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Re: [CQ-Contest] ARRL DX varying Power levels sent by DX

To: "ktfrog007@aol.com" <ktfrog007@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] ARRL DX varying Power levels sent by DX
From: JOHN GEIGER via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Reply-to: JOHN GEIGER <af5cc1@zohomail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2024 12:33:38 -0600
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Or you find out 100 watts isn't that fun so you crank on the amp!



I would bet a lot of stations sending K or KW weren't running 1000 watts.  it 
is just easier to send that than 600 or so.



73 John AF5CC
Sent using {0}








---- On Fri, 23 Feb 2024 10:11:24 -0600 ktfrog007--- via CQ-Contest 
<cq-contest@contesting.com> wrote ---



I couldn't find any place in the rules which said you had to send to same power 
throughout the contest. Maybe someone can help me with this,.

In any case, there may be good reasons for different powers on different bands. 
SWR problems, RFI issues, different amps, whatever.

Besides, I thought we were always supposed to copy what was sent. When did this 
advice change?

73,
Ken, AB1J

 On Friday, February 23, 2024 at 03:17:15 AM UTC, Steve Maki 
<mailto:lists@oakcom.org> wrote: 
 
 My experience was the same.

I *corrected* a couple, and later thought better of that strategy. Under 
the circumstances, I don't see how the log checkers can be overly picky 
about that.

-Steve K8LX

On 02/22/24 7:56 AM, Mike Smith VE9AA wrote:
> Wasn’t the rule clearer on this many years ago or is it just me?
> Reading 3830 & other reports and some comments within my own contest club
> (MCC) seems I was not alone.
>
> On the different power levels, yes, sometime Saturday I edited 3 (separate)
> previous QSO'S because I (mistakenly?) thought I must've got sloppy
> overnight and copied the previous power level wrong.  The more the contest
> went on, the more I was sure I hadn't been that sloppy (especially if I now
> saw 2-3-4 previous Q's, say , all with 500 and someone was now sending me a
> "k", so I just left everything as-is sometime Sat evening onwards.
>
> I've seen this before in this contest, but it's usually "rare".  This time
> it wasn't rare.  Maybe because activity levels were very high?  I thought
> there USED to be a line in the rules that said something like "send the same
> power level regardless of band" but maybe it's my imagination or it was too
> long ago for me to find.
>
> Mike VE9AA “NB
>
> Mike - Keswick Ridge, NB, Canada
>
>
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