[Elecraft] Re: suggestions for EQP practice

[wayne burdick]

David wrote:

> May I suggest that we try to make the EQP contest unique among current 
> contests by attempting to give actual (meaningful) signal reports.  
> Because of the association of this content with QRP, the wholesale use 
> of 5nn seems really quite out of place.  It will also be good practice 
> to those who haven't fully come to grips with the proper use of RST 
> reports to learn to make snap judgments about a proper report.  Those 
> snap judgments are usually pretty good, often better than ones that 
> get deeper consideration.

I agree with your suggestion of giving meaningful signal reports. I'd 
stay away from a shorthand report of serial number, though, because it 
might confuse someone casually dropping into the contest. The extra "K" 
and "SN" will take a small percentage of actual operating time.

Regarding your final comment:

> Looking forward to getting some new s/n's, (there aren't any more 
> states)....

I live in Northern Californis, which by all rights should be declared 
#51  ;)

73,
Wayne
N6RK

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