It might not be correct to describe Italians as the most egregious example
of
running excessive power. Italians are frequently loud, and amplifiers
similar
to those used by the average DXer are probably important to this fact. But
if there were no 300W power limit in Italy then we would not be pointing an
accusing finger at Italy. A few other countries have similar power limits,
or
have had similar power limits in the past, which have been ignored to some
degree. I have frequently seen Heathkit SB200's, Collins 30L1's, etc., in
photos of stations in England, Canada, and Australia for instance. Japan
has "20W" limits that frequently are 200 to 2000W in practice. Italians do
not stand out in my memory as obvious cases of excessive power.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Coleman" <aa4lr@arrl.net>
To: "James Neiger" <n6tj@sbcglobal.net>; "Rex Maner" <k7qq@netzero.net>;
"CQ-CONTEST" <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 07:35
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Re: Linears in the closet
> On 3/12/02 7:32 PM, James Neiger at n6tj@sbcglobal.net wrote:
>
> >It's interesting to me how we seemingly think the Italians are the (1)
only,
> >or (2) mostly guilty of running power.
>
> You right, but perhaps they are just the most egregious example.
>
> I mean, I remember reading an article about an Italian M/M effort writeup
> in NCJ. The author went to great lengths to describe all the equipment
> used. However, he failed to mention any of the Alpha amplifiers which
> were clearly visible in the station photographs.
>
> I mean, who are we fooling here?
>
> W7OT and I used to joke about one contest write up about the Lampusesa
> "300W" amplifiers. After much debate, we decided that "300W" referred to
> the FILAMENT power....
>
> >Running super power gives those who do it a big advantage, yet we think
it's
> >funny?
>
> Not at all. I'm all for the contest judges to start DQing and and all
> such efforts.
>
> Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
> Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
> -- Wilbur Wright, 1901
>
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