I guess someone could have said "One Thousand" which
would give a 9th version.
If you run the legal limit you can just say "Full".
That is a pretty simple exchange.
73s John AA5JG
--- Eric Hilding <b38@hilding.com> wrote:
> Just when I thought exchange power issues couldn't
> get any worse than in the
> ARRL CW DX Contest, along comes the SSB version.
>
>
>
> I was given EIGHT different variations for 1,000w
> (apparently no one ran the
> full legal limit?):
>
>
>
> K
>
> KW
>
> KILO
>
> KILOWATT
>
> ONE K
>
> ONE KW
>
> ONE KILO
>
> ONE KILOWATT
>
>
>
> Unfortunately, the log-what-you-copy mantra did not
> always work, because I
> could not enter the entire word KILOWATT into the
> power field - it was too
> long. The ONE KILOWATT exchange was off the charts.
>
>
>
> What leaves me baffled is why anyone would want to
> use four syllables (ONE
> KILOWATT) of valuable operating time instead of
> simply saying (K).
>
>
>
> Fortunately, the Space Shuttle program and other
> important things in life
> don't operate with such inconsistencies as in
> Contesting.
>
>
>
> 73.
>
>
>
> Rick, K6VVA
>
>
>
>
>
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