Return-Path: Received: (qmail 6416 invoked from network); 17 Dec 2002 17:35:52 -0000 Received: from murphys.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.225) by mailstore with SMTP; 17 Dec 2002 17:35:52 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: (qmail 24676 invoked from network); 17 Dec 2002 17:35:44 -0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by murphys.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 17 Dec 2002 17:35:44 -0000 X-SQ: A Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.10) id 18OLcf-0004ag-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Tue, 17 Dec 2002 17:35:13 +0000 Received: from [152.163.225.101] (helo=imo-r05.mx.aol.com) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 18OLce-0004aV-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 17 Dec 2002 17:35:12 +0000 Received: from RaySoifer@cs.com by imo-r05.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v34.13.) id l.e6.332aca0f (4539) for ; Tue, 17 Dec 2002 12:34:40 -0500 (EST) From: RaySoifer@cs.com Message-ID: Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 12:34:40 EST To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: CompuServe 7.0 for Windows US sub 10504 Subject: Re: LF: QSO format Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=2.6 required=5.0tests=NO_REAL_NAME,QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,SPAM_PHRASE_00_01, UPPERCASE_25_50version=2.42 X-Spam-Level: ** Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Content-transfer-encoding: 8bit In a message dated 12/17/02 4:58:50 PM Greenwich Standard Time, ed@dx.ru writes:

Hello LF-fans!

I like the following algorithm more:

QRSS - QRSS
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1) CQ G3AQC K
2) G3AQC RU6LA K
3) RU6LA O AQC K   (or RU6LA O G3AQC K if no correct G3AQC call)
4) AQC O RO ("Roger O") LA K   (or AQC OR LA K ??)
5) LA RO AQC SK    (or better LA R AQC EE ??)
6) LA SK (or LA EE ??)

QRSS - CW (X-band also)
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The CW-station will carry out traditional CW-CW QSO,
but the report gives O, M or T
1) CQ G3AQC K
2).......
3) RU6LA S7 ("Strength 7") AQC K
4).......
5)LA RO AQC SK (or LA R AQC EE ??)
6).......
(I had a some QSOs with UA and all have understood, that I have
given them RST 579 ;-))

Ed et al,

This format seems to be derived from the QSO format used in EME at 432 MHz and above. As an alternative, 144 MHz EME has dropped the use of T and M reports, and uses only O which can only be sent to mean "I have copied both callsigns." When both stations have exchanged callsigns, O and R (meaning "roger" or "received"), the QSO is complete (73 is unnecessary). If signals are especially strong, sometimes RST is substituted for O (as in 339, hi)

73,

Ray, W2RS