I stand corrected ... I also can find no DXCC requirement that a signal report be sent/ received, or logged.
Dave AB7E On 10/3/2011 11:52 PM, David Gilbert wrote: > Simple ... because DXCC and most contest sponsors specifically require > that a signal report be sent and logged by both parties. Neither cares > whether it was accurate, though, and most of the time it is never > checked. When was the last time a DXCC card checker asked to see your log? > > Dave AB7E > > > > On 10/3/2011 8:19 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: >> 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 >> >> > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
