I've been a ham since 1956 and worked more than my share of contests. For
as long as forever, RST was an integral part of the qso and exchange. In
days gone by, RST had value, especially the R and T values. If you had a
crappy signal, T was a way to alert the op of that.
But, fast forward to today, when was the last time you got anything but 599?
If you got 227 how would you react?
Signal reports are available through RBN for strength, to see if a band is
open, etc., but if you are single op, unassisted, I'm not sure you can even
use that.
So, does RST still have value? Is it time to retire it?
Pete Chamalian, W1RM
W1RM@Comcast.net
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