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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Geoffrey Downs Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 1:19 PM To: Ron D'Eau Claire; [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
