[Elecraft] RST Reports

[KQ8M]

Actually I believe that has been under discussion in the contest community
for quite a long time. Just like the DX pileup where you are supposed to
copy your signal report for a "good" contact, the same is supposed to be
used in contests. Since it is always 599, I agree, it should be removed as
part of the exchange in both contests and DXing but I do believe the powers
that be that run the various contests and DX awards are stuck in the past
and think it should always be a requirement. Nostalgia is such a wonderful
thing.

73's
Tim Herrick, KQ8M
North Coast Contesters
kq8m at kq8m.com

K3 Serial #5934


-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bill
Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 8:05 PM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] RST Reports

Interesting to see several posts on this subject.  My input:  Why, in all
contests including Marathon and BW, do we hear nothing but 599???  I would
appreciate honest reports, so I know the condition of the band, and the most
favorable directions for picking up zones, etc.  If we are not going to give
real reports- not pre-programmed into a CW memory-  why don't we just
eliminate them altogether as part of the exchange?
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