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From: "Mike Fatchett W0MU" <w0mu@w0mu.com>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 7:19 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] 100 Watt power limit for Sprints-Discuss
> The Sprint SSB contest is fairly disruptive to the three bands because
> SSB takes up more space and this is especially true with more power.
> Lowering the power would be more challenging for some and wouldn't it
> lessen the impact to the bands being used?
>
I don't understand this argument. Every contest is "disruptive" in that
they occupy a large swath of band for a certain period of time. How is
Sprint any different from CQWW in this regard?
> NAQP is a low power event why not Sprint? Low power does not seem to
> impact the participants in the weekly NCCC contests.
Not every contest need be the same. I say leave Sprint the way it is.
> I have an amp and am not afraid to use it. Would we get more
> competition or participation? Would we get some goodwill especially on
> SSB by doing this. Would it make any difference at all?
Not from what I can see. In any event, Sprint lasts a total of FOUR hours.
Leaving 20 hours contest free on that Saturday (Sunday in UTC time).
> Just because we have done something for x number of years does not mean
> it should stay that way or that we should change things just for the
> sake of change.
>
If it ain't broke, don't fix it comes to mind.
73 Rich NN3W
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