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Re: [CQ-Contest] Low Power Change to ARRL Contests

Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Low Power Change to ARRL Contests
From: PY2NY <py2ny.vitor@gmail.com>
Reply-to: py2ny@arrl.net
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2021 17:34:56 -0300
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Hi Guys
No problem for my scores, now or in the past. I always
did with 100w, even with ARRL Contests talking about
150w.
Thanks for sharing the news, Ed.
Happy Holidays, guys.
.
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PY2NY / SP9NY / V26NY  - Vitor Luis Aidar dos Santos
http://military-jeep-brasil.blogspot.com.br/



Em qua., 22 de dez. de 2021 às 12:03, Edward Sawyer <
EdwardS@advanced-conversion.com> escreveu:

> I saw today that this change was announced in the ARRL Contests starting
> in Jan 1.  The Low Power Category will be changed from 150W output to 100W
> output.  On a contest to contest basis, this has no significant impact.
> However, on previous scores it does.  For any of you who have ever
> seriously competed using Low Power, 50W matters on 80 and 160M, especially
> on SSB contests.
>
> I found it surprising that an exception was made for Field Day????
> Really??? Why Field Day? Isn't everyone using primarily mobile HF rigs for
> Field Day anyway and none put out more than 100W?  And since "its not a
> contest" why is making that exception so important.   The never ending head
> scratching over the ARRL and Field Day......
>
> This will make records harder to beat in this category going forward.
>
> Ed  N1UR
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