Readability, Strength, Tone reporting for CW, phone, and digital. Works offline after your first visit.
Readability, strength, and tone reference for signal reports.
| 1 | Unreadable |
| 3 | Readable with difficulty |
| 5 | Perfectly readable |
| 1 | Faint |
| 5 | Good |
| 9 | Extremely strong |
| 1 | Very rough note |
| 9 | Perfect tone |
Phone/SSB: RS only (e.g. 59). CW: RST (e.g. 579). Digital: often 599 or RS equivalent. Be honest — helps ops adjust power and antennas.
Readability, Strength, Tone — signal report format on HF and CW nets.
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