BasicB-002-006-011
In voice contacts, what is the meaning of "Your signal report is 1 1"?
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Answer
Licensing, station identification, and operation
Type
A
Your signal is moderately readable with moderate strength
B
Your signal is 11 dB over S9
C
Your signal is unreadable, and barely perceptible
D
Your signal is very readable and very strong
Answer Notes
Voice (phone) contacts use only the "RS" portion of the RST system: Readability (1 to 5) and Strength (1 to 9). The Tone (T) value is omitted because there is no continuous carrier wave to evaluate for tone quality in voice modes.
In the RS system, higher numbers denote better signals. A Readability of "1" is the absolute lowest score, meaning the audio is completely unreadable. A Strength of "1" is also the lowest score, indicating a faintly perceptible signal.
Therefore, a "1 1" report means the signal is at the very bottom of both scales: unreadable and barely perceptible.
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