How are RST accurate or mean anything at all ? I can change antennas, phasing, preamps and filters to make you a S1 or S9.. Which is right ?
5NN is never wrong. Ron, WV4P On Tue, Dec 9, 2025 at 8:54 AM Steve Harrison <[email protected]> wrote: > I propose a new 160 Meter contest: perhaps a revision of an existing > one, or a wholly new contest, in which an accurate report is a necessary > part of the exchange. > > To show that an RST of 599 in your report is genuine, a modifier > character must also be sent, such as B, C, K, N, X (indicates > crystal-control-stability signal; used to be common in our Novice days). > Even Q or S would be valid modifiers: Q to indicate the other fellow > should speed up his sending because conditions are so good that he's > just slowing down things at his present speed, or maybe S to indicate > that he should slow down because perhaps conditions aren't supporting > his QRQ. You can even include an indication of how many dB above S9 a > signal is, such as 5NN20, 59940, etc.. > > You may also modify your report to indicate varying signal strength, > such as 55/7N, 44/559, etc.. > > A report of merely 599 or 5NN would NOT be considered to be a valid > report. Anything less, such as 579 or 58N, would be a valid report. > > You may also use a modifier character with another RST other than 599; > for example, 579N. You can even use cut numbers: 44NN, 57NB, 339C, > 5NN30K, etc.. If necessary to be more accurate in your description of > the other fellow's signal, you may include more than one modifier > character, such as 5NNBCK, 449NS, etc.. > > The rest of the exchange can suit the character of the contest:: grid, > section, DX, serial number, etc.. > > And NO, you would NOT have to send the same report to each contact; but > you must accurately log what you did send, which will be log-checked > against what the other fellow actually copied. > > This should get us back to truthful 160 Meter contesting report basics; > we would call this The Wholly Accurate 160 Meter Contest. > > 8-D > > Steve, K0XP > > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
