[Elecraft] 4W6A Video, count the K3's ! and the 599/59 reports

[Dick Williams]

I think the rationale behind the 599/59 report is in the interest of saving
time and maximizing contacts.  Can you imagine the amount of additional time
that would be required to enter each signal report received in the log;
none the less the number of guys that would request a repeat of the report.
The 599/59 report streamlines the contact, allowing many more contacts per
minute.

That said, I will agree with you for casual contacts,  an honest report
makes a lot more sense and will give you (and the other station) about both
how you each stack up and band conditions.

Dick  K8ZTT

-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Geoffrey Downs
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 1:19 PM
To: Ron D'Eau Claire; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 4W6A Video, count the K3's !

Quite agree Ron, yet this 59/599 thing seems to be deeply ingrained into 
dxpeditions and contests these days. Speaking for myself I would far rather 
have a true report so I know how I'm getting out to the relevant place at 
the relevant time.

73 to all

Geoff
G3UCK

-----Original Message----- 
From: Ron D'Eau Claire
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 7:05 PM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 4W6A Video, count the K3's !

That's great Iain - tnx!

But WHY give someone a "599" report when they have an S1 signal? They made
the contact. They got into the log. That's the goal. Why lie about the
signal strength?

If someone asked about their signal I'd hope they got an honest reply.

(I feel the same way about contests, but the justification there is that a
"signal report" is required by the rules for a valid contact. I've never
seen a rule that it has to be a valid signal report, so it's 599 for anyone
who gets into the log, Hi!)

73,

Ron AC7AC

-----Original Message-----


Link to 4W6A video via YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sIHDCZiwG8&feature=player_embedded
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sIHDCZiwG8&feature=player_embedded>

Count the K3's !

Iain G4SGX

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