things in amateur radio, this old tradition has no real
value in contesting. And, in contests where a signal report is still
required, whether you say 5-9, 599, 4-5, or 6-9, the challenge of
"getting the message through" hasn't been removed. As I said in a
previous message, most conte
On 10/2/07, D. Chester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I don't recall it always being that way. I seem to remember that once upon
> a time it was standard procedure to give a real signal report, particularly
> for Field Day, and I seem to recall that Sweepstakes used a serial number
> that simulated
io in the Amateur Service"
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 6:02 AM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] RE: Contest signal reports
> The reason for the signal report requirement is simple, while it might
seem redundant, unnecessary or just a distortion of reality when everyone is
5-9 or 599. The mea
The reason for the signal report requirement is simple, while it might seem
redundant, unnecessary or just a distortion of reality when everyone is 5-9 or
599. The measure or definition of the minimum requirement for a valid 2-way
contact has always been the exchange of callsigns and signal rep
Sweepstakes Exchange in this order:
Consecutive serial number (1, 2, 3, etc.; Precedence - Q, A, B, U, M, S
(qrp, low power, high power, unlimited, multi-op, school); your call;
last two digits of the first year licensed; ARRL Section.
Field Day Exchange:
Field Day Operating Class; ARRL Section
S
I don't recall it always being that way. I seem to remember that once upon
a time it was standard procedure to give a real signal report, particularly
for Field Day, and I seem to recall that Sweepstakes used a serial number
that simulated a message preamble and that part of the exchange was t
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