Power classes are a historical artifact that, in most cases,
predate ready availability and general use of directional (gain)
antennas. However, as long as various administrations have
power limits that vary from a couple hundred watts to "no limit,"
power classes have some value in sorting the field.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
> -----Original Message-----
> From: VE5ZX [mailto:ve5zx@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 2:09 PM
> To: Joe Subich, W4TV; cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] SO1R vs. SO2R
>
>
> > That's BS ... nobody ever demanded that those who learned to send
> > CW with their left ("off") hand while they tuned the radio and
> > logged with their right hand be identified separately. Those
> > who used memory keyers when everyone else used bugs (or straight
>
> Hmmm - according to this logic learning to 'flipping a
> switch' to turn on a KW doesn't deserve a separate category
> either!
>
> Syl
>
>
>
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