[Elecraft] 4W6A Video, count the K3's !

[Dale Putnam]

Because without an rst, however it is derived, the qsl isn't valid for dxcc.

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Dale - WC7S in Wy
 > From: ron at cobi.biz
> To: xdavid at cis-broadband.com; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2011 20:19:22 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 4W6A Video, count the K3's !
> 
> Of course I thought it through Dave. In the video you'll hear the DX
> operation say, "I gave him an 599 but he was an S1". 
> 
> My point was "why bother with a signal report at all if the station doesn't
> ask for it". 
> 
> Ron AC7AC
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> Have you guys actually thought this through??
> 
> In most cases, the DX is trying to work as many people as possible as 
> fast as they can.  Giving you an "accurate" signal report requires them 
> to decide how strong you are (takes a small amount of time) as well as 
> manually type into the logger a different number than the default (takes 
> a lot of time, relatively speaking, to tab and type).  Everyone else in 
> the pileup is going to be glad you didn't get your "accurate" report.
> 
> As for that "accurate" report, in most cases you aren't going to have a 
> clue what kind of antenna the DX is using or even what direction it may 
> be pointing at the moment, so signal strength is utterly meaningless.  
> The DX isn't "lying" about anything.  You are simply deluding yourself 
> if you think their report means anything other than that you were 
> strong/readable enough to get through the pileup, which you should have 
> recognized by that point anyway.  If you want a number different than 
> 599, make up your own and log it ... it will easily have every bit as as 
> much relevance under those conditions.
> 
> Dave   AB7E
> 
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